OCN Guy
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This year I did a total redo of the Christmas layout. I pulled everything off, new track, risers, tunnel and portals to put down, snow... everything.
I tore everything off, then built my tunnel the way Woodland Scenic says to...
Except it doesn't work so well in reality. They say to use plaster cloth as a hinge. Nope. the tunnel sags. so, I took chips and pieces of broken tunnel liner, cemented it in place with runny hydrocal, let it sit upside down, and then when it dried, added more plaster cloth to the outside.
Risers now installed... I used what was left over from my N scale layout, doubling the 2% to make 4% incline. This year the layout is still a circle, next year I'll expand it to a dogbone or figure 8 with spurs.
track installed... partly. I used Atlas 842 Terminal Joiners for all my rail joiners, and Atlas code 100 flex track.
I wired up all the wiring to the Bachmann power pack that came with my Christmas train. when that burns out, i'll get an MRC power supply.
Last step with track... I gulped, and used some Rubyfluid solder flux, my radio shack soldering iron and some ancient radio shack solder... and soldered all the rail joiners! I know I did overkill on the wiring, but I wanted to make sure my track had consistent power.
I tore everything off, then built my tunnel the way Woodland Scenic says to...
Except it doesn't work so well in reality. They say to use plaster cloth as a hinge. Nope. the tunnel sags. so, I took chips and pieces of broken tunnel liner, cemented it in place with runny hydrocal, let it sit upside down, and then when it dried, added more plaster cloth to the outside.
Risers now installed... I used what was left over from my N scale layout, doubling the 2% to make 4% incline. This year the layout is still a circle, next year I'll expand it to a dogbone or figure 8 with spurs.
track installed... partly. I used Atlas 842 Terminal Joiners for all my rail joiners, and Atlas code 100 flex track.
I wired up all the wiring to the Bachmann power pack that came with my Christmas train. when that burns out, i'll get an MRC power supply.
Last step with track... I gulped, and used some Rubyfluid solder flux, my radio shack soldering iron and some ancient radio shack solder... and soldered all the rail joiners! I know I did overkill on the wiring, but I wanted to make sure my track had consistent power.
