Cardboard butchery!

In my last post about my Last Great Project layout, I was pondering over this oversized and odd shaped shoebox construction that I had spent several days building. My initial conclusion was that it was not right and needed alteration and even after a day or two to further consider I still came to the same thought.

Having built this as a sub-structure that can be moved off the layout meant that any alteration could be done at the comfort of my workbench and the mess kept away from the layout. Mr. Saw came into play as there was some serious cardboard butchery to be undertaken!

The initial butchery produced this.

Much better but still a bit more cutting to do with the angle of that entrance to the left-hand tunnel as it will be!

 Looking from a distance it looks better as well.

Cutting the blank pieces to infill the tunnel portal and side wall area.

Then it was time to be creative and form the tunnel portals themselves. I did check the clearances with some large rolling stock and whilst it is tight they do fit through!

Looking from a distance it all looks so much better than originally and no one can tell the cardboard butchery that has gone on!