
If it's not going to be seen, don't do it.

skyblue wrote:I'll let you into a secret* - some of the walls on my layout only have bricks on one side because the other side is facing the sloping roof. I'm sure some people would go the full way and build the walls on both sides, but I didn't bother. It's up to you and depends on whether it makes you feel like the layout isn't complete if you don't detail it all.
*I suppose it's not a secret any more...
Bufferstop wrote:skyblue wrote:I'll let you into a secret* - some of the walls on my layout only have bricks on one side because the other side is facing the sloping roof. I'm sure some people would go the full way and build the walls on both sides, but I didn't bother. It's up to you and depends on whether it makes you feel like the layout isn't complete if you don't detail it all.
*I suppose it's not a secret any more...
Some of my platforms don't have walls on the side that faces away from you, they comprise the wall that faces you, zig-zag cross suports the same height as the walls, and a rear wall to the sloping end to keep the surface true. I've read reports in the past of wagons painted in different colours on either side, and rakes of coaches similarly treated. If the purpose of a layout is to put on a show then I don't see anything wrong in adopting some of the set designers trick of the trade.