Now that my wife and I have finished our summer project of rebuilding the shower, I can now refocus my effort back to the new layout.  

The first picture shows a partial view down the peninsula of both staging yards (A & B).  The scale drawing that was shown in the previous blog post documents (as close as possible) what was built since I obtained the Railmodeller software after the track was put down.

   Man, how time flies!  I have been busy over the summer with the shelf layout contest build, and haven't really done much with the FreeMo modules.  We had our setup at the Lewis County Train Show and Swap Meet this past weekend.  This was our first public setup and it was a LOT of fun and generated quite a bit of interest from the people coming in to see the trains.  We were allotted a 10' x 25' area to set up in.  It was a bit cramped for the assortment of modules we had attending, but I think we made good use of the space.

Earlier this year after I finished the second spline helix, I began to re-look the design of my new layout. The new layout would be the replacement for the dismantled ATSF Fillmore Division which had been built in a large room in my house before family members moved back thus requiring the reallocation of the room back to living space. The previous layout was a modified N-scale version of Bruce Chubb's original Sunset Valley RR.

I am supposed to be working on the mountain behind the Engine Terminal which tops the Helix, but I got a bit distracted (it's not a crime). So here is my first ("semi serious") attempt at a structure.

Origins are an eBay purchased; Muir Models vintage kit.
As far as kit contents and instructions go, we are in "box of sticks and a vague clue"  territory, but I see this as an advantage. I've come close to scratch building the whole thing so, my confidence levels for future kit bash/scratch build have gone up considerably.