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Hi
Just retrieved my old layout from my parent's house where it has languished in the shed for 6 years, stood on end. Apart from the odd snail trail running across the scenery it looks not too bad. However looking at the track layout I see some real bloomers in the way I laid it out and despite some good scenery feel inclined to start over.
New idea is run a line around the shed walls instead of a 6x2.5 foot base board, with terminus station/goods yard one end, goods, and turn table other end and station half way along.
1. Board Construction
So any tips on base board construction, the old one was sundeala board? with insulation board on top of that.- very heavy on 2x1 pine frame.
2.Ballasting?
Should I use underlay?- on the last one I did not and glued /pinned straight to the board, ballasting with so called 'N gauge grey scatter material which in looks like boulder size lumps of rock rather than ballast, any new products to true scale out there?
3. Tips on cleaning old track, points from old board?
4. Engines are coming out of storage in boxes, what gear oil to use?
Thanks in advance
Just retrieved my old layout from my parent's house where it has languished in the shed for 6 years, stood on end. Apart from the odd snail trail running across the scenery it looks not too bad. However looking at the track layout I see some real bloomers in the way I laid it out and despite some good scenery feel inclined to start over.
New idea is run a line around the shed walls instead of a 6x2.5 foot base board, with terminus station/goods yard one end, goods, and turn table other end and station half way along.
1. Board Construction
So any tips on base board construction, the old one was sundeala board? with insulation board on top of that.- very heavy on 2x1 pine frame.
2.Ballasting?
Should I use underlay?- on the last one I did not and glued /pinned straight to the board, ballasting with so called 'N gauge grey scatter material which in looks like boulder size lumps of rock rather than ballast, any new products to true scale out there?
3. Tips on cleaning old track, points from old board?
4. Engines are coming out of storage in boxes, what gear oil to use?
Thanks in advance
