The support structure for the main level has been completed. The full scale drawings (discussed in my August 2014 blog) of the layout were taped together and laid out on the supports with the help of poster board.  This gave me a good idea if the tracks were where I wanted them.  

Hi, I'm new to this forum and here looking for some thoughts, ideas and suggestions please?

I'm thinking of constructing a small, large scale (1:29th) indoor switching layout based around the fruit packing lead in Lodi, on the CCT. A long time ago I watched a video of a geep squeezing round the tight corners of Tokay St (?) with some mechanical reefers and I thought that I would love to model that railroad someday!

There has been some discussion of using foamcore for layout construction, which got me thinking about using it for my own future layout.  Finding that I can purchase a 10-pack of 30"x40" online, with free shipping, for around $55, definitely encouraged things.  With that in mind, I decided to see how a properly designed foamcore layout would compare to one built out of wood.  Since weight is a bit of a concern for me (I have to build the layout and move it into position, and hopefully move it in the future), I realized that the lightest practical wood construction w