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Holding things in place.... - doctorwayne - 03-14-2018 I was recently ballasting some track on the upper level of my layout, and noticed that the platforms of my Walthers train station.... ...were curling up at both ends... Because I have a lot of structures and scenery stuff to add behind the station, I didn't really want to glue it in place. Instead, I decided to use screws, and had some small brass ones on hand. The head just fit into some brass tubing, also on-hand, so I cut a couple of scale 3' lengths off the tubing, then soldered the screw heads into the tubing... After using a pin vise to drill clearance holes in the platform, I used a smaller bit to create starter holes for the screws into the Masonite beneath the platform... The resulting trash pails still need to be painted, but do a good job of holding down the platforms while not looking out-of-place.... Wayne Re: Holding things in place.... - Tyson Rayles - 03-14-2018 Re: Holding things in place.... - ezdays - 03-14-2018 Yup, great solution... Re: Holding things in place.... - e-paw - 03-14-2018 That's using your head. Re: Holding things in place.... - Charlie B - 03-14-2018 Great Idea Wayne, now add trash and another job well done. Charlie