03-01-2010, 06:49 PM
Russ Bellinis Wrote:I think those are good ideas, Galen. I remember operating your time saver at the club meeting a few years ago, and it is a fun little layout to bring out and use anywhere you want to. In my opinion, it would be a shame to incorporate it into a permanent layout and lose it's inherent portability.
Thanks for the confirmation, Russ. It is a fun little layout, and in need of a few more things to finish it. The water on one side bubbled in the sun
sitting on my back porch down in La Mirada and really needs to be removed and replaced. Not a hard task, but not one I'm looking forward to. The remainder is fun stuff - adding another small structure, detailing, trees, etc.Then there's the task of coming up with a way to protect it for transport. I want to employ the kiss principle, but have also got delusional dreams of grandeur about a nice wooden box with brass hardware, space to store rolling stock & power supply, etc. Maybe when I get more involved with local rails up here I'll find the motivation to build some sort of protective cover. It needs something to protect the investment of time detailing it.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!
