Hello All
After installing 2 sets of Woodland Scenics 2% grade incline sets I have to say they've dropped the ball in quality control. Both sets have a couple spots where there is a very noticable drop between sections. A good eight inch in 2 spots in both sections. They aren't even close in alignment and the surface is level. I'm fixing it with plaster cloth but it's cut foam for crying out loud. I think it's time to find another place other than China for companies to have their products produced.
Springfield PA
That's not good at all. They can't even cut a piece of foam straight, ...wow.
Don't even get me started with quality control and Chinese products. I've had so many defective items recently, I want to scream.
Remember the old saying, ""you get what you pay for..." Well this saying doesn't hold true for Chinese manufacturers. Cheap items, AND expensive items are the same low quality.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
I have installed them on my layout and was very impressed with the steady grade they provided. My grade has no dips or anything unacceptable. The transition from grade to level at the top needed a minor sanding to eliminate the sharp edge but that's a minor problem.
I don't know if they are/were made in China or not. I prefer to not purchase Chinese stuff but after seeing how easy making grades is with the Woodland Scenics stuff and having done it the "old way" for years I'm sticking with WS!
My 2 ยข,
Roger Huber
I helped a friends son build his pike using W/S foam incline risers and honestly was pretty impressed at how well they worked.his was not a super large layout so they were not cost prohibitive. Another good reason why you should check everything you buy before using it and then finding out when it's too late.I purchased a pair of Bridge abutments from Walthers and one was a tic shorter then the other it wasn't worth the effort to send them back and the bottoms on both would not be visible anyway so what did it matter. Not making excuses for W/S but they can't be expected to inspect every single box that comes off whom ever assembly line
Don't forget if you have more than one track inclining parallel around a curve the elevations won't be the same because the lineal distance is different per degree of turn. The outer track will be higher if you start the inclines at the same point.
For this reason I use the inclines for single trackage and cookie-cutter for multiple trackage around curves.
Terry
I've used them in the past and they were good with no problems. These 2 sets are definitely off. I've patched with 4 layers of plaster cloth and still need another to fix it.
Hamltnblue Hello All After installing 2 sets of Woodland Scenics 2% grade incline sets I have to say they've dropped the ball in quality control. Both sets have a couple spots where there is a very noticable drop between sections. A good eight inch in 2 spots in both sections. They aren't even close in alignment and the surface is level. I'm fixing it with plaster cloth but it's cut foam for crying out loud. I think it's time to find another place other than China for companies to have their products produced.
I'm not quite understanding what problem you're having with this. An eight inch drop in HO scale is the scale equivalent of about 50 feet. What part is not aligning? The end to end point where you join two pieces for a longer run?
TomDiehl Hamltnblue Hello All After installing 2 sets of Woodland Scenics 2% grade incline sets I have to say they've dropped the ball in quality control. Both sets have a couple spots where there is a very noticable drop between sections. A good eight inch in 2 spots in both sections. They aren't even close in alignment and the surface is level. I'm fixing it with plaster cloth but it's cut foam for crying out loud. I think it's time to find another place other than China for companies to have their products produced. I'm not quite understanding what problem you're having with this. An eight inch drop in HO scale is the scale equivalent of about 50 feet. What part is not aligning? The end to end point where you join two pieces for a longer run?
I'm afraid I can't imagine your problem. How are you off by 8 inches? I'm sure you have a problem but I just need more to go on than that first description.
I used the product on a 12 foot curved incline/descent without a problem....or at least nothing that a little razor knifing didn't correct.
I think he means 1/8 of an inch. Yes,no, maybe.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
You just cut out the bad section or a slight trim of more caulk underneath, etc.
Yes it was eighth inch. The ole spell checker didn't read my mind again
Anyhow Plaster layers is fixing it but I was surprised to have the problem with 2 kits, and I bought the kits from 2 different places.
Hamltnblue Yes it was eighth inch. The ole spell checker didn't read my mind again Anyhow Plaster layers is fixing it but I was surprised to have the problem with 2 kits, and I bought the kits from 2 different places.
OK, that answers the first question, but where did the misalignment occur?
Mis Alignment was simply a defect. Level surface but 2 sectoions were off from the rest of the set. Go figure. I've corrected it and moved on but it took several layers of plaster cloth. That stuff fixes a lot of things.