The back's in question are the supports which will hold the backscene in position!

I could build a layout without a backscene, like the Pizza by Mark Fielder, but I have decided I want to have a backscene on my micro layout to complete the layout. Because the layout has to fit into a case for transport, it will have a fixed one, and an extension, mainly sky to set the scene. What I have been working on today is the support, for the backscene. This is made of 3mm plywood, it's height is 95mm.

Within this I will, using card insert the backscene itself, this will mean that there will be no corners in my sky.

The existing board ends had to be removed in order to allow the end extensions to be fitted. It was necessary to thin the bottoms of these pieces in order to allow the extensions to mate up and then track to line up correctly.

The components of the fixed backscene are made of 3mm plywood, and are held together with wood glue. To make sure they are correctly held in place whilst the glue sets, pins are used, They play no part in providing strength of the final joint. Traditionally panel pins are used for this. Because of the thin material and the micro nature of the layout, I have used lille pins instead. This reduces splitting and they are easier to insert, providing you use a pair of pliers to hold them whilst they are being hammered in.

Whilst the flaps are in the up position, to allow trains to operate, the washer and wing nut are stored under the layout, by being screwed onto the bolts.

Julie

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http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85857-pack-lane/page-2