mlehman Another tip on handling ME track. If you're in the basement working on the layout -- as many are -- then the top of a dryer or washing machine can help you out.
Another tip on handling ME track. If you're in the basement working on the layout -- as many are -- then the top of a dryer or washing machine can help you out.
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrainMy layout is in my basement, but the washing machine and dryer are upstairs in the laundry room. Now what? Super Angry
Time to install an elevator -- or a second laundry room in the basement?
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
mlehman richhotrain My layout is in my basement, but the washing machine and dryer are upstairs in the laundry room. Now what? Super Angry Time to install an elevator -- or a second laundry room in the basement?
richhotrain My layout is in my basement, but the washing machine and dryer are upstairs in the laundry room. Now what? Super Angry
Some of us do get stuck in our ways. I learned how to lay track the old way back in the 70's and 80's by laying it on a center-line. Because I lay track to conform to the center-line which I drew based on a curve drew with a trammel or from scale drawings, it's easier to use the springy flex track - it conforms quite nicely. I have to battle with the stiff flextrack to get it to conform to curves - what stiff track I have now will mostly be used in straight sections in a yard.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
riogrande5761 I have to battle with the stiff flextrack to get it to conform to curves
There is definately a learning curve the first time you use track that stays where you put it. I had a few GRRRRR! moments myself until I figured it out. The secret for me was working the curve from the end of the piece backwards instead of bending as you go. I should have probably looked for a video on how to do it first. I was ready to go right back to springy track when I first took a crack at the stiff stuff, but I stuck it out and now prefer the stiff stuff. It's splitting hairs for me though.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
It is considerably more expensive now, but still on the lower end of flex track prices. I think it looks almost as good as the others, and it flexes really easily. Thanks!
I used ModelPower c100 track at a buck a stick back in the day, I thick it's $1.80 a stick now from Trainworld, they've also got c83 now. I liked it because it had better detail and smaller track spike heads. Upper photo is Atlas lower, photo is ModelPower.
Jay
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