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Hi,

Yesterdays progress.  Well the prototype hinged curved baseboard is finished. The photographs show how the positioning on the mono-leg was achieved; it is important that is at the balance point of the board which helps when erecting the layout.  The layout is put on the edge of the bench at its points of balance and a line drawn’ so anywhere along this line the leg can be placed.  From experience it is better if the boards tend to fall inwards rather than outwards.  This is a provisional line it was done again and correct when the track and edging was fitted.  As the layout was a little low a new bracket for the bottom of the leg was made which allowed a leg 50 mm (2”) longer to be used.  The track has been fitted and in theory if other boards where made it is ready for use.

I am quite pleased with the results which look practical and workable.  It is now decision time do I wish to continue and make a completely new layout which will be quite costly and time consuming?  I am going to do more R+D work as to the options of number, and size of baseboards that will fit in the trailer and there are other considerations as to the space that would be taken up with accessories which the layout would require: skirt, scenery, lighting etc.  We are going to an exhibition in a couple of weeks and using our camper van I will take my pencil case and draw what if’s.

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Regards. 

Tony.