Solid Rock Railroad

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Owner	Roger Wasson
City, Country	Springfield
State/Prov	MO
Scale	O
Name of Model	Solid Rock Railroad

So you are thinking of purchasing some Backdrop Warehouse (BDW) Backdrops. Been there, done that. Yes, I worried, thought all of the negatives, and had some sleepless nights. But, now that I have purchased 9 backdrops and have them all hung, and they are straight, with very few wrinkles, I found that the experience was wonderful. The process was better than I ever thought it could be.

In fact, I have had other issues with this layout that were far worse than hanging these backdrops. I believe that painting the ceiling joists solid flat black was the worst part of building my layout.

Like all other layouts, my layout is very unique. You see, I started with my layout that is 13’ x 17’ and like any other American male, I found that I needed more space. I built my layout in my John Deere room that is under one corner of our home. Our home is strictly a one level home and has no basement. But, it did have a rather large crawl space that had possibilities. So, for a little over 2 years, I dug the crawl space out, or as my wife, Louanna, says, I mined it out. In the Missouri Ozarks we have a lot of limestone and very little dirt. Yes, I dug out my crawl space and now have an additional 46’ x 29’ area for a nice addition to the present layout.

Before I go any farther, I need to let you know that I did consult with an area architect and also several general contractors on the process of converting this crawl space to a workable layout area. All of these folks were very informative and thought that I was a little crazy. I told everyone that I was acting like a 12 year old that was digging his way out of jail.

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