Hi John When I lived Roseville, CA I suspended my layout that I also took to shows from the garage ceiling. It was 5' x 8' and was hinged in the middle with heavy door hinges for transporting. I used a boat loader that I bolted from the ceiling and the loader crank worked well for lifting the table up enough to park under.
Howard Sheffield On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:18 AM, John wrote: > Has anyone ever suspended a layout from the ceiling. Then there are no legs > in the way or stooping. > I sort of recall hearing of a narrow gauge layout in a California garage > which was pulled up so the car could be parked.. > > John Armstrong > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Werre > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:51 AM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} deck height/backdrop > > Bill, > > Glad to see you're making some permanent progress. You'll be amazed how > much enthusiasm you can gather as the mileage increases. It will be > like the UP and CP in the race to finish the trans-con back in the day. > > And thank you for taking into consideration those of us who are > vertically challenged. However, you might take into consideration two > things. When you start taking photos of the layout, the closer the > layout is to the ceiling the more difficult it is to light, and that > applies to just viewing also. Also it seems that it's easier to knock > things to the floor when reaching into the layout space. > > BTW, if you need another vertically challenged individual to do some > testing, just send a ticket of some kind my way and I can help lay some > track or build some benchwork. > > Bob Werre > > > > > > With a 53" deck height and approximately 22" high backdrops that > > absolutely > > will block all view across my basement. I will have to trim the backdrop a > > bit in some spots for air ducting etc. But 95% of the backdrops will > > be 22" > > high. I plan on using Masonite ripped right up the middle. > > > > A few months back when grinding on what the deck high should be I > > asked 1 of > > my friends to come over. You could say Steve is **vertically > > challenged**. I > > grabbed a tape measure to see what his eye level is. My layout will > > truly be > > close to eye level for him! > > > > Thank You, > > Bill Lane > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6400 (20110822) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6400 (20110822) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [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: [email protected] [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/
