Sunday, April 1, 2012

Ore Dock Development stage 4 (almost done!)

Ok, I'm not a track laying genius.  I couldn't figure out how to move the ore cars around on the elevated section and around the dock.  I someday want to have operating sessions and seeing as ore will be a actively worked industry I need to move the cars around to simulate unloading them at the dock. (Moving full cars in and empties out)  Thanks to some guidance from the folks at Engine House Services I figured out how to do it with a minimal number of switches.  I will need to add another 2 sections of Imagine That's elevated track sections (that'll make 13 total kits used in this project!) so it looks consistent all the way across the elevated line and not a mish-mash.
The elevated line for the Ore Dock looking south down Market St.

The elevated line as it runs above Market St looking north.

The Short Line ore hauler, Ana G. has a new lower section.
 I also added a lower hull area to the "Ana G.".  She's the short line ore hauling vessel that'll be pulling into the dock for loading.  I think I need to make a tug boat to go into the scene as well.
The chute doors, motor housings, ladders and guards are all in place on the dock.  Next step is to add the chutes, their control cables, and track.
The chute doors are in place on the Ore dock and waiting on the paint to dry
on the chutes so then they can be attached.