Tree Track

That time of Year.
Trying to make it easier to set up and tear down the Christmas tree train. 4X8 piece of plywood. after cutting out the shape I wanted, I took it inside to verify. It was too big.






Cut it down to 67" long, left the width at 48".

Cut some brackets to hold the 2 pieces together. Sanded the brackets. Used some wood glue, and nailed the brackets in place with pneumatic air gun. Found some old screws I had, predrilled and put the screws to it.

Sanded some more, outside temp dropped some this evening. I should be able to get a few coats of white paint in it tomorrow.

Stay tuned.

Union Pacific 202 - Orange Re-Paint 15

Back at IT!
This has been a long but fun project.

I was having such a problem with the decals, had to take a break. First I had a hard time cutting them out, then they would stick better to my finger than the train.

Got them cut and stuck on the train. I had to redo a few of the letters and numbers, but finally got them where I like them. Put some clear nail polish on to hold them in place.

Here is what I got so far.