SKY BLUE! Have made more progress on the new layout with a backdrop and painting and some initial critical switches installed (sans Tortise machines) before finishing the man line.

I did not countersink the screws on the backdrop and merely painted over them. Most everyone will not notice them anyway and the last time I had to take backdrop down or modify it, I could not find the covered screws and tore up the backdrop more than was necessary.

Next up is to finish laying the main line; setting up the power control panel; wiring and testing. After that, the sidings will be installed and wired. I'm laying them on N Scale cork roadbed to "lower" them from the main line rail and give a sense of elevation changes.