Agia Aikaterini HO Project

[GEORGE LARISSA]

Thank you very much BarbaPanagos, be well!

[GEORGE LARISSA]

I hope so too, Mitkoudis

[GEORGE LARISSA]

Thank you very much FR Manfred! It is my great pleasure to share everything with you for the comments and improvement of us all. The program I used for the design is AnyRail.

[GEORGE LARISSA]

Good evening to all the friends!

The rise ramps are ready!
I also attached the bridge pedestals and cut the ramps at the module joints.
All that remains is to glue the points that the ramps touch to the level of the layout, which will be done when I try it with the lines.

[GEORGE LARISSA]

Good evening to all the friends!

Last week I found some time in the evenings and installed all the track substrate except for the low bridge spot which will be done later.

I used woodland scenics underlay outside the station area and the turntable I used cork sheet.

Next task, preparation for raising the outer line on the curves and placing lines.

[JohnP]

Great progress! I like the way you work George - very precise and planned out. The final outcome will be excellent, I'm sure.

[GEORGE LARISSA]

Thanks a lot JohnP! I would very much like to have a train running on the layout tomorrow morning, but I am proceeding with the work patiently and without haste to achieve the best possible result.

[GEORGE LARISSA]

AGIA AIKATERINI PROJECT

Greetings to all friends!

I installed in the previous days a first circle of lines with a rough wiring for tests.

Peco code 75 lines with a metal sleeper were used for the two main lines, while the sidings will be entered with a wooden sleeper that I procured from https://www.erail.gr/.

On the curves I raised the outer rail from 0.5 of a millimeter to 1 millimeter in their center for their realism (super elevation).

I was in a dilemma about whether I should paint the lines before installation but due to my inexperience I was afraid and said to play it safer and paint them later (maybe I'll make a mistake and learn more but ok a few more days) .

Below you will see photos of the installation and of two trains.

[GEORGE LARISSA]

Continuation of the previous...

[BarbaPanagos]

George I am impressed! it's getting better and better each time you update your posts!!!

I thing you are going to get the faster Greek layout builder's record that right now holds John Mood