Benchwork

Welp, this one took longer to get to than I expected…

A good bit has happened since November on the railroad. This seems like a good time to catch up.

Benchwork

Possibly the easiest part of the layout for me, the benchwork is complete. I’m not a carpenter, nor do I have any illusions of becoming one, so I made use of some pre-designed benchwork that I just had to assemble. Model Railroad Benchwork had the modules I was looking for in the exact size I needed, so, over the course of a few months, I ordered and assembled their table assemblies. Now, I have 4 fully assembled, stained, and sealed tables, all the same size, and all four line up perfectly.

Following staining to match the existing furniture and assembly of the base table, I started working on the surface for each. I knew each table was getting a piece of 1 inch foamboard on top, with space cut out around the rim of each table to allow for the legs supporting what will be the glass tops of the tables and some trim wood around the side to make it look nicer (fun or not, it still needs to look presentable when folks come over to play board games).

I actually got to test the tables for a game night back in January. They were rock solid, no problems whatsoever.