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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by coldcrow the worst thing i did on my layout, was started to put the gravel around the tracks before i painted everything and grassed it up. i had to remove all track gravel and rip out the track and the bed,[:(]. what a waste of time and money[V] [/quote] I made that mistake too - ended up using large quantities of weeds/foliage to cover the unpainted bits (doesn't look too bad). Apart from that, my two greatest mistakes were: Fitting Peco switch machines under the board - all the hassle of cutting the hole, then ballasting round it (still have a hole under the switch!). Will only surface-mount them from now on. Disguising them is easier than cutting holes in the board! Buying McHenry under-track uncoupling magnets - those things were a pain to fit, and then uncoupled anything crossing them, even if you didn't want to! I'll be using Kadee between the rail delayed uncouplers from now on as they're superb.
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