I used balsa wood to make the wooden decking for the turntable. The method I find successful is to scribe the balsa with a clutch or mechanical pencil. The lead carves a groove in the balsa and also darkens the groove with the graphite tip. To weather the wood I mix a little Indian ink with water and brush it on as a wash.
The decking also has cross beams underneath. These don't go all the way through, as you'll see from previous blog posts. However, you can't tell by looking at the turntable from the trackside, as it's impossible to see under the decking.
I added two pushing poles. I'd contemplated making a planked pathway around the top of the turntable pit and glueing a couple of figures in a pushing stance to the pushing poles, but I think I may just add them for photos instead.
The turntable is now pretty much complete. The pit rails need to be painted, and the pit needs some scenery, but I will do this when I add the scenery to the rest of the module.
There's a video of the turntable in action on my YouTube channel, which is embedded below.
If you've been following along with this build, thanks for your interest and comments.
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| The decking sides in place before weathering. |
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| Weathering the deck with Indian ink. |
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| The completed turntable with pushing bars |
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