05-30-2013, 01:55 PM
Thanks for the kind words, guys. :oops:
Kevin, most of my structures (once I've determined that they're in the best place both operationally and visually) are simply held in place by the surrounding ground cover. The loco shop, however, was built before I had decided where to place it (most likely even before the layout was built) and there's a partially modelled foundation under the grey wood lean-to. Beneath the main brick portion of the structure (and the entire approach track area from the turntable and all of the crane-served area to the rear) is a slab of 3/4" plywood, and the balsa wood floor is simply glued to the plywood. The wood-sheathed lean-to and its partial foundation was pressed into wet Durabond, so I'm guessing that this entire structure is not removeable....at least if one wanted it to remain intact.
While working on it on the layout is less pleasant than at the workbench, most of the structure is very close to the edge of the layout, and layout height here is only 36" above the floor.
Wayne
Kevin, most of my structures (once I've determined that they're in the best place both operationally and visually) are simply held in place by the surrounding ground cover. The loco shop, however, was built before I had decided where to place it (most likely even before the layout was built) and there's a partially modelled foundation under the grey wood lean-to. Beneath the main brick portion of the structure (and the entire approach track area from the turntable and all of the crane-served area to the rear) is a slab of 3/4" plywood, and the balsa wood floor is simply glued to the plywood. The wood-sheathed lean-to and its partial foundation was pressed into wet Durabond, so I'm guessing that this entire structure is not removeable....at least if one wanted it to remain intact.
While working on it on the layout is less pleasant than at the workbench, most of the structure is very close to the edge of the layout, and layout height here is only 36" above the floor.
Wayne