12-11-2010, 11:18 PM
That's a great picture! I also like the effect of the floor, the kind of gloss warehouse flooring that you get if it has been coated with epoxy resins etc (often done in butcher shops and other places where either hygiene is needed, or in places where liquid spills are likely (oils etc).)
To get to your question, I had planned a structure (warehouse) at my layout front edge, but like you I manually uncouple cars etc, so now I've opted for a lower / open industry, a scrap yard, in it's place, so I can still reach over to tracks further back. I do like that open warehouse idea though, but still not sure what to do about the uncoupling bit. I know I could use an underfloor magnet or something, but I am thinking of changing my couplers to those of Sergent Engineering in the future, as I love the way they look, not sure if they will work well with under the track magnets etc.
To get to your question, I had planned a structure (warehouse) at my layout front edge, but like you I manually uncouple cars etc, so now I've opted for a lower / open industry, a scrap yard, in it's place, so I can still reach over to tracks further back. I do like that open warehouse idea though, but still not sure what to do about the uncoupling bit. I know I could use an underfloor magnet or something, but I am thinking of changing my couplers to those of Sergent Engineering in the future, as I love the way they look, not sure if they will work well with under the track magnets etc.
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