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Post by chabanais on Feb 11, 2015 13:39:20 GMT 1
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Post by steeve on Mar 25, 2019 22:15:38 GMT 1
Not really expecting this to be of interest to any. In my teenage years my first round the wall layout used two support systems that I do not see elsewhere but were very effective. The room happened to have 3 bays of Staples Ladderax shelving. The steel ladders had horizontal supports that just allowed OO/Ho to pass between on code 100. I did opt to lower the track supporting shelves slightly such that the top of those shelves matched the top of the horizontal rods, so not entirely "stock" but no real effort involved. The rest of the room (save a removable bridge at the door) was the cheapest plastic covered steel shelving that we could find in the Ex&Mart, various sections 3ft and 2ft by 1 ft. Half inch fibreboard was simply droppeed on top of this (my Bricos do not seem to know what this is, can large sheets be obtained here?). I had wondered whether the metal might resonate with the train movement but I did not notice any. The points were Peco with the underslung motors. Having arrived at the point locations I drilled through at the corners where the point motors would go from the top then, from the underneath, cut out the rectangle with a padsaw. There were a couple of difficult locations where the motors overlapped the shelf edges but even these could be dealt with. All in all it went up very quickly, for far less cost than the traditional wooden frame. Chassis punches and a powerfile or dremel disc would have made life easier. From what I remember the room was 14 by 22, by the time we moved from that house i had around 100 freight cars and my Riv Big Boy could literally chase its own tail with the caboose just in front of the pilot. Praise be needle bearings in delrin bogie frames.
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