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Okay, so I've been building custom Santa Fe rolling stock for about 3 years now, but I am finally setting out to build my own train layout. I just recently finished my custom GP-38 Santa Fe loco with a yellow and blue war-bonnet design, but I'm (...) (15 years ago, 13-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mark: Stacy and I decided to attempt ballasting out entire layout to fix the tracks to the baseplates. By using a combination of tiles and plates, you can stick the straight, curve, and switch tracks to the baseplates quite nicely. You can (...) (15 years ago, 13-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Dave! That's exactly what I wanted to know. I appreciate your help. Mark (15 years ago, 13-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Dave, That ballast is a work of art! Love it. Mark, I've also seen people use the 2x2 turntable plate at strategic locations under curves to connect to base plates, with tiles to provide support where even the turntable doesn't line up. Can't (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! It was a lot of work over the past year, but Stacy and I have been really happy with the results. :-) (...) I have seen this as well and it is on my 'To-Do' list for my corners. I talked to a couple people at Brickworld 2009 who (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I first saw them many years ago at (URL) Matt's Train Depot>, since taken over by the NGLTC. Old, but still a great resource. The turntables don't match perfectly, but they are very close. Gail Meagher (15 years ago, 15-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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