Thinking about taking The Canyon out in public, it would be nice to have something better than a folding table to put it on. While napping on New Year's Day, it came to me: a 1/8 size trestle.
2x2s for the posts (1.5 actual) scales out to 12 inch in 1/8 scale. Probably 1x1/2 bracing.
A 10' top cap would scale to 15 inches, probably adequate to support a 24 inch layout. If it's 42 or 48 inches high, standard batter would bring it out to about 28 inches wide at the bottom.
M4 or M5 hex bolts are available from Amazon in lengths up to 60 or 70mm, which would probably do the job. Or #6 washer head sheet metal screws for the ones that don't need to be removed.
I'd permanently assemble the end bents, transport them flat, then bolt on side bracing on site.
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