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Tatans, I realized that I could never pull off country or mountainous scenery convincingly with my space limitations. So, I opted to emulate a city scape using the few "fronts" available from DPM and scratch-built replicas of city buildings ('fronts' including Union Station, K.C., MO). I managed to represent two scale city blocks on one leg of the layout with backdrops of photo murals of city buildings applied to the wall surface behind the "fronts." This offers some dpeth to the viewer. There are two levels of action: the lower is passenger station action with attending yards. The upper level consists of the city buildings and a "dog bone" street car line running continuously. On the opposite side (garage), I hide the work bench with a pull-down shade painted to represent a suburban setting with an out croping of a steep bluff which the right of way penetrates via a short tunnel. The two legs are connected on one end by a viaduct (2 track mainline) and the other with a "removeable" truss R.R. type bridge (also 2 track). Considering the confined space, this "single theme" representation comes off pretty well with plenty of detail to keep the eye occupied. An "endless loop" conveyor belt powered by a turntable motor keeps motor traffic moving on the city side. The entrance and exit are view blocked with a tunnel entrance on one end and a wayside building on the other. My car shares the garage with the layout, so the "removeable section" is a hassle but neccessary. That's my situation for better or worse.
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