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Next up, I’m going to try my hand making some trees. These are Super Trees from Scenic Express. These will be next to the Fence track in the park. So far so good. I dipped them in the diluted matte medium mixture, and let them dry overnight. They are much stronger now with added flexibility.

Andy

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Andy,

In preparation for my LIRR layout, I decided to use a pre-printed backdrop. There are several vendors for these. As I wanted to have an ocean view on the GY/MY end of the layout, I found it impossible to find anyone offering such. I settled for a distant farmland view to replicate the east end as best I could. I went with Les Mavor's SceniKing product. I bought five panels that are each 16 1/2" high and 72" long, segueing from city on the left (west end) to rural on the right (east end), with suburban in between. Being that the fence track is close to Oyster Bay, you have a challenge similar to mine. As usual, we O gaugers have to compromise.

It would be hard to ignore that control on the wall, though!

Andy,

  If the thermostat bothers you, a few thoughts on camouflaging it:

  • maybe a slight hill to get some higher trees to cover it
  • make a farm with a grain silo high enough to cover the dial
  • make a coaling tower to cover the dial

Just my 2 cents worth...everything looks great. You should be very happy.

Tom

Andy,

Here's a preview of the SceniKing panels. The top panel will be on the left, the bottom on the right and the other three in between. As you know, its been stinkin' hot here and the spray glue I have recommends using it in "under 80 degree conditions". Also the humidity can ruin the adhesion too.

Backdrop Panels

This is the material that the panels will be glued to:

Backdrop stock

All of it will be hung using 1/4" mirror clips around this corner:

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@Steamfan77 posted:

Next up, I’m going to try my hand making some trees. These are Super Trees from Scenic Express. These will be next to the Fence track in the park. So far so good. I dipped them in the diluted matte medium mixture, and let them dry overnight. They are much stronger now with added flexibility.

Andy

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Andy- like your lumber rack. Forgot to mention it sooner.

Andy,

The backing material is the plastic stuff that sign makers use for lawn, political and everything else signs that they put on those metal frames. It is almost 1/4" thick and easy to cut. I went to a local sign shop and asked them to make the panels. It comes as a sheet 4 x 8' like plywood. Because of the difficulty transporting it here, I asked them to cut it there, which cost $100.00 including the material. They even delivered it to me at my home!

I don't want to glue the backdrop to the wall because of the damage when I need to remove it. I plan to be here no more than ten more years, so the repair would be more than I want to do down the road when I want to sell the house. Filling screw holes is a lot easier than repairing drywall.

Andy, your clothesline looks like a great place to dry the trees.  I can just hear my mother squawking if I had done that as a teenager!  Her winter clothesline was right beside my layout.  It was to her benefit that I would take the clothes down and put them in the basket if I wanted to get to the layout.  If the clothes were still damp, I just had to give up on getting at the layout that evening.  Ah; 50-year old memories!

I haven’t posted in a while. I built a custom three drawer cabinet with full extension, soft close slides for my wife, but now it’s back to the layout. I placed some more trees along the fence track in the Oyster Bay yard. I also resolved the thermostat issue ( I removed it), and hung the signs my wife bought me a while back. I’m happy with this look for now. I might add a backdrop at some point or when we move someday.
I was looking at pictures of the TR park back in the day, and instead of a gazebo, there was a small structure that covered some picnic tables. Im thinking I’ll build that instead. It fits the space a little better too. I’ll think about the overall look I want and make my decision at that point.

Andy

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@Steamfan77 posted:

I’ve now reached the point where I need to make a decision about the position and type of structure I’m going to build in this spot. I’m going to pause on placing more trees for now until I come up with a plan.

Andy

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Looking good Andy. I know it's just the first step of many but don't forget the underbrush. Love that crane/ caboose combo too!

Bob

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