frizzinbee posted:rtr12 posted:I must say that figuring out all the pieces to the mountain and how they would go together looks a bit complicated for me. You must have a very good sense of what things will look like when once assembled. Please keep posting updates and pictures.
Thanks! ...as far as the mountain, I can't take too much credit for how forethought in the assembly. We used a large sheet of brown paper to do a template for each mountain. We just laid it over the track & marked the shape we needed to fit the space & give train clearance. The first 6 or so layers of each are identical cuts from the template (minus a tunnel gap on the bottom 4 layers). Above the template parts, we just used scrap pieces and just kind of made it up as we went.
As a further indicator to my lack of mountain forethought, it occurred to me today that the big one will likely not fit through the doorways to get back inside and downstairs. We'll have to burn that bridge when we get there...
The kids dubbed the larger mountain "Fat Fish Mountain" due to the shape of the template. Unfortunately, I think the name will stick.
-Dustin
Assemble Fat Fish Mountain in 2 sections. Only glue the pieces for each half. Top and bottom. Use some nails with the heads cut off to hold the top in place for carving and finishing and such. Pins between the two layers. Then, pull it apart, take it downstairs and reassemble it in place. If the seam is too visible, hide it with something.
