Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (9)

More progress:

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (8)

Pit bottom scenicked:

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (7)

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (6)

Motor installed under the base:

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (5)

I put two brass half-rings on the axle and added phosphor-bronze pickup strips that will lead to the power bus.

A cogwheel will be on the axle connected to the turntable motor, equipped with a smaller wheel:

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (4)

Building the gallows posts:

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (3)

Creating the roller mechanism:

Adding the base, the rollers and the bridge:

With a test locomotive on it:

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (2)

Building the bridge from scale lumber:

Spiking the rails to the bridge:

Scratchbuilt On30 turntable (1)

Started to build the turntable for the layout. It will be a 24cm long turntable (about 40 scale feet) that can hold the longest locomotive I have. The turntable construction was described in the 2010 On30 Annual, link to the plans is here: Gallows turntable. I reduced a bit the length for my needs. The base is a 1.8cm board, on which i started to build the lower spider rail:

 

 

 

 

Micro layout (7)

After the tracks have been laid and wired, I did a short test run with a 0-4-2 Porter:

Micro layout (6)

Video of the turnout being tested:

Micro layout (5)

After trying to build the turnout in place with only spikes and failed, I just built it on my workbench with PCB ties and soldering:

Micro layout (4)

Started building the turnout in-place:

Stock rails nailed to the ties:

Frog soldered and nailed:

Micro layout (3)

Added the plaster cloth on the tunnel structure:

Then covered it with Sculptamold to give it realistic terrain looks:

Micro layout (2)

I have built the structure supporting the tunnel:

Tunnel area ballasted and painted:

Was a royal battleship (6)

The masts glued on the hull:

Wasa royal battleship (5)

Bow mast:

Foremast:

Main mast:

Stern mast:

Wasa royal battleship (4)

Stern painted:

Added the cabins to the back:

Gun opening hatches painted and glued on:

Wasa royal battleship (3)

Some more painting and new parts glued on:

Wasa royal battleship (2)

The stern of the ship before painting:

And after:

Wasa royal battleship (1)

I started to put together a detailed model of the Wasa Battleship that sunk in 1628 in the Stockholm harbour: See history of the Wasa ship.

Here is the packaging:

Started painting the inside of the ship's hull:

The gun decks:

Added to the ship: