The WFS Micro Layout has been transformed into a shelf layout in my home. The original tail track and staging clipboards are removed for home use, and new extended foamcore clipboard/foam sections have been added to the left and right side of the layout. The home layout measures 8 x 120 inches (960 sq. inches), and although not a micro layout in this form, the original foamcore baseboard sections are removable and can be easily set up in its original micro layout configuration. I have been operating the layout recently this summer.
The WFS is transformed into Affiliated Foods Midwest for use on my fictional Owensville Terminal RR
The Grocery Warehouse Shelf Layout (8 x 120 inches; 960 sq. inches)
I am replacing the tail trail (left side of the extension) section that is used on the WFS Micro layout with a larger clipboard section that will act as a visible staging area on the extension. I am using the foamcore clipboard method created by Chris Ellis on the new section, just like the rest of the WFS Micro. Track is glued down with PVA glue. The new section is wired and is held in place by a foamcore "clip" attached under the baseboard.
foamcore clip holds the sections together
I painted the track with Rustoleum Camo Brown and connected the staging section to the WFS baseboard. Time to run a train and test it out!
Video Short of a train running on the new section...
The Wetterau Food Services Micro Layout is now part of an extension of my Owensville Terminal Railroad OASIS District Layout. I have set up the micro on a shelf that will serve as a destination for a local that runs out of Fourth Street Yard (1' x 8' OASIS District Layout). I've been working on the extension since my last post, and the following photos shows the progress.
Photo Highlights
I'm using oil paints for the back scene
The extension scene still has a long way to go, but the initial backdrop scene enhances the visual depth of the layout quite a bit.
Technically the layout is still portable; however, I do not plan to take the layout to any train shows in the foreseeable future.
