Special Projects

	Here we see the 3 tables bolted together. The entire setup rolls around on the carpet very easily.
	I did design a track plan to follow, but first I roughly located the buildings. The outside edges of the table have pine corner protectors nailed in place, and also hold down the edge of the mat.
	Hunting down vintage pieces (some new!) was alot of fun. I spent about 9 months on ebay looking for track, trains, and structures. Extra pieces not needed sold quickly back on ebay. The turntable is at least 45 years old, brand new!
	This metal 3 stall engine house cleaned up nicely with hot soapy water and a good rinse. I dried it well and then used an air gun in the shop to get as much moisture out as possible. It's seen enough rust.
	The Marklin metal bridges are easily available, but maybe half of what you find is in good shape. The hardest items to find are the plastic bridge piers.
	The 5' x 12' board filled up fast!
	A number of older plastic buildings was a great find, and added alot to the future city area.
	Those dreaded bridge piers. The warped ones are impossible to fix or re-bend back into shape. So I made my own out of Aspen.
	Primed with a grey auto primer and then some rusty red primer gave the new wood piers a close match to the originals.

"ITTY BITTY LINES"