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July 2006 Update:  8 corner modules are assembled, Lee is working to complete the trackwork.

 


Lee Rainey is building a series of 45 degree curved modules.  The above image shows one of the modules under construction.  The first strip of homa-bed is tacked into place.


Above is the plan for Lee's 45 degree curved Sn2 Free-mo modules.  Notice he has included 5" of straight at each end of the modules.  The modules are using 12" wide end plates.  The narrow modules will be easier to transport.


The underside of one of the modules.  The pockets in the corners are for leg sets.  During a setup, with multiple curved modules next to each other, Lee may not have utilize a set of two sets of legs on each module.  He may reduce it to one set under adjacent modules.


Lee made a jig in order to assemble multiple modules to the same specifications.  A jig is essential to reproduce interchangeable modules.  The San Luis Obispo HO Free-mo group outlined a curved module tool (jig) to construct their curved modules.  Click here to learn more.


Here's a module with completed trackwork. The rough scenery contours are being shaped.   The upward slope at the rear of the module will protect equipment should a derailment occur.  The track at the rear is only 4" from the edge of the module.


Four 45 degree curved modules in a row.  The first module will feature a curved trestle across a water inlet giving impressions of trestle approach to Harrison on the B&SR or the trestles of Wiscasset on the WW&F.


Here's the underside of a module, with the main track power bus in place.

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