Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Changes made - pulled track and repainted


I decided to make some changes now, rather than wish I had later on. I pulled all the track and bedding, and repainted all the base so that it just would look better. Then before continuing I changed two of the bottom boards, sliding them out to give me a ten inch margin on each side to rest the power box, controls, tools, trains, etc. Then I nailed the 3 boards in place and started laying the bedding and track again. Now each section is being tested as I've hooked up the power box for the trains. I run the engine at the slowest and at the highest speeds, looking for any problems in track. At this point I've hook up the power at the middle on one side of long length, and then over on the other side. I also made one of the slopes more gradual of an incline. Using a grinder, one can slope sections of the bedding for special inclines.

I've changed the basic design, as you can see. There is a loose section of bedding on the center of the board, where I may decide to place part of the track.

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