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02-18-2008, 12:42 PM
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Location: Maine
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Scenery in a Difficult Corner
Even after much forethought and careful planning, I still ended up with a corner on my layout that was nearly impossible to reach comfortably. I had to paint the benchwork there standing on a chair, one hand on the wall, and a 12" paintbrush in the other hand! Though it's probably not a new idea, it occurred to me that if I cut a piece of foam the size of the area I wanted to scenic, I could do it comfortably at the kitchen table and then (with one hand  ) install the finished scene on the layout. The pictures tell the story.
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02-18-2008, 12:57 PM
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Conductor
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Canada
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Nice JOB , the finished scene looks fantastic, You solved your problem nicely.
Mike...
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02-18-2008, 01:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Brandon, FL
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Great job!!! Fits right in!
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02-18-2008, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Michigan
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Looks amazing very nice job!
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02-18-2008, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Perfect! I like that house as it has a basement and can be challenging to fit in place and have it look right.
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02-18-2008, 09:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Howell, New Jersey
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That looks great in there! My problem is making something like that and actually making it FIT!  Here's what I did in a corner of my layout:
I took a dead engine, and put in a crossover that the rails come close to the operating track, but I didn't connect them. So it looks like a local waiting in the hole.
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President, CEO, CFO, MOW Chief, Painter, Janitor Penn-Haven Central RR
Where Alcos, Fairbanks-Mrse, Baldwins, EMD's and the rare GE live on
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03-04-2008, 08:47 PM
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Conductor
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: ohio
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Dick...sorry I missed this one 
It looks absolutely perfect there!...and working on it away from the layout was a great idea!
Mike...Looks like you came up with a winner as well! Great job!
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Twin River Division of The Northern Pacific Railway
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03-04-2008, 10:22 PM
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Engineer
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Howell, New Jersey
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Steve, after seeing some of your work, I take that compliment seriously. Do you have anything made up in one of your corners?
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President, CEO, CFO, MOW Chief, Painter, Janitor Penn-Haven Central RR
Where Alcos, Fairbanks-Mrse, Baldwins, EMD's and the rare GE live on
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03-06-2008, 08:37 AM
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Conductor
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: New Jersey
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I have a friend who used parts of shower stall from Home Depot to cove the corners of his layout room. I believe he attached it with screws and spackled over the edges to blend them in to the wall. after painting and cluds you don't see the 90 degree corner of the room pretty good idea. I think I'll just hide the corner with a mountain and a lot of trees
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