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OK, I have finished gluing the main roof supports to the two transverse girders. As you see from post #102, I starting from the outside and worked may way in, alternating sides as I did. Why? Seemed like the thing to do. I am still debating if I'm going to add additional structure to this setup, as the gentleman, that I referenced, did in his 1/48 scale build. I can definitely see the need for it in that scale, but in 1/72 it may be overkill and a time waster.
...and now you can plainly see the need for an elevated work surface. Both ends of each main trestle have a dip at the end that will fit into notches in the wall reinforcement girders.
Before I attach the actual roof, I figured I better directed my attention to interior lighting. Terry's advise confirmed my own and I called on the experts at Trainland (www.trainworld.com), in Lynbrook, New York and came away with the set-up you see here. It seems to take the difficulty out of lighting buildings and I think with a little nip and tuck I can make it into something quite serviceable and visually appealing. It's all solid state LEDs and the only complaint that I have is that one of the four lights that I bought didn't work right out of the package!
Oh well. First world problem. Guess I gotta schlep back to one of my favorite childhood haunts. (No kidding. If you had asked me when I was a pre-teen where I would rather go, Disney World or Trainland, odds are I would have picked Trainland! It was that magical! Even today when I look back on the trips made there with my Dad, when they still had a huge mountain train layout in the window, I think: "It doesn't get much better than this". So, go ahead, twist my arm! 
) Incidently, fans of the late HBO series "The Sopranos" will be interested to learn that the scene in which Big Pussy gets whacked was filmed in this very store.
