We take delivery of Justin Sobeck's N-Trak module
Photos by Glenn Koproske January 23, 2006
| Angled overhead view of the module. It has extra width in front of the Red line, probably 3 inches. There are two buildings that go on this module, a grain elevator and a house. |
| Angled overhead view of the module from the other end, showing the siding track. Note how the ground foam has worn off. |
| The track ends are not cut uniformly. We will probably use Atlas Snap Track short straight sections to re-do the ends of the main line tracks. There are two crossbucks at the grade crossing, and these will be replaced with flashing crossbucks with an actuating circuit. |
| The skyboard in the background is not the regulation 14 inches of exposed height. The portion of the scenery base above the wooden frame sticks out too far on this end of the module. |
| The foam board top of the module does not extend to the edge of the wood frame on the other end of the module. |
| There is a deliberate bend in the Blue line. It should either be straightened, or given a real reason to have the curve, like a big rock or something. |
| The front of the module reveals the ragged end of the plaster cloth that was applied over the foam board. |
| There is a gap between the wood frame and foam board, plus some holes and gaps left over from construction. Woodland Scenics Flex Paste has been purchased to fill all of this in. |
| The ballast is too coarse for N scale. It is planned to do a snow scene, emulating late November/early December. Snow material should fill in between the ballast particles and hide bare spots. Our club does not have any modules that represent any season other than summer with lush green foliage. This module should have more brown foliage added, with a dusting of snow. |
| The underside of a module is every bit as important as the top. This one is well braced, and has the bus wires cleverly encased in a PVC pipe. The ends of the bus wires hang a bit too loosely, and need to be secured so they won't snag when hauling. Wire connections are made at barrier strips, a great technique. A power strip will be permanently mounted. |