New fun with the iPhone camera. My good friend Andy Salcius was here for a couple of days. His first project was setting up this blog. He has taken many photos and videos subsequently of the layout. For this visit we experimented with panoramic photography for something slightly different to experience. He started with the idea to make a small pivotable jig. After several renditions we landed on this rig. It appears to be on a platform/flat car. That is correct! It was the first scratch built car I attempted about 25 years ago. The base however was two angled bolsters which caused it to tip left or right. He added the four posts to stabilize and high enough to hold his iPhone. Inside the car is an inverted deck made 3D by Andy when he worked for Makerbot. The inverted deck being too unstable I found the car as a sturdier base.
Here is photo of the jig in service that Andy created. We added a few shims to ensure stability.
Here is photo of the jig in service that Andy created. We added a few shims to ensure stability.
Photo below is about the 10th shot after experimenting with different Jerry-rigged jigs and using the one shown above. 
Of course this view is premature in that my research
continues to find some information on what the interior may have looked
like during the war years. So far, thanks to the folks at the B&O Museum, the Savannah
Railroad Museum and a period photo from Dave Bright (csa-railroads.com) of the Petersburg Roundhouse, I am ready to begin adding elements. These will include one or two winches in bays, gas lamps in some of the bays, a load of work benches, shelving and more debris from general maintenance.
