project help

[dochooter]

I am going to have an elevated curved section on my layout, 8-10 feet that I was going to mount the track on plywood.  Is there something I could attach on the sides of the plywood and maybe even underneath to dress it up?

 

Thanks

[palallin]

Shelf edging would help or perhaps some of the various types of trim pieces you can find at Lowes or Home Depot.  Another possibility would be a short-length skirt of material.

[thor]

Boy, there's so many possibilities!   The easy way out would be an embankment, either stone or brick. Use card, paper or styrofoam and glue it top and bottom.

Another idea would be a series of arches and then you could have small businesses like car body shops or small engineering works using the space under the arches, thats a common sight in the UK around London where railway bridge arches get used for small businesses.

Or it could be a scenic break. You could glue a backscene to either side, say a town on one and country on the other and then add a few small buildings and some rocky outcrops, a grassy bank and a few trees to add depth to the illusion.

There's so MANY ways to make that work for you but they all require a bit of modelling. I expect theres a ready made solution somewhere too but I can't help you there.

 

[dochooter]

I was thinking of some sort of plactic hobby trim that makes it look like metal.  Seems like I have seen this look in pictures of others layouts.