The bright blue masking tape will eventually be removed. Those pieces of tape are protecting the switches and ground throws from debris that could jam them.
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The 3-D background images are complete. This is probably the single-best activity that demonstrates the blend of railroading and history that is the overall goal of this project. Each student's picture is of an historical building from Santa Maria's past. Note the green notecard on each image with information gathered by the student. Combined, these pictures make the backdrop for the layout. Pictured at left are each side of the layout with the background pictures in place. The platform can not accommodate all the pictures at once, so the remainder are posted on the wall behind. The pictures can be rotated from the wall to the layout.
Pictured below is a view of the sugar mill operation with the facades in place and the lime tower painted.
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