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I finally got some work done on my model railroad! I've been trying to work on it for weeks, but never seemed to have any free time. Yesterday, Yuri came over and we had lots of fun playing with my new power tools and hacking away at the lumber to make the first of two tables for the layout.

We would have finished the table yesterday, but we didn't plan on how many screws we'd need correctly, and ran out before attaching the legs. But the table frame is now complete (sans legs). I think it came out quite well. Now I need to finalize the design for the modules, and then I can go out and start buying and laying track! And that means I might have a moderately functional layout in only a few more weeks!

The table design is really just an open frame, as I'll be building a modular layout on top of it, and all the table needs to do is hold the modules up/in place. I'll also obviously need access to the bottom of the modules once they're installed to attach wiring and whatnot.

After stopping our work due to lack of screws, Sarah, Yuri, and I all went out to dinner, then out for some essential shopping, and back home to watch our newly acquired copy of The Prestige. Amazing movie, I must say, even having seen it before and knowing all of the secrets. Normally not the case with a movie of its genre, but damn. This is another movie that I'd recommend watching if you haven't.

Update: Here's a pic of the (currently legless) table!

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