12-18-2008, 09:25 AM
doctorwayne Wrote:the need to finish the scenery on the lower level, as I don't want to be trying to do so with the upper benchwork in the way
Funny, my layout is two level, and I built and started operating the lower level first (which seems like the obvious choice) But I was scenicking one scene on the lower level sorta simutaniously as laying out some trackage on the upper level when it occured to me I stood a very good chance of damaging structures, etc on the lower level while I was trimming rail and such on the top. So I decided to finish the upper level first and then do the scenery below. God knows when that will happen!
Perhaps the deciding factor in any given situation would be how deep the lower level scenes will be, and what the difference in height between levels is. In my case difference in height is 14 to 16 inches, but also both levels are kinda high, as I recall they average about 45" and 60". And with just one exception being 2" deep, most are 18" or less.
Gary