Sooo, I needed a stable Loco Cradle in a hurry...
(I do hate when inspriation to Get-a-Job-Done strikes, but you can't lay hands on that tool you really need right this moment...
...fantastic way to waste valuable/rare time and effort, searching for the tool you need just to get-started...)

- couple of pieces of Foamcore, and an offcut of corner-packing foam
(a piece of lint-free offcut material, say the front of a discarded cotton T-shirt, could also work in a pinch)

Is it really December? Let's see your latest layout and workbench projects! Share your notes and photos on this forum thread.

Eric

Eric Hansmann
Contributing Editor, Model Railroad Hobbyist

Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

I'm currently constructing a scaled-down version of Union Pacific's diesel service facility opened in Salt Lake City in 1955.  The interior will be detailed and include an EMD GP9 being serviced (using a "blue box" dummy unit, Walthers 567 prime mover, and Cannon Company doors).  My hope is to carefully cut away the existing doors on one side of the shell then install the Cannon Company doors in their open positions so the prime mover is visible.