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STEP 15: Finish the Layout Site
Continued ...
52: Building up the earthen ramp.
52
Once the spackling dries, glue the structure in place using
a small amount of white glue. I used white glue because I
want to be able to remove the structure in the future with-
out damaging it and the white glue provides just enough
adhesion to hold the structure in place.
Next, use some of the spackling to build up an earthen
ramp to the beginning of the wood ramp- see the photo
here (52). I also built up the area where the trucks would
pull in prior to backing up the ramp. Once the spackling
dries, paint the surface with your basic ground cover color.
I use a 50/50 mix of cheap, tan latex paint and water.
STEP 15: Finish the Layout Site
51: Preparing the area of the layout for installation.
51
At this point the construction of the tipple is complete,
with the exception of some final weathering, and it is time
to focus on the area on the layout where the structure will
be located.
It’s important to get a flat, level surface to serve as the
base for the structure. I applied Red Devil Onetime light-
weight spackling on top of the hard shell scenery and then
leveled it with a stick that I slid along two parallel tracks –
see photo 51.
As I wanted the surface to be slightly below the level of the
rail, I glued a piece of wood that was slightly shorter than
the distance between the tracks to a piece that spanned the
distance. The shorter piece was glued so it was slightly lower
than the bottom of the longer piece.
Coal loader, p2 - 14
MRH-Jan 2013
