03-12-2010, 01:39 PM
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Here's the other side. I have worked carefully and tried hard to keep them level. Due to the nature of the shelf bracket, (they are higher on the front than where they meet the upright) I'll have to shim the back edge to level the layout anyway, so any lengthwise leveling will happen at that time.
Yesterday after work I went to Home Depot and bought lumber (thanks to holiday gift cards!
). I brought home 2 sheets of plywood and a pile of 1x4's for layout framing. I decided to start here so that the backdrop will gain a few inches above the base of the layout. Also, once the framing is done I'll hang a fascia to hide the brackets.
The bridge section across the room will be scenicked and include an actual bridge scene of some sorts...pile trestle, swing bridge...something. The framing material I bought yesterday doesn't include these bridge pieces. More on these later.
For now, as you can see, all of the brackets are in place. Not sure when I'll begin building the framing. Hopefully soon. Now to play wooden trains with my son.
Galen
Here's the other side. I have worked carefully and tried hard to keep them level. Due to the nature of the shelf bracket, (they are higher on the front than where they meet the upright) I'll have to shim the back edge to level the layout anyway, so any lengthwise leveling will happen at that time.
Yesterday after work I went to Home Depot and bought lumber (thanks to holiday gift cards!
). I brought home 2 sheets of plywood and a pile of 1x4's for layout framing. I decided to start here so that the backdrop will gain a few inches above the base of the layout. Also, once the framing is done I'll hang a fascia to hide the brackets. The bridge section across the room will be scenicked and include an actual bridge scene of some sorts...pile trestle, swing bridge...something. The framing material I bought yesterday doesn't include these bridge pieces. More on these later.
For now, as you can see, all of the brackets are in place. Not sure when I'll begin building the framing. Hopefully soon. Now to play wooden trains with my son.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!