Nooksack: Behind Schedule, but Moving Forward

With my wife's help today, the Nooksack backdrops and modules are in place! Now I can finalize the installation of both by going through this checklist:

• Checking for level
• Bolting rather than just clamping the legs in place
• Screwing the benchwork to the L-girder along the back
• Nailing and screwing the backdrop panels in place
• Taping and mudding the first coat on the seam and nails in the backdrop

Then I can move on to some other important first steps:

• Instal the existing LED lights over the benchwork
• Move and set up the DCC command station 
• Set up the control panel and touch toggles
• Check all electrical
• Track Power
• Cab bus
• Tortoise power and action
• Identify and fix any issues

In theory these should all be fairly straightforward tasks. We shall see. Then I can move on into the next phases following the TOMA approach. I have some ideas for most of these, but I really wanted to get Nooksack working before going too far with any of them.

• Staging
• Scenery and structures
• Operations
• Rolling Stock
• Presentation: Valance, skirting, floor paint etc.