Tuesday, April 7, 2015
"To cove or not to cove?... That is the question."
Decisions... decisions! We all have our Shakespearean quandaries from time to time in building our layouts. My first real one involved the corners of my carefully sheet-rocked room. Should I leave them be? Several respected modelers of note don't cove. One has claimed that it is a waste of time and effort, yielding little bang for the buck. Who am I to argue?
But while I was anxious to move on at this point, I did realize that it really was 'now or never,' and I did not want to regret omitting this step later on. It was imperative however, that I design a system that was easy and reversible, but stable and seamless. While I had studied what others had done, I knew that I wanted some variation of all that I had seen. Hmmmm. I had some ideas.
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My material of choice was .040 styrene. For each corner I used a 22" x 24" piece with 2" x 24" tab glued to the underside of each end. The tabs protrude by 1/2" to serve as a stapling surface. |
A good latex primer was applied with a 4" roller over the dried spackle and styrene sheet. |
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All is well in railroad land. What could possibly go wrong? We'll see tomorrow!
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BONUS: RHETORICAL QUESTION OF THE DAY...
Which accomplished modeler does not cove corners on his layout?
A) Lance Mindheim B) Paul Dolkos C) Mike Hamer D) All of the above ?
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