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Country: USA | Posts: 15674 Craig H Fireman Posted - 01/20/2020 :  10:01:52 PM     Louis, Thanks ....the MRH westside lumber is the best one I wanted to copy but had one heck of a time with cutting the sides out that are a large C goofed up a couple 4x8 sheets of 35 dollar 4x8's I need to come up with something easy to build than this Ill look through the other 2 tommorow Country: | Posts: 1708 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/21/2020 :  03:23:30 AM     Aluminium framing using Qubelock joiners, is what a lot of Aussie displays are made from. I'm sure you have similar product in North America. Much lighter than timber. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHWA_enAU629AU630&biw=1366&bih=657&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=FLQmXqT9NvDA3LUP-oqQkAk&q=qubelok aluminium&oq=cubelock&gs_l=img.1.2.0i67j0i5i30j0i10i24j0i24l7.0.0..6267...0.0..0.183.351.0j2......0......gws-wiz-img.......0i7i30.367u8pYKZaQ Regards Rob Goslin A Warped Barrel is a Fool's Frustration - Maxwell Smart. Country: Australia | Posts: 2271 desertdrover Engineer Posted - 01/21/2020 :  09:42:03 AM     quote: Originally posted by robert goslin Aluminium framing using Qubelock joiners, is what a lot of Aussie displays are made from. I'm sure you have similar product in North America. Much lighter than timber. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHWA_enAU629AU630&biw=1366&bih=657&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=FLQmXqT9NvDA3LUP-oqQkAk&q=qubelok aluminium&oq=cubelock&gs_l=img.1.2.0i67j0i5i30j0i10i24j0i24l7.0.0..6267...0.0..0.183.351.0j2......0......gws-wiz-img.......0i7i30.367u8pYKZaQ Rob is right, the closest equivalent to Qubelok in the US is this; Nylon and Satin Anodized Aluminum connectors; https://www.brunnerent.com/Tools/Portfolio/frontend/itemlist.asp?type=2&size=0&lngDisplay=2&strMetaTag Brunner Enterprises Inc. 100 Ridge Road Lackawanna, NY 14218 Just a few connectors to view. Nylon connector and Aluminum square tubes. Here is a shadowbox drawing made with some. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Post count: 5000 posts added to below count. Country: USA | Posts: 15674 Craig H Fireman Posted - 01/21/2020 :  1:18:53 PM     Louis, Checkout The Dolly Varden project...the long haul....posted on this forum buy jhunter This is how i'm going to build MY LAYOUT i'm going to call the company today or tomorrow on there alum frame and stuff Edited by - Craig H on 01/21/2020 3:27:13 PM Country: | Posts: 1708 desertdrover Engineer Posted - 01/21/2020 :  4:05:27 PM     quote: Originally posted by Craig H Louis, Checkout The Dolly Varden project...the long haul....posted on this forum buy jhunter This is how i'm going to build MY LAYOUT i'm going to call the company today or tomorrow on there alum frame and stuff That was a fantastic build. You may want to see the Dolly Varden in Mario's website; http://www.modvid.com.au/ then click on "Mario Miniatures", then click on "Worldwide Modellers" and scroll down to Dolly Varden. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Post count: 5000 posts added to below count. Edited by - desertdrover on 01/21/2020 4:11:40 PM Country: USA | Posts: 15674 Craig H Fireman Posted - 01/21/2020 :  4:10:34 PM     Called today Brunner Enterprises this afternoon and texted a salesperson pictures of what I wanted to build ill probably here from them tomorrow on what I need to start and then put in a Order Country: | Posts: 1708 desertdrover Engineer Posted - 01/21/2020 :  4:13:38 PM     quote: Originally posted by Craig H Called today Brunner Enterprises this afternoon and texted a salesperson pictures of what I wanted to build ill probably here from them tomorrow on what I need to start and then put in a Order Glad I could help with a location start Graig. Looking forward to your build and progress. Louis Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast Post count: 5000 posts added to below count. Country: USA | Posts: 15674 Neil F Engine Wiper Posted - 01/21/2020 :  4:21:49 PM     Hi Craig, have you looked at our site we made our boards with wood/ply C shapes the only problem is it takes 2 people to move them. The size can be adjusted as long as you can get them through doorways without damaging the paintwork, the boards are stacked 2 high on wheeled frames that make it easy to move in our club room, and used to move into the van as shows. We have 5 shows booked for the layout this year and several for the next couple of years. Neil F in Stockport http://sites.google.com/site/purgatorypeakmodelrailroad/home Country: United Kingdom | Posts: 152 brucet Engine Wiper Posted - 01/21/2020 :  4:30:05 PM     Here's some more ideas. Scroll down and you will see some fine examples of shadow box designs. https://www.facebook.com/chrisnevard Yes they are OO scale and UK outline but the concept is what you are looking for. Country: Australia | Posts: 468 danpickard Fireman Posted - 01/21/2020 :  4:36:07 PM       The modules for Dolly Varden were 6.5’ long, and able to be lifted and moved by one person if required (as we often did when moving sections around in each other’s work spaces...John and I live a bit over 2 hours drive from each other). The end plates were ply to help with track join alignment, but back scene and roof panels were made with foam core to keep the weight a bare minimum. Cheers, Dan Pickard http://www.austnarrowgaugeconvention.com/ Country: Australia | Posts: 1343 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 01/21/2020 :  5:23:13 PM       quote: Originally posted by desertdrover quote: Originally posted by Craig H Louis, Checkout The Dolly Varden project...the long haul....posted on this forum buy jhunter This is how i'm going to build MY LAYOUT i'm going to call the company today or tomorrow on there alum frame and stuff That was a fantastic build. You may want to see the Dolly Varden in Mario's website; http://www.modvid.com.au/ then click on "Mario Miniatures", then click on "Worldwide Modellers" and scroll down to Dolly Varden. Or you can see it in person at the Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modeling in Odessa, FL. Frank Edited by - Frank Palmer on 01/21/2020 5:23:40 PM Country: USA | Posts: 5798 Craig H Fireman Posted - 01/21/2020 :  7:05:22 PM     Hey Dan, were you been? Are you working on anything? Frank, I always wanted to go to the Suncoast center but the drive from michigan Bruct, Thanks for the info but i'm going to stick with the info from Louis. Thanks everyone for responding to my post. Country: | Posts: 1708 danpickard Fireman Posted - 01/21/2020 :  7:44:47 PM       Hi Craig, Been lurking on various forums and looking at lots of stuff...just not posting much (I find I do quick and easy posts on various Facebook groups instead these days, mainly bring lazy rather than making a bit more effort to load stuff onto forums). Still modelling, in between organising the Australian Narrow Gauge Convention (about to do my third one in a row). Have a home layout I sporadically work on, which is still shadow box style, just not a light and portable build. I did build a lighter sample version of what my home layout is about, called Kinmont, which is a cameo style little module to display some of my scenery and the types of equipment I will be running on my bigger home layout. Kinmont is nice and portable, fitting in the back of my car easily, and only takes about 30 minutes to set up. Currently it is about to be expanded to a second module/scene with a fellow Aussie modeller who shares the same interests. Link below is of some footage that someone shot at a recent exhibition. https://youtu.be/8vzNwd1tFzk Cheers, Dan Pickard http://www.austnarrowgaugeconvention.com/ Country: Australia | Posts: 1343 brucet Engine Wiper Posted - 01/21/2020 :  8:12:13 PM     Craig H I'm mortified you are ignoring my suggestion!! But I'll be watching to see how you progress. I believe shadow box layouts are an excellent idea. Good luck. 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