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…........................................--- Sawmill Scenery --- Pt. 1 ---

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In order to finish the initial scenery on the other side of the backdrop (see next image) I needed to run at least the roadbed through the short tunnels that go through the backdrop. That meant I also need to be able to put down the road bed on this side at least past the tunnel portals on this side.

There will hopefully be a sawmill scene on this side that will take up most of the upper level above the hidden staging tracks here. I also wanted to be able to remove part of the upper level fairly easily so work could be done on the staging below it if needed. It would also be easier to build a lot of the sawmill scene if I had it down on my car-lift workbench.

I decide to figure out how far the 'high' scenery (low mesa/hill) would extend our past the backdrop and cut the upper level there. The narrower scenery section at the backdrop would connect to the backdrop including the track just past the tunnel portals on both ends of the backdrop. I cut the first level of foam board that goes along the backdrop from side to side. Above you can see the initial pieces of foam at the tunnel portals on both sides but I cut all of them, form tunnel to tunnel (forgot to take a picture).

Then a cut mark was made about an inch past where the foam will be side to side.

I was thankful that I hadn't glued the foam to the plywood on this section as I could remove it and cut the foam and then cut the plywood.

The upper level was easy to remove and have had it removed for some time while working on the staging tracks. It is held on with screws that driven into it from the bottom of the supports at the backdrop and the uprights to the right. I attach almost all the layout pieces from the bottom so that after scenery is added I can still get to the screws and they aren't covered up with scenery.