I've posted a few pictures on my blog
http://trains.calldei.com/?p=153
I am soliciting suggestions on how to implement the risers. As you can tell what I've done wont work very well Its just there to help me get a feel for the dimensions. The roadbed is 2" foam with prety much nothing under it (a few 1'x2s for support) so I cant really screw into it. I can *dig* into it but that doesnt provide much support. As you can see in the background the slow rise against the wall is supported with foam blocks and that works well (I have them glued). But this is getting a bit tall for that. maybe ? Also note this is a sectional layout so I would like something that can be disassembled. Not frequently but maybe in a few years if I move without having to take a chainsaw to the whole thing. This section is not near any walls so I cant attack to the sides. I could drop from the ceiling. But I'm thinking a kind of maybe even tressle like support from the bottom thats freestanding. This is expected to be (mostly) hidden track so I dont care too much about looks, but I want the structures to be fairly small because the outer ground-level loop is supposed to be visible. Of course a few places where they cross can be hidden in a tunnel.
Suggestions welcome !
Thanks all.
-David
http://trains.calldei.com/?p=153
I am soliciting suggestions on how to implement the risers. As you can tell what I've done wont work very well Its just there to help me get a feel for the dimensions. The roadbed is 2" foam with prety much nothing under it (a few 1'x2s for support) so I cant really screw into it. I can *dig* into it but that doesnt provide much support. As you can see in the background the slow rise against the wall is supported with foam blocks and that works well (I have them glued). But this is getting a bit tall for that. maybe ? Also note this is a sectional layout so I would like something that can be disassembled. Not frequently but maybe in a few years if I move without having to take a chainsaw to the whole thing. This section is not near any walls so I cant attack to the sides. I could drop from the ceiling. But I'm thinking a kind of maybe even tressle like support from the bottom thats freestanding. This is expected to be (mostly) hidden track so I dont care too much about looks, but I want the structures to be fairly small because the outer ground-level loop is supposed to be visible. Of course a few places where they cross can be hidden in a tunnel.
Suggestions welcome !
Thanks all.
-David