Scenery - Structures
Yard Scenery on the Trenton Subdivision in N scale
I have been able to complete the scenery in the Trenton Yard on my layout.
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Not the best picture of the yard but it does give an good overview of the scenery. I have posted earlier blogs on the steps I have taken to this point.
Paving for Sanborn Lumber Co. Part 2
Part 2:
Buildings set in place
Gluing in the fillers to bring grade crossing pieces to correct height. The small pieces between the rails are .030 styrene and the more rectangular pieces are .060 thick x 1/4" wide shown by the green pencil, but any width would work as long as the space allows it.
Paving for Sanborn Lumber Co. Part 1
Parking lot & access roads for the Sanborn Lumber Co.
Paper templates
Red marked areas are to be removed
Is there a good 2-sided tape to attach printed backdrops to plastic that isn't totally permanent?
The plastic backing for my back-drops is now in place and I am ready to order the printed backdrops. This will be for a 18 inch high 50 foot long shelf layout. The backdrops will be computer generated prints in 8 foot long sections. I am looking for a way to fix the paper to the plastic and have it stay put but be able to remove it intact when it is time to move the layout (hopefully after a long period of time!).
Walthers 90' Turntable Stop 1?
In several places the instructions for the Walthers 90' turntable (DCC version) talk of Stop #1 and to refer to the template to see where that is. Unfortunately, it's not on the template. The optical sensor is referred to as the zero point but is not equated to stop #1 anywhere. Maybe that's it?
I searched the MRH search and Google with no results.
Anyone else solve this issue? Thanks.
Charles
Backdrop overlay question
A number of years ago I read how some modelers used a type of thick underlayment paper over masonite to form their backdrop. The paper was installed using wallpaper paste.
On my previous layout I built my backdrop using that paper and it was very dimensionally stable. I’d like to use the same product again, but I can’t remember the brand name. It was gray in color, came in a large roll, had a slight toothy feel, and was about 1/32 in thickness.
Getting a straight edge cut when scratchbuilding
As a new arrival, I've enjoyed scratchbuilding simple structures so far, from plasticard, embossed styrene, regular styrene, and sometimes wood and card too. I'm using high-school D&T methods, really: draw out the parts needed with a pencil and a steel rule, cut out with craft knife/mini saw, stick together with appropriate glue.
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