C&NW SouthField Sub Fascia using Palight

[@CurtBergStillLoves2PlayTrains]

Great video! Thx for sharing. Really enjoyed watching the details of your layout as you explained the facia material. Always something new to learn in this great hobby!

[@CNW1025]

For sure! Learn something new every day, especially in this hobby. I enjoy your videos on a regular basis.

[@georgiasunbelt]

Wow…never knew of that product…great use of it…if I ever start another layout it will be incorporated

[@Perfusionist01]

Neat! I wish I had known about this stuff before. The "bendability" looks really good. I have to wet down my hardboard before doing a tight bend.

[@CNW1025]

And you don't need a jigsaw to trim a contour. No mess and no rattling the layout. Plus it is soft and flexible enough that it stays on with regular constriction adhesive and no nails or screws needed

[@jeffsirota5929]

PALIGHT is actually PVC, just like SINTRA, but definitely way more flexible, like you already mentioned.

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

Thanks for the video, I've never heard of palight. I may have to give it a try. I see they sell it at Lowes.

[@CNW1025]

Wow, you are correct, it does appear that you can order it at Lowes. Let me know how it goes if you do it.

[@LogicRailTech]

Great tip and video! Do you describe anywhere how you made your signs which are attached to your fascia? They look very professional.

[@LogicRailTech]

Oops, ignore my question! I see your response to someone else in the earlier comments.

[@CNW1025]

No worries, yeah its very handy to have a graphics designer and printer in the family!

[@CurtBergStillLoves2PlayTrains]

Have you done a video on your facia labels? Would like to watch that one.

[@CNW1025]

Those labels are printed on vinyl and mounted onto 020" styrene and then glued to the fascia with Fun-Tac. My dad is in the graphic imaging business and that's my connection to all the printed stuff that I have and that's where I get my Palight from as well.

[@CurtBergStillLoves2PlayTrains]

@@CNW1025 Your dad is such a great resource for your layout. What does he think of your layout? Is he a railfan too?

[@CNW1025]

@@CurtBergStillLoves2PlayTrains For sure, he has made some outstanding contributions to SouthField, not to mention being the one that got me hooked on trains in the first place!

[@derekalexander4030]

Palight looks like a great product. Thanks for the tip. What glue have you found was best to attach the Palight to the wood for the fascia?

[@CNW1025]

I have been using DAP Strongstick, but Home Depot does not sell it anymore. I like because it has about a 10 min set time, which is jut right for allowing time to manipulate the piece into just the perfect position and then it stays in place by itself. But I think that any general construction adhesive would work as well, Liquid Nails or Loctite 375.

[@jerrysmith1929]

Very interesting material. Does it have any tendency to warp or sag over time?

[@CNW1025]

Not at all. Its very pliable yet very sturdy and I have not had any adverse effects with any adhesives so far.

[@rwundrock]

Do you have any YT videos on how you did your photo backdrops?

[@CNW1025]

No I do not, those were done about a year ago. I do have pics that I'll see if I can get into a picture video maybe if theres enough there to show the progress.

[@farmerdave7965]

Where did you buy it ?

[@CNW1025]

My Dad is in the graphics design business. He gets it from his supplier. But it should be available commercially somewhere I would guess.

[@jeffjones4135]

Very nice layout. Are all the backdrops from your photos or are they commercial?

[@CNW1025]

Thank you. The main photo backdrop is from a panoramic photo we found years ago and then decided against using it only to decide to try it again last year and it worked out perfectly after some modifications. Its actually one photo that is about 11' long and its been mirrored and modified a bit so it does not look like its the same shot. Other than that, by the grain elevator there is one stretch from William Pruso, I forget the name of his company right now.