Provide a relatively light weight, rugged, stable surface for the model with quick, accurate, assembly and dismount.
Features
Access to central area via an actuator driven vertical Lifting Bridge. 2 controls (Entrance and Exit) with key to operate and mechanical safety locks.
Access to Hidden Fiddle Yards via two actuator lifting Sections. Key to operate.
Actuators and guide rail bearings are part of the board support structure.
Access to covered/tunnel areas via manual lift off sections
Mobility
Designed from the onset to be portable and quick to mount and dismount and fit into a Luton lift gate truck.
Lock together using hardwood common faces, precision dowels and lever clamps.
Actuators and guide rails/bearings supported on 2 x 2 leg frames
Boards stored/transported on 2 stacking mobile racks.
Mimic Panel and Electronics Racks units have braked casters fitted.
With my aversion to crawling under the boards and the complexity of the wiring a different approach was essential.
A system of stands were employed to hold the boards on their sides, whereby, boards could be connected together and wiring could be installed and fully tested.
Wiring for mobile offered many challenges, but this method enabled comprehensive testing prior to re-assembly.
