Message #146512

[Legodac]

OK, let's get started, first we'll start with a smile, you know lol means more than laugh out loud, well, it also means lots of lego. So to start I'll give you this, trains I've made that aren't really there anymore, but may be again some day.
 


So we'll start with the layout and why I think trains should be shelved.
   These are pics of my living room, when my wife and I watch TV, the following below is above us.

   Later we'll get into shelves, trees, ground work, houses, construction sites, figure placement, backgrounds, fastening etc. etc. etc., this is gonna be FUN.

   The set runs thru 2 rooms, my living room and my bedroom (the LEGO ROOM). Everyone above the age of Zero loves the layout and picking up the little ones for a new perspective when we're rolling makes them think you're awesome.

   YOU NEED THIS SIZE OF SHELF SHELF AT EACH END IF YOU WANT YOUR TRAIN TO RUN NON-STOP. The other end is in the closet of my bedroom, I'll show a pic of that as we continue (tunnells included).

  


 

We're still on layout and shelves, so let's shift to shelves for a bit. I use MDF board, that's medium density fibre board, it's more expensive than plywood but the gains in construction far outway the extra expense. It cuts with a jigsaw easy and drills well too. IT NEVER WARPS, unless you expose it to undue moisture, 3/4 inch thick is what I used here, no signs of warping after 5 years.

    You can also cut slivers of bourd, drill the horizontal plane, and attach to the shelf on the outside, look closley at the pics. This is a great way to add scenery to your train layout and DIORAMA (3 dimensional picture).

    Before attaching the outside slivers, you have the oppertunity to add more foilage to your shelf, the train looks real cool when running around the tracks behind additional scenery you have created.

 



 

The last pic above (I think) shows the slivers of shelf you can attach afterwards, I'm going to take a few more pics detailing and explaining how these extented shelf pieces are attached.

   A WORD TO THE WISE, YOU NEED SOME HEAVY DUTY TOOLS AND EXPERIENCE TO PULL THIS OFF, BUT IF YOU'VE GOT THE TOOLS, OR YOUR DAD DOES, GO FOR IT, AND ASK YOUR DAD TO HELP, HE'LL HAVE FUN TOO.