Awhile ago, in discussion with a couple of mates. 

We had discussed building a layout based on BCR - BC Rail, I stated that I would contemplate it if a Plastic C40-8M was available HO scale.

As luck would have it, a model did become available from Rapido trains https://www.rapidotrains.com/ho-dash-8-40cm/

Which meant that I needed to follow through and build a BCR layout.

After further discussion, we settled on an Exhibition layout based on Cheakamus Canyon.

This location is quite spectacular and required very deep scenery to do the location justice.

I came up with a design which would fit into my trailer, this consisted of:

two boards, 5'10' long, 4' high and 500mm wide.

One board of 1400mm long 4' high and 500mm wide.

thus a total display length of about 16' 2"

the boards are build with a 7mm ply base, 12mm ply sides,with 42mm X 19mm framing and 3mm MDF cleats.

This means that the boards includes, a pelmet with lighting to be attached behind.

The display boards are to be mated to the staging - fiddle yard of one of my other layouts "Murray River Bridge".

There are three bridges on the layout and they were built by Dave from Micro Engineering and Walthers kits.

Here is a video of construction day 1

Hi All

 would like to share some of my techniques for Weathering Ultra Modern Australian HO scale locomotives.

It might be of interest.

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Here is the final posts for Murray River Bridge.

There is still lots of little details to go, for example painting the river valley backdrop scene, fences, trees at the top of the cuttings etc, but for the moment its presentable.  Enabling me to concentrate on representing the era correctly weathering the required rolling stock, and correct consists for the era etc.

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The bridge is coming together, Walthers bridge sections have been kit bashed to fit the actual location and the final through truss has been scratch built from 6mm MDF and Tasmanian oak.

Enjoy

Scott

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Here is some video of my progress on Murray River Bridge.

The pylons are up.

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I am looking at modeling a location in the Mid North of South Australia, its a three way junction, from Broken Hill, to Adelaide and Port Augusta, called Crystal Brook.

I am after suggestions for ways to control the points and signals combined. 

Base scenery is starting to be installed, and placed a train on the bridge to see what it looks like.

As Murray River Bridge is a sectional layout, with each board being 5' 10" long and the bridge is 16' 8" I had to design a way of making sections of the bridge removable, yet being able to reliably maintain both an electrical contact and position of the track, I think I have cracked it using banana plugs and sockets.

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so I laid the staging yard, it's first time I Had used exclusively PECO code 83 track, must say it's very easy to bend to shape and retains the curve to the point that I didn't need to use map pins to hold the track in place while the glue dried.

check out the video.

https://youtu.be/wCqaM6PL1IE

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some more progress videos

end day 10 making the pylons from Tasmanian Oak

http://barcoola.blogspot.sg/2017/05/new-layout-construction-update-end-d...

end day 11 building a through truss bridge side from MDF.