When you only have 8x11 available for your railroad, its interesting how ones mind starts to work. There is a temptation to squeeze in as much as possible but I think that’s a mistake. I want an illusion of some open spaces and places “over the horizon”.

For example:

As part of top deck installation I needed a lift out section for the door. Here is a picture of the just constructed, bracket/support “thingy”. It basically links the Helix exit with the lift out section.

The Helix is portable(ish) so I can move it into the centre of the room to get all round access for construction and wiring. When complete it screws to the wall on a permanent basis.

To get to the point, the lift out has an extended top which slots into the door way. This gives we 4 extra inches of scenic depth. With such a small room I have to use every square inch of possible space. A sky colored panel will be fastened to the inside of the door.

A similar technique will be used in the window alcove – about 5 square feet of real estate available here!

The room door was installed to swing outward, so I have a choice to leave the lift out section in place when construction traffic has stopped – it just becomes a duck under – time will tell.

Control switches for the upper and lower deck lighting are also outside the Railroad room door to avoid losing any valuable wall space.

Overall the intention is for a 360 degree seamless panorama – we shall see…………

Onward and upward

Rob

Cornhill & Atherton

1930s Freelance Steam

Double  Deck walk-in 8 x 11