[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (1ngram @ 31 Dec 2008, 18:10) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Someone at Warley told me thnat the P4 guys had abandoned pinning their track and just used double sided sticky tape to hold it in place prior to gluing the ballast. Anyone tried this method? For glue I use dilute Copydex as it doesn't glue rock solid and if you make a major booboo and have to life it all it just (?) peels off (with a bit of effort).

*** Either that or just glue - It'd be fair to say that most P4 and EM modellers never pinned their track in the first place.

But remember that while thats OK for scale BS95R chared bullhead track or finer profile flat bottom rail such as code 75 and smaller, Code 100 has much more tendency to need securing as the rail is far thicker.

Personally I only glue the track, with no pins ever used anywhere. If you use a non-waterproof glue you can always adjust simply by wetting the area, moving it ad re-weighting until the glue dries again.

Richard

 

[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (mvrnut @ 2 Jan 2009, 02:08) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi there Richard,
You mention that you use a non-waterproof glue for securing the track down. Am i correct in thinking this is PVA ? Or is it something else?
Thanks,
mvrnut

***Yes, PVA is fine - in this case, quality isn't so much of an an issue, however lower quality PVA tnds to have a lower proportion of fillers and can be a little glossy, so a good quality glue is preferable.

Richard