I've found a lot of time the past week to work on the layout, and thus I was able to complete laying and wiring the steel mill trackage. When you're on a roll mentally and the plan is working, you forge forward. My wiring plan worked (as in, the track is powered and the train runs like it's supposed to). Some of the curves are a bit tight but well, it's supposed to be industrial trackage and it's not like you would fit a 6-axle diesel in there. Given the fact that I knew nothing about wiring before this, or working with flex track, getting to this point is pretty satisfying.
Lessons learned:
1. Building your layout high enough that you can sit upright underneath is a tremendous benefit to the process.
2. Always give yourself a little extra slack when you're cutting a piece of wire to the length you need.
I haven't figured out the trackage that connects in here to a grain elevator yet. On the opposite side, I need to place some trackage to a printing company and a brewery (which I have to buy and build first, to know exactly where to put the tracks). But the steel mill tracks were the tricky ones. Any wiring project that is successful is truly cause for celebration.
Next steps: buying and building the brewery; plan the fascia side panels; start planning to paint the rails; look into photo backdrops.


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