All change.... new start

[jerseycentraluk]

Here's the other side of the hole in the wall. Road bed to staging is a tongue of ply that is part of the top surface on the other side. This should make sure that there is no problem with derailments due to changes in track height. I’ve got two 2m lengths of aluminium L angle to use for the staging with a ply base. This will attach to the tongue of ply emerging from the hole in the wall. I’ll use shelf brackets either side of the window in the guest room to hold it in place when layout is operating. When the layout isn't operating the idea is I can take off the staging from the brackets and store it in the layout room underneath the peninsula.



I’ve painted the room sky blue down to baseboard tops level. Just blue for now, no clouds or lighter towards horizon yet.



I can’t decide on what to do about the window? Go across it with a board? but that will cut out all the natural light, or have some sort of temporary piece to put in when operating or taking photos? Only trouble with that is it needs to be at least 6’ x 2’.. and that’s not light or easy to slot behind finished buildings and all sorts of detail stuff.. inevitably accidents would happen..!!
I did think of expanded polystyrene sheet, but it doesn’t have a smooth finish to take paint, then there is Celotex, the stuff with the foil face to it, but that gets dented so easily it would be a mess very quickly.. so I’m a bit stumped. I don’t want to carry on with painting until I can figure out a solution.

Anyone got any ideas..??