Got to thinking, after yesterday's "feline" encounter ( the post on 'dust'), about your layouts. Do you have a border (fence, wall or anything) around the layout to prevent trains from flying off the layout? If you do, what type is it?
I went over some Forum 'photo' posts and tried to see just how many borders were shown. I really couldn't find too many. I started using borders many years ago after I lost a Rivarossi steam engine to a fall. As always, many thanks.
We have inconspicuous borders. Foam board carved to look like rock, and backdrops placed right up against the edge of the table protect the trains on the corners.
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
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I have built small hills in the corners of my layout to not only protect agains derailments but also to add some additional scenery to the pike.
Regards,
John
When I first laid out the track the layout was 9x6, with the track running along the edge. The layout fits into a corner but the two free sides worried me. I added 6" to the open sides and put in a road. To date nothing has hit the floor. Fence and power line poles add additional "interference"
Jumijo; Chief; John; Trainbrain: Appreciate the replies.
Sturgeon-Phish: Great pictures and info. Thank you.
On two of my previous layouts I used quarter inch plywood supported by a couple of 2 X 4's screwed to the bottom of the table top. Currently I don't have anything protecting my outside track. A couple of times I have put my layout next to the walls for protection against trains falling to the floor. One time I used mirrors or mirror tiles on the back wall to make my layout look larger.
Only wish I had put something up for protection about a month ago as I had a run away diesel accident on my main line, 5 frieght cars on the carpeted floor and another 4 derailed, fortunately no visible damage.
I have moved a few times in the past 14 years, not because I wanted to but for work reasons or post hurricane reasons, that is why I have had several layouts.
Lee F.
The good thing about the foam rock borders is, if a train hits them, they are soft enough to not damage it.
PereMarquette1225 wrote:My goodness, Chief!! Easy, easy - especially around those curves.
NS high speed trains hauling piggybacks and double stacks. High speed coal headed to the docks or power plants. Why I have plexiglass on any curves near the edge [most of mine are not that close].
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