06-21-2011, 03:20 PM
Hi All
Photos of progress to date on back scene (as promised).
The first series of shots are of the right hand end, which has made the whole exercise more complicated than it should have been (actually, it's not the right hand end that's to blame but my bad decision to develop the original baseboards - undulations included - instead of starting afresh. It might have increased the initial cost of things, but the amount of angst avoided cannot be measured!! Most definitely a false economy.)
One of the curved formers to which the card fascia will be glued. Actually, this one is temporary and will be replaced once I'm happy with the former at the base which has had to be 'contoured' and cut to fit the different levels at this end and to allow the board to be removed for portability. The left hand end will also have to be cut for this purpose.
The lower former showing the results of surgery to accomodate it - this will all be hidden behind the fascia - thankfully! (this has gone out of sequence for some reason- bottom photo (apologies))
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Right hand end in full showing the cut out where the train will exit onto the sector plate. The tin is holding in place the section of former which has been cut off and which will be fixed to the baseboard at that point - a centre former will be glued just above the parapet of the cut out to ensure the card is fixed at or near to its edges (the final cut in the fascia will be made when the location of the track has been determined).
An offcut of ply has been sandwiched between the backscene and the top of the baseboard to keep it equidistant.
An overall view looking towards the left hand end. The results of more cobbling to ensure things are plumb and true - as possible, anyway - at the right hand end can be seen in the foreground.
Photos of progress to date on back scene (as promised).
The first series of shots are of the right hand end, which has made the whole exercise more complicated than it should have been (actually, it's not the right hand end that's to blame but my bad decision to develop the original baseboards - undulations included - instead of starting afresh. It might have increased the initial cost of things, but the amount of angst avoided cannot be measured!! Most definitely a false economy.)
One of the curved formers to which the card fascia will be glued. Actually, this one is temporary and will be replaced once I'm happy with the former at the base which has had to be 'contoured' and cut to fit the different levels at this end and to allow the board to be removed for portability. The left hand end will also have to be cut for this purpose.
The lower former showing the results of surgery to accomodate it - this will all be hidden behind the fascia - thankfully! (this has gone out of sequence for some reason- bottom photo (apologies))
attachment=3]21061102.jpg[/attachment]
Right hand end in full showing the cut out where the train will exit onto the sector plate. The tin is holding in place the section of former which has been cut off and which will be fixed to the baseboard at that point - a centre former will be glued just above the parapet of the cut out to ensure the card is fixed at or near to its edges (the final cut in the fascia will be made when the location of the track has been determined).
An offcut of ply has been sandwiched between the backscene and the top of the baseboard to keep it equidistant.
An overall view looking towards the left hand end. The results of more cobbling to ensure things are plumb and true - as possible, anyway - at the right hand end can be seen in the foreground.