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Got the second turnback loop upright this weekend, on its own (eight) feet. The other one I built to match only had six feet and it drooped at the outer sides. If I’d had the feet positioned better I could have done with six, so I guess my off-the-cuff load analysis wasn’t very accurate.
This track configuration does fit in the room, but just barely. Currently there are three modules end-to-end, with a turnback at each end. There is roadbed, some tie strip, no rail yet. I’m working on painting the tie strip before I lay it.
There’s a 23 inch gap between my temporary yard and the first turnback, so I’ll build a mini-mo to span it. This will have a turnout since the outlet of the yard is single track flextrack and the modules will be double track. Alignment is close enough, after a bit of bumping. I use Pony clamps to hold modules together, so they push but their ability to pull each other is limited. Not nonexistent, but limited. On the other end of the second turnback is empty space, for now. I may build a couple of 7 foot straight modules, just because I have the wood, but I want to hold off on the third because I’m not sure whether to build it or not now.
The move is starting to come together. Zoning change application was filed last week. The most that will happen this calendar year, probably, will only be dirt work.
RG7
