Dewey Trogdon posted:I screwed my track down on cork over the extruded construction foam on plywood base, I removed screws after ballasting, filled the screw holes and darkened the patched wooden ties with a Sharpie. For the Service Yard tracks, and some spurs, I recessed the tracks into the ground by using 5/16" foamboard over the 1/2' foam base to achieve the sunken appearance of dirty Yard tracks. You can see the elevated(on cork) ballasted mainline in the background under the "Tennessean" and the freight consist on the tapered-down track entering via the inner mainline's 072/084 curved switch. Mechanically moved Switchstand lights will be mounted on the extended ties, many will have to be extended to avoid being hit by engine pilots in the tight Yard. Track switches are operated by Tortoise motors underneath, controlled by toggles at a homemade panel.
The 13" h. kneewall space above the layout surface is removable for decoration (velcrowed to the drywall). I had planned to have C Sam paint backgrounds but health issues stopped all production.
Dewey,
how wide is your bench in that picture, and how far from the wall is the first set of tracks?
I also think the velcro idea is a great one.
Cam
