Drawing on the expertise of each member of the group, standards were set. Aisles would be a minimum of three feet wide. Minimum curve radius was set at 32 inches, although this was compromised on the center island, where it was necessary to reduce it to 28 at the end of the island. This consists of a mixture of PermaScene, Celluclay, white glue and acrylic paints that is troweled over a styrofoam base, and stays workable long enough to plant trees and shrubs and other scenery materials. Some things I figured out on my own.
All turnouts use ground throws and train crews do all the uncoupling by hand.
I settled on Walthers code 83 rail, mostly because it was new at the time and seemed readily available. Nothing is definite yet, but if a move forces a new Beaver Valley to be constructed, I may switch to code 70. A local freight headed by No. 43 pounds through Woodward. Carver Tool in the background was built by Terry Carver. Structures One of my favorite areas in model railroading is building structures.