I got around to hang I think the most important addition the fire extinguisher.. and I know its a perfect location my 9 yr old grand daughter pointed it out...as soon as she came up to the trains..... The picture is a reproduction catalog display I framed in and mounted it sort of like a shadow box .I'm hoping I find the other one with a swinging lantern .. just wanted to share... daniel
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Both nice!!
Two thumbs up.
A smoke detector would be a good addition too, if you don't already have one.
I have one on the first floor second BUT not the attic... ! Thank-YOU daniel
sweet! love the shadow box.
I always love the art work on the 321 bridge box so it was added to the wall along with the smoke alarm.. surprising how small they made them... ...daniel
Thought I make another wall art shadow box.. It not the original one but its the one my Mom bought me after throwing away my oldest brothers Lionel trains when he went to the service back in 1969.
So...in 1970 Mom drove me to a small local hardware store and bought me this set .. Thought it would do me a lot more than just sitting on the shelf . away
from my new layout and me...
Nice ….. care to share your technique for making the shadow boxes ?
If you run MTH locos with smoke and without adequate ventilation, your smoke detector might get a TRUE test! LOL!
sweet!
I go to lowes and get 5/8 x1.5 inches poly trim item # 70676 83683 then I get that Luann board . Then you can either use poster colored sheets (the .99 cents type ) and use loctite spray adhesive 200 .
I cut the size cut the colored sheet or just as I did with the MPC make it the same size .Use the spray on both sides and wait @30 seconds and press together .... then measure your Luann board with the item glued on ..and miter the trim
I use a little liquid nails on my miter joints and pre-drill and add two finishing nails on each corner
Then lay your finished board and use nails with heads on I use 3/4x16 brass plated pins
this part is optional but I use those small eye screw on each corner to keep it away and able to breath against the wall then I add to more @3.5 inches from top and add a steel wire (the way I hang them with two small molly plugs and screws)
Some times the hardest part is knowing where to hang it and what to make! ...daniel
Thanks - looks like using the poly trim eliminates painting.
I thought I add this new additions with my previous ones . Its the Lenny the lion swinging lantern made reproduced in 2000 or so
No modification where done to install this in its frame , only modification I did was just add a switch to the bottom on the lower right had side to put it on and off.
as a side not it looks like it took me 2 years to find it!!!from my first post .
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