The base-boards were kindly cut for me by a friend ‘with a
saw’! They are formed from 70x20mm
softwood framing, and an mdf top and surrounds.
This, although a little heavy, I do find to be very strong, and my
intention was only to move it once so weight was not the first consideration!
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This is the wood, the
cut out in the MDF is to allow access to the tunnel section, as this forms the
side of the backscene.
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Stage 2 is to assemble the boards ! The back scene boards were left off until
right at the end, this allowed me to paint them sky blue and allows full access
around the base board without having to reach over.
I luckily managed to find some boards for the top which had
a laminate type covering on them, which gives a grey neutral undercoat to all
of the scenic work, but also forms a protection.
