Monday, July 13, 2020

Back from the Edge

Seems the track on the right side of the layout is precariously close to the edge.  It's not hard to imagine a loco or boxcar tipping over that edge.  Maybe it would be a good preventative move to put up a bit of a guardrail over there.  Wonder if there is a little hardboard sitting around that could be used?  Why yes, yes there is!
So, with a little effort, a roughly 6-inch by 12-inch rectangle was cut out with top corners rounded off.  As close as the rail is to the edge, there may not be room for the little bit of overhang that might be needed if the hardboard is mounted directly to the sides of the layout table.  Maybe a couple of lengths of 1/2 inch "trim" could offset it enough.

Some olive and leather spray paint was supposed to help the guardrail blend in; maybe it did.
BIL checked out the left side and mentioned it was pretty close, too.  Just happened to have some hardboard on the table saw and before you knew it, another but somewhat smaller guardrail was in place.

And here is the cover with two additional pulleys on the ceiling so the far corner twine does not bind with the frame when the cover is raised.


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