12-29-2015, 10:18 AM
Since February/March, I have been working on a small N-scale layout. It's about 27" wide (although I'm thinking of widening it to 28-29" and about 68" long. It's made from a piece of pink foam and is simply sitting on a small fold-out table.
I'm thinking of mounting it on a baseboard or piece of wood to give it some support and so I can possibly take it to train shows, etc. I do have a strong piece of fibre board that could work well, but it's very heavy. So I'm wondering if I should buy a piece of plywood and have it cut down to the layout's size -- or, could I get by with purchasing two pieces of strong green (the environmental kind), cutting it to size, and then gluing the pink foam board onto that? I think this could work as it should give me the strength needed as well as being very light. Ideally, I want something that would be fast & simple, due to time, etc.
Could you please let me know your thoughts and if either of these plans might work? Thanks in advance.
I'm thinking of mounting it on a baseboard or piece of wood to give it some support and so I can possibly take it to train shows, etc. I do have a strong piece of fibre board that could work well, but it's very heavy. So I'm wondering if I should buy a piece of plywood and have it cut down to the layout's size -- or, could I get by with purchasing two pieces of strong green (the environmental kind), cutting it to size, and then gluing the pink foam board onto that? I think this could work as it should give me the strength needed as well as being very light. Ideally, I want something that would be fast & simple, due to time, etc.
Could you please let me know your thoughts and if either of these plans might work? Thanks in advance.
Rob
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