Tinplate ToddlerI am sorry, but that´s nonsense
Sir, I'll have to disagree yet again.
As an example, right now there are two posters posting about thire layouts. I find each of them uninforming,silly. and frankly boaring.I donot read them anymore for I fear I'll say something not nice. There for, should they happen to say somthing interesting, I'll never know.
UNCLEBUTCHI will disagree with Ulrich, If you didn't open a new tread, I and I assume others would not notice you added pics.[ don't listen to him]
I am sorry, but that´s nonsense.
Each time, a poster replies to a thread, it is moved forward. Additionally, anyone interested can also add a thread to a list of favorites, which makes it easy to check for new replies.
By starting a new thread each time you make it quite difficult for the interested to follow up on your layout build.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
I will disagree with Ulrich, If you didn't open a new tread, I and I assume others would not notice you added pics.[ don't listen to him]
BTW when I need extra space, I do as you did, glue with caulk, but then run some long dowels or skewers thru and into the main table. seldom need for a leg
So, sometimes an old man needs to be taught, exactly what do you mean. I have several articles that I want to share on how I built the Newberry-Columbia Line. Simple stuff, but techniques I thought folks might be interested in. Now that I can add pics to my note I do that to help, at least I think so, but what you are saying, I don't have to start a new conversation with a new topic? How do you do that and post a picture too.
Thanks,
Robert Sylvester
Newberry-Columbia, SC
Robert,
I like what you are sharing with us, but you don´t have to open up a new thread each time you want to post a picture.
Sometimes I just want to add more to what I already have or expand an area to make it more complete. A few weeks ago I was looking at all of the buildings I have put together that have not been placed on the layout, sitting on a shelf for storage when I came upon a nice silo which I thought should go somewhere, but where. Just about all of the flat land is taken up by structures and I like that, not much open space.
As I was looking at my harbor scene I thought, maybe there but no room. Then I saw a nice piece of styrofoam, the white kind, in my stack of left over foam. The silo would fit perfectly on that square of foam.
I could fill in that empty space on the other side of the warehouse in the harbor scene. I placed the squared off foam next to the bench work on the other side of the track across from the warehouse, then figured out how to attach it to the bench work. I ran a bead of white calk down one side of the foam and adhered it to the bench work then I placed a 1 X 3 board that reached the floor for support under the foam square so it wouldn"t sag or drop off. It looked pretty good. I let the calk set for a day then I painted the styrofoam an earth tone, then while the paint was wet, sprinkled my ground up, sifted rock dust on the top to make a gravel parking lot.
Bored some holes in the foam for trees then placed the silo complex on the newly formed deck attached to the bench work. I placed a few figures and vehicles to complete the scene, stood back, and realized I had added to the harbor industrial site. Looked pretty good to me. The track runs in between the warehouse and the silo complex servicing both, depending on the frieght cars parked there.
Thanks for letting me share.
Robert Sylvester,Newberry-Columbia Line, SC