After a bit of “convincing,” I was finally able to get the two modules separated. I was really concerned that the result would be a lot of damaged scenery, especially since it appeared that there really wasn’t much glue down between the modules — I was able to “flex” the pair, and see the slight gap between the modules move, and see daylight between them.

Amazingly, the only damage was this one, small chip (dead center in the image) and a tiny amount of lost ballast. This is especially surprising, since it was the scenery that had everything so well stuck together — a mixture of the grout and the matte medium and ground foam.

Anyway, all I did to finally get them apart was to lift one end of one module, and gently shake them until they popped apart. Excellent!

With the two modules apart, and now leaning up against the wall, out of harms way, I’ve made up a work surface to start work on the turntable, which I may get into after I get home from working this evening.

This has also provided an excuse to mess around some more with a new camera — a Canon Digital Rebel XTi. Some of what this camera can do, especially as compared to my older, more “professional” Nikon model, is quite amazing. You can read all about the camera here.