Holding things in place....
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I was recently ballasting some track on the upper level of my layout, and noticed that the platforms of my Walthers train station....

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...were curling up at both ends...

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Because I have a lot of structures and scenery stuff to add behind the station, I didn't really want to glue it in place. Instead, I decided to use screws, and had some small brass ones on hand. The head just fit into some brass tubing, also on-hand, so I cut a couple of scale 3' lengths off the tubing, then soldered the screw heads into the tubing...

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After using a pin vise to drill clearance holes in the platform, I used a smaller bit to create starter holes for the screws into the Masonite beneath the platform...

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The resulting trash pails still need to be painted, but do a good job of holding down the platforms while not looking out-of-place....

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Wayne
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Thumbsup Applause
Mike

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#3
Yup, great solution... Cheers
Don (ezdays) Day
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founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
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#4
That's using your head. Thumbsup
 My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew  
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#5
Great Idea Wayne, now add trash and another job well done. Thumbsup
Charlie
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