Having sorted the baseboard for the train set, we then needed to decide how to set it up - primarily so it could be 'deconstructed' if we ever have guests staying in the room!
We'd been through options such as pulleys to haul it up to the ceiling, foldable legs, etc. In the end went with a couple of portable trestles, (which were simple, cheap, and work a treat).
So . . . on to the next step - covering the board in cork sheets.
We'd finally got four rolls of cork of an appropriate size (bit of a 'fail' on our first purchase, where we'd misread 75mm width as 75cm!) . . . , which we were going to glue to the baseboard to provide a decent surface and some sound 'dampening'.
Out with the PVA and one roll down - needed plenty of tins and jars to weigh it down and prevent it bubbling up, mind you.
Once that one was dryish, on to sheet two - then we did three and four together, as they were covering a smaller area (and we managed to find some more tins!)
Job done - looking good - next job finalising the track layout (not sure yet about the one shown here):
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