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Re: Train table construction and securing track
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Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:51:47 GMT
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I've been working on building a roadbed for the track with plates. So far I've
only got roadbed under 1 straight, 4 curves and then 2 more straights. It's
looking pretty good so far but I've got a long way to go. I haven't been able
to work on it lately but when it's done this part of the layout will be 12 1/2
feet long with 7 1/2 feet on roadbed 2 plates deep, up to a couple bricks in
some areas. I've been covering most of the table surface with baseplate then
building up from there.
For the curves I worked in the plates where I could. It took quite a while,
trial and error fitting some pieces in and removing others till it fit good.
Because I used black plates you really don't notice the small gaps under the
track. I was thinking of using tiles but I don't think I've got that many, but
I think that would work if you've got the tiles.
As for scenery below track level I've used different height tables and then
cover the elevation changes with bricks or ... BURPs, kinda like rollin hills.
I too don't have as many bricks as Conan, but get by with what I have.
Let me know what you come up with, always looking for new ideas.
Tom
In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
> I'm wondering how people secure their track to their train tables. I've
> been thinking about the possibility of building up a foundation of
> bricks to be able to have some scenery below track level. I know someone
> has a web page which shows some "close enough" points to secure curved
> track, but I'm curious as to how various people have dealt with this
> issue.
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> I'm not planning on as thick a foundation as GMLTC uses, but would like
> at least a couple bricks high. I've also toyed with the idea of building
> a roadbed, which of course would give me an extra brick or two height
> with only a tremendous number of bricks as opposed to an obscene number
> of bricks - can you say lots of black slopes service packs?
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> Hm, just did some math, maybe I won't be building a foundation, my 4'x6'
> table will consume about 4350 2x4 bricks for EACH layer.... That would
> probably end up being 6 or more 1200pc tubs per layer (using all bricks
> in the tub). Man, Conan has a lot of bricks...
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> Maybe instead I'll use a scheme of raising baseplates (only need the
> area of about 34 32x32 base plates - still a lot, plus about 300 2x2 or
> so bricks per layer to make suppors (using 9 columns per baseplate)). Or
> maybe I'll skip the idea entirely (of course the real cheating way would
> be to make a "cookie cutter" table just like a normal model railroad).
>
> --
> Frank Filz
>
> -----------------------------
> Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com
> Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) I've had to deal with this in my roundhouse. (The 'securing track' part not the 'scenery below track level' so much.) Near the turntable, I've used the screw holes in the center tie to keep the rials aligned near the turntable itself. However, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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