Joe Fugate Modeling the 1980s SP Siskiyou Line in southern Oregon
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
QUOTE: Originally posted by jfugate Electro: The best approach I've seen for doing a solid upper deck is like what my friend Charlie Comstock is doing. He makes his own wood brackets and attaches them to the wall. This section on his website talks about spline roadbed, but it introduces how he does his wall brackets for deck support as well: http://s145079212.onlinehome.us/rr/howto/splines/index.shtml If you look at this photo you can see how he does his upper deck brackets. He cuts the tips of the brackets off at a slight angle so the front of the deck is narrower than the back against the wall (where you need more depth for good support): http://s145079212.onlinehome.us/rr/bcsj3/construct040212/page09.htm I don't know that you could get up on the upper deck and dance a jig, but the support should be plenty sufficient for a model railroad. [swg]
QUOTE: Originally posted by On30Shay Joe, I'm really glad you brought this up. I have a question regarding the transition from one level to the other. How is it accomplished? Is there a realistic (read NO helix) way to go about this? If there is, can you please spell it out for the intelligence challenged me? Thanks.
QUOTE: Originally posted by nfmisso QUOTE: Originally posted by HoosierDaddy Joe, How do you support the upper deck sufficiently in a manner that is unobtrusive to the scene below? I seam to remember seeing a quip attributed to Armstrong paraphrased as "I just designed it, you need to figure out how to build it." Obviously he did actually built it also, but even in your cutaway, there isn't any support for the upper deck illustrated. So, what techniques and tricks have been developed to overcome this issue? HD From above. See the pictures in the SVOS article in Feb 2006 MR.
QUOTE: Originally posted by HoosierDaddy Joe, How do you support the upper deck sufficiently in a manner that is unobtrusive to the scene below? I seam to remember seeing a quip attributed to Armstrong paraphrased as "I just designed it, you need to figure out how to build it." Obviously he did actually built it also, but even in your cutaway, there isn't any support for the upper deck illustrated. So, what techniques and tricks have been developed to overcome this issue? HD
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