Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Since my last blog update in late November I have been working on additional scenes for the upper level.

I finished, except for more details, the town of New Utrecht, New Utrecht Station and Depot and the New Utrecht industrial area.

First pic is looking down Main Street in the downtown area of New Utrecht.  Next pic is New Utrecht and the New Utrecht Station and Depot.



Below is the view from New Utrecht Station towards downtown.  The two tracks on the left are the dual track mainline which starts its descent to the lower level at this point.  Next track to the right, in front of the station, is the upper level branch line.  Tracks behind the station service the coal mine.


Next pic is a panorama view from the coal mine on the right to downtown on the left.  This is along the 14 ft. wall on your left as you walk into the room.


Next is the view as you enter the train room.  This is along the 41 ft wall.
On the left is the under construction town of Fort Greene with the monument at Fort Greene Park.  Carl 3D printed the monument.

To the right is Brooklyn Heights which is also under construction.  I completed construction of the structures for Brooklyn Heights and have them staged along with the back drop which will be modified to better fit the scene.

Between the two towns is the Gowanus Canal which will be spanned by a two lane vehicle bridge (temporarily in place) and a dual track railroad truss bridge.  The truss bridge will replace the span of plywood that currently supports the mainline.


Another view of Brooklyn Heights.  After crossing the truss bridge the main line will enter a tunnel under Brooklyn Heights with the station above it.




Last pic is the the Fort Greene industrial area looking towards downtown Fort Greene.

Still a couple of months of work ahead to complete the upper level scenery in the areas that will be difficult to work on once the lower level is in.