Main upper and lower baseboards finished and in positon

I have now finished the upper and lower main baseboards that go on the left of the room.


The bottom baseboard will carry part of the double track oval and the storage sidings.

The top baseboard will carry the main Cross Country Terminus station.

The boards are joined together at the nearest end using two M10 x 40mm drop nosed pins (available from marine suppliers) which fit into holes in the wood lined with 12mm aluminium tube, with a 10mm inside diameter.

These pins form an easily removable connection between the two baseboards, but also a hinge which enables me to pivot the top baseboard up to allow easy access to the lower baseboard for cleaning, re-railing, problems etc.




Here is the Upper baseboard in the raised position. Of course it will be necessary to remove all stock from the upper baseboard before raising it.

Here is a close up of one of the hinges made using the drop nosed pin, a washer and the aluminium tube insert.

Here are two drop nosed pins, the top one in the open position, the other one in the closed position (both with M10 washers fitted). The flags on the end of the pins are spring loaded so they stay put in either position, and of course there are no fixings to loose (other than the washers).

Next job job is to finish the corner and right hand baseboards which are currently awaiting attention in the workshop.