OK, this one is a bit of a physical damage opps. Its one of those “Don’t run with scissors” things. So I’ve been roughly carving out my landscape with XPS foam. So far, so good. Unfortunately I got a bit careless with the hobby knife and it slipped. You know the drill. Just before it happened you knew you were being careless. Opps indeed. Profuse bleeding ensued. Technically I should have gone and got stitches, especially after the 2nd day of bleeding. But I’m a guy and we tend to only accept that we should go see a doctor after we’re dead. “Perhaps I WAS sick”…

Baseboard blues On the large baseboard, I built it upside down to make sure the top surface was level (where the train will run). This was a fine idea but I didn’t think through which way the slots should go. I choose from the bottom. The problem with this is that the supports for the section are at either end of the section. This means the forces are effectively trying to stretch the section across the bottom, where the slots are. The upshot of which is the joins between the plywood opened up. Oops. Luckily the whole airframe interlocking meant nothing fell apart but annoying none the less. I’ll have…

Not everything goes according to plan. As much as I’d like to gloss over the mistakes I’ve made, I think it is probably useful to see the oops for anyone contemplating this kind of build. Basically this is a “Don’t do this, kids” series of post which I’m sure I’ll have plenty of. Missbahaving Vinyl First up is the vinyl floor covering. I used rolls, not tiles. I effectively lined up 3m long sheets straight after I put the vinyl adhesive down. Essentially you need to work quite fast before the glue goes off. In one case, mostly hidden thankfully, I managed the following effect: