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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by mondotrains Personally, I don't think the approach is going to work and I'd bet that a lot of guys don't know what the guys talking about when he speaks of the material to attach the Tortoise to the layout because he never used the word "Velcro", which most people would know about. [/quote] He probably didn't use the word "Velcro" because it's a trademark of a specific brand, and not a generic description. There are many other vendors of the hook-and-loop stuff, and if you look at their package, they don't say "Velcro" either. That said, I never thought of mounting a Tortoise with it -- I use hot glue to mount mine. I'm about to add another one to the layout, and I think I'll try the h&l method to see how it works. But not the dowel -- I like Joe F.'s idea of drilling a 1/2" hole and using tape on the bottom of the turnout to cover it for ballasting. The bigger hole and h&l tape will give me a better shot of getting it aligned the first time. [:)]
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