Dave, I can get to nearly every inch of the layout, but some of those areas require pop-ups and/or a bit of crawling. I certainly will crawl around when doing scenery, but don't want to have my operators doing that during a session. Actually, I had originally planned a fairly large mountain that would have been near the ceiling (and I have 10' ceilings), but the only way I could see doing the final work was to hang from scaffolding. I didn't do it but it might have been fun. Actually, I did have to replace a light ballast on a 8' fixture, so I built a temporary three sided scaffold using two ladders and a couple of 2x4's made into a X. I put another 2x4 from the X (in a pop-up) to a ladder, then ran a 2 x 12 from there to a second ladder. The 2x12 was the walk board--you use it before the cocktail hour! I was actually able to sit on the board and do the replacement in relative comfort with my feet hanging down between a bunch of trees.
Additionally, I am able to walk on my track in most areas. I put down some foam on the tracks and lay wood on top of that so I can do some maintenance that way--the occasional cobweb, light bulb etc. I have never be able to detect any track damage, but I am careful. Bob Werre ctxmf74 wrote: > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob > Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I use the skewer or pick to uncouple in some areas, > > however I do have numerous places where I uncouple 15 feet from the > > nearest human. > > Hi Bob, I don't have that problem cause I've never learned to build > or maintain scenery beyond my arm reach. What are your secrets to > pulling it off? .....dave > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
