Fixing down (heavy) buildings

[Hugh Norwood]

Has anyone experience of fixing down Skaledale buildings (or similar)?
I need to fix a couple of them onto Angst - the layout lives on its side in store and the half that
will take the buildings is transported upside-down, so they need to be firmly fixed in place.

I was wondering if it was possible to drill holes in the (thickish) walls and tap them to take
bolts. Otherwise what sort of glue would be suitable and last over time?

[ian]

On two layouts that have been lugged around the place I have used 'No More Nails' type grab adhesive and/or setting into the scenic plaster. Both have sufficed to hold things upto the size of a large goods shed in place when the layout has been on its end or side (never upside down though).

The only one that I have had difficulty with is a Bachmann corrugated goods shed as it sits on a platform with little legs - not enough glue for the weight (same would apply to a Provender Store I suspect). That travels separately.

[Isle of Stoner]

I've used the setting in plaster method which seems to do the trick but I've also stuck them down with PVA glue, this has worked on MDF and on plaster.

[garrywhiting]

Has anyone experience of fixing down Skaledale buildings (or similar)?

Hugh, the Loch Ewe harbour section of Gairloch & Wester Ross includes a number of modified and repainted Skaledale buildings. Stan Williams has confirmed that "No More Nails" adhesive has been used to permanently fix these. Although this section is stored and travels to exhibitions in horizontal mode, it is regularly tipped on its side both during setting up and taking down at exhibitions. There has never been any hint of movement from any of the buildings during these operations.

Incidentally, Loch Ewe wil be exhibited independently of Gairloch but with a new purpose built "fiiddle yard" at Narrow Gauge North, Rawdon, Leeds on 13/14 March 2010.