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removable/replacable track
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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removable/replacable track
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:16 AM
I am just about to start my first layout since helping my father design and build his first layout some 15 years ago. I have not had the space to design and build my own layout since and have not had anything to do with model trains (apart from the dream) since then. Hence this question;
Due to space restrictions (and keeping the wife happy) is ist possible to have a connecting bridge that can be removed with ease and simply placed back without too much difficulty so that two layouts can interact?
I guess this has been answered before, but i only just thought of it.
Thanks for any reply!
Cheers from Australia
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retsignalmtr
Member since
February 2002
From: Westchester NY
1,747 posts
Posted by
retsignalmtr
on Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:36 AM
i made a bridge module for my n scale layout that spans a doorway that is about 56" long. i made i with a wood platform 2" thick and about 6" wide and layered it with 3 " of foam insulation then i carved out a valley and a stream bed. i made some trestle bents out of styrene and used 5 atlas plate girder bridges to span the valley .i laid in the track and ballasted it before i cut the gaps in the rails to lift out the bridge. i used guide pins that i made to keep the module aligned when it is in use. it lifts right out and drops in when needed. i've got to build another one to span a 6' sliding door on the other end of my layout.
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