Continuing along the leg placement thought. I thought a few examples of platform edge expansion might be helpful:
The first photo is of Joe G's former Whitetop which ended at the edge of the "black top". I needed another 4" to 8" to facilitate a station feature.
The 2 x 4 blocks space out the cosmetic curve which extended the existing platform.
Inverse views below.
The above and below views are awkward due to the unnatural worm's eye platform shot. Never the less you can see how the varied length stand offs produce the gentle curved edge.
The next shot picks up on the same theme where as there was no room for a freight station so I bumped out the real estate. However that soon was found unsuitable when I upgraded to a larger station so the first bump out was removed and another made larger.
Again inverse shots of the flexed edge and add on decking courtesy of a 1/2" plywood lid from a Lou Cross shipment.
West end.
A suggested method to enlarge deck:
Cut back the 1/2" Homosote so as to knit the new 1/2" deck into the original framework.
This was just a small addition to allow a switcher run a round.
