PInk foam desert and fiddle yard

Getting on with construction

It has been a while and I made some progress, however I am still waiting for more track and switches to arrive. I have been hooking up all the Lenz DCC boxes around the layout and discovered that I made the holes slightly larger then I wanted. I will have to wait until I am back from holidays to figure out a way to correct this. For now it is loads of fun plugging in the controler and then unplugging it and walking across the isle and re-plugging it at the station, while the train chugs along.
I cut and got the fiddle yard sliding piece of wood ready. It will run on two aluminium corner channels and just slide along.
It will need more work, but with the party on the weekend and me flying out on July 1st I doubt I can finish it on time.
SO, more waiting for the fall and the main construction season and then tracklaying will commence in earnest.

Here is the plan with some english descriptions. At the moment I am working on adding backdrop panels and pink foam sub road bed. Still waiting for my flex track and some more cars. Two of the dcc turnouts have arrived and are awaiting installing. Without the double slip at the yard throat I can not beginn track laying.
Then I will post some more pictures.