Slowhands,
Have you checked overhang clearances with engines? Yours seems very close too. Could just be the FT roadbed fooling me, and having the same issues making me parinoid for others. Butt check pilots, diesel/electric railings, and the cab roofs on steam. Big locos on the inner loop, and the longest wheel base stock you have on the FT .(worst inside overhang on the FT; worst outside overhang on the tube track.) Note different locos have the overhang at different heights too, the more stock you check, the better.
Anyhow, its nice to see a kid properly train spoiled like I was
If you do start a seperate thread on progresses, give me a heads up, eh?
Adriatic, thanks for your thoughts. The clearances are going to be close, definitely a concern of mine. My 2055 steam engine and the 2338 diesel have the most overhang, and I believe our operating brakeman boxcar might be the longest wheel base in rolling stock. The Lion Chief John Deere loco has quite a bit of inner curve overhang, so it will be used to check clearances as well. We'll be checking clearances and making adjustments after the tracks are fastened temporarily to the Homasote that will be put over the pink foam board.
This afternoon I glued down the pink foam board with a compatible adhesive. After it set for a while, I fitted and glued down the largest piece of Homasote (48"x71") that I had. Forehead slap for not thinking about clamps since the board had a little bit of warping, so ended up weighting it down with boxes and boxes of stuff. The other two pieces to fill in the remainder of the board will either go on later tonight or possibly tomorrow night.
My grandson and his mom (my daughter) both have hinted at either some kind of tunnel or an upper level or both. I wonder who prompted who?