Construction: mainline subroadbed complete

Yes, I'm still here. I had to take a 2-month hiatus, so not much has progressed since last update, but now it's time to continue!

In this first shot, you can see the helix is complete (5 levels) and half capped with plywood for the lumber mill / helper turning yard. The rest of the plywood cap is on the floor ready to be placed.

Here's a shot a few days later with most of the cork laid out for the lumber mill yard.

That area is quite high off the ground (just below eye level for me) and from there the as-yet-unlaid lumber branch should gain another 6" or so of elevation, so I put in a raised floor to keep everything enjoyably viewable.

Due to a previous re-alignment of Marshall Hill, my original track plan for this area no longer fits, so I've had to scale it back a little; this is what the plan looks like now.

There are two major bridges that for now exist as bare subroadbed hanging in space, but will be replaced with more bridge-looking structures once the scenery starts to take shape.

As of tonight I have all of the subroadbed laid for the main line. The logging branch line, the paper mill complex, and the main yard are all 0% done. I have about 70% of the mainline cork laid, and about 50% of the track. If all goes according to plan, I hope to have the entire main line track laid by the end of the week, except for the staging yard, which will probably take another week. Soon after I want to rough in the logging branch (subroadbed at least). The I guess I need to start wiring so I can start running trains, right? :)