"N"SCALE FREEZE

[Anonymous]

[:D]Hi it's me again!! there is one more [?] for ya, here it is, our layout is in a room that is not insulated yet, we live in a area that can get cold like it is this week. with the temps at night around the 20's. Do I need to use a covering of some type? And if so what kind of covering should I use? Does anybody have any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

I would say that if the room does not freeze, there would be nothing to worry about. On the other hand, you could notice some performance changes with lubrication of certain types. But I seriously doubt it.

[TurboOne]

My train hobby just got more expensive. The temp dropped down to the low 30s at night. And in the garage, it is "cold enough to freeze the balls on a brass monkey." Looks like it is daytime trains for me for a while. Good thing we have the indoor EZtrack for Thomas. I will be moving to the little set at night.

Tim

[Anonymous]

I used to have an HO scale layout in an uninsulated, unheated single car garage, and the winter time temps could be in the low teens to single digits at night, and I never experienced any weather related problems with the railroad, or with the equipment.

Mac

[n2mopac]

I had a garage layout once in Texas where the winter lows reached freezing and the summer highs reached 100+. The biggest problem I faced was expansion and contraction causing my modeled water to crack and some track to buckle.

Ron

[douginut]

AHA! you are the folks that buy and need the rotaries in their layouts.
to clear the actual snow that blows in through the windows

Doug, in Utah

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by douginut

AHA! you are the folks that buy and need the rotaries in their layouts.
to clear the actual snow that blows in through the windows

Doug, in Utah

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