on 12/30/05 1:55 PM, C & P Porter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Because of the limitations of my layout room I have a lot of track running
> close to the table edge on the peninsula in the middle, much of it also
> elevated above the table itself. My 6 yearold grandson loves to run my trains
> but occasionally he gets a little "throttle happy". He's really not bad but I
> hate to think of my stuff falling all those scale feet to the floor below or
> even down to the level of the table. What I need is some suggestions for some
> type of restraining fence or barrier that will not block one's view of the
> train, be simple to erect, and will be reasonable in price. The track is hand
> laid on Homabed on 5/8 plywood subroadbed and is ballasted. Beyond that the
> area has no scenery as yet. I know I could run a batten along the edge a 1/4"
> or 3/8" high but would rather not since then we couldn't see the running gear
> on steam locomotives, etc. and it wouldn't look very prototypical. A friend
> suggested ripping clear plastic sheet and using that but I have seen that done
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> Any suggestion?
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> Happy New Year to All. Chuck Porter
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How about some thick foam-rubber scenery in the "drop zone"?
Tom Busler
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