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…..................................................................--- Mesa -- Pt. 10 ---

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Back to working on the mesa and scenery near the coal mine complex.

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Got a lot of pushpins to pull....

Laid some of the cork for the upper level over the hidden staging area below. Wanted to at least get the cork ready for track before finishing the tunnels on both sides of the backdrop.

Also did some more research on sawmills to make sure the tracks I have planned for this area will work. I think I have a plan.

Small detour from the layout build ...... got the U50 above in today and decided to run it for a minute or two. Ran well and then didn't. I would stop driving one truck and then the other, never both at once. Haven't had this problem with a U50 before. Pulled it apart and found that the gears on the motor output shafts slipped on the shaft fairly easily. Used some CA on them and it seems to run well now. Will see if the CA is a permanent solution. I need to stop buying these U50's. I have enough UP and SP ones and some others I bought to get the Rail Barron chassis with the skew wound motors. Not sure if I see any difference in running thought with those. I've added decoders to a couple already ( HERE ) and want to put sound in one or two more, then need to sell some of the non-UP ones.

Tried to finish up the cork in this area the next day.

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… on to the next day after a trip to Moab, UT. for my annual V.A. Checkup I was able to lay down the rest of the cork in this area ....

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Next up is spackling....

To be continued...........

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