{"id":991,"date":"2026-08-26T10:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/?p=991"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:11:05","slug":"rock-island-sandown-layout-august-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/26\/rock-island-sandown-layout-august-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Island Sandown Layout \u2014 August Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1503-1024x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1503-1024x225.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1503-766x168.jpg 766w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1503-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1503-1536x337.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1503.jpg 1874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Early August, 2026:<\/strong> Extended the layout from 96&#215;48 inches to 106&#215;52 inches by gluing the unused large Woodland Scenics risers around the outside. I then laid plaster cloth over aluminum kitchen foil to create a mountain background. Painted with an Umber  wash. More paint and vegetation to follow. Decided to create the mountain range before laying track &#8211; a good idea as it avoided having to protect the track. I also installed Cooch rock walls against the risers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1507-1024x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1507-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1507-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1507-766x351.jpg 766w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1507-1536x704.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1507.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mid August, 2026: <\/strong>Started to re-lay the Kato Unitrack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1514-2-1024x483.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1514-2-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1514-2-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1514-2-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1514-2-1536x724.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/denversrailroads.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1514-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Late August, 2026: <\/strong>Finished re-laying the Kato Unitrack. Next job &#8211; punching holes for the turnout wires, then track wiring and testing. If ok it will then be time to glue down the track and to start ballasting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early August, 2026: Extended the layout from 96&#215;48 inches to 106&#215;52 inches by gluing the unused large Woodland Scenics risers around the outside. I then laid plaster cloth over aluminum kitchen foil to create a mountain background. Painted with an Umber wash. More paint and vegetation to follow. 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