The latest developments on the layout are seen here basking in the funeral parlour glow of my cheap fluorescent tubes. Centre stage is the current construction, a temporary(ish) run linking the middle level with the temporary(ish) upper level return loops. So far the inverted, u-shaped supports are screwed into place, but the length of chipboard and the US freight cars are purely there to test for a correct and steady gradient. The pair of Southern Pacific Geeps to the right are peeking out from the soon-to-be-hidden low level lines.
As the two stumps just visible in the foreground testify, I've run out of timber once again, but if all goes according to plan I aim to have this temporary(ish) return circuit wired in and operational by the end of the bank holiday weekend. At long last this will facilitate through running on the layout, rather than the typical trainset terminus to fiddle-yard routine I'm stuck with at the moment.
Currently On My Stereo: Black Sabbath - Mob Rules