With the Musashi-Koyama modules and my American Prototype home layout being ongoing projects it would seem like starting another module is crazy. Sometimes for me having something small to work on and actually completing is needed to get re-focused on the bigger projects.
I have had several ideas for this pair of skinny modules with 45 degree curved tracks but decided to use the ones that would take advantage of the depth of the module frames.
On this first one I wanted to create a scene of a rail line that closely follows the coast line. The geography of Japan requires that many of the coastal rail lines do this. This will be simple, with a single track and no structures. I am calling this the Kaigan module which in Japanese means shore or coast.
In this photo I have cut away a section on the inside of the curve and added a new bottom from a scrap of Masonite. This will be an area where there has perhaps been some erosion or landslides so will get some tetra-pods and rock to prevent future problems.
New Masonite fascias have been added to both sides. The one on the inside of the curve is to allow for a bit of a lip to hold the Envriotex I am using to simulate the water and on the outside of the curve is a higher profile to support the hillsides the will be built up there.
The legs have received a coat of black semi-gloss enamel and the module frame a coat of primer. New cork roadbed has also been installed.
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