New Ho train Kit

[Jhanecker2]

Gentlemen :  I do hope you all have a Happy New Year .  Jbrock27  , you heard right it was on the internet recently .   I was a fan of both the Addams Family and the Munsters , both shows  created an interesting perspective on family social interactions .    Being  called  "pedantic"  is not the worst thing  I have been called , some of that is true ,  but  I was  A Quality Control /  Assurance  Inspector and it definitely comes with the job .  Been looking through catalogs  and trying to get the shop cleaned out & more organized so that  I could actually do some modeling .  First day of a new year and Hope springs eternal .     Have a Good Evening. John2 .

[MrMoose]

A little update:

I have the foam board laid down, and I have all my track except for one turn out which should be here soon.
I will post pictures soon. Thats it for now.

[MrMoose]

Here is a pic of my progress with my layout.

[jbrock27]

Looking good Moose is Loose   What's the grade come to on the risers?

[MrMoose]

3 degrees

[guslcp]

Grades are usually defined in terms of percentages.  In other words, the change in elevation per 100 units of track, such as a 3% grade, which is a 3 inch rise over 100 inches of run.
So, what is the grade in these terms..??

Gus.

[MrMoose]

3%, 3%,3%,3% hope you got that...lol

[ebtnut]

OK, here's pedantic.  In 1866 the Lehigh Valley RR and the Lehigh and Mahanoy RR were consolidated.  The master mechanic designed a new freight locomotive and to commemorate the merged rail lines he call the 2-8-0 type a Consolidation.  The name stuck and is still used today. 

[rogertra]

And the 2-8-2 was allegedly first used in Japan, hence the name "Mikado".

Cheers

Roger T.

[electrical whiz kid]

Don't rely only on what you have for supports.  Put some cross-bracing on the assembly.  You will be better off; especially if the existing set-up takes a nice sharp blow.
SGT C.

[MrMoose]

Well I got a little more work done on my layout. I drilled the holes for all the turnout wiring to go thru the plywood.
I glued the incline and decline down to the foam board and I glued the track down to the incline and decline foam.
Installed all the magnets to my spurs. Now I can start fastening the track to the foam.... In order for the screws to hold I have to go thru 2" of foam and into the plywood. The screws have to be 3" long for that to work. I'm going to drill a small hole thru the ez track between to ties and then countersink the hole so the screw head will be flush with the top of the ties. This way if I want or need to remove track i can do it with out messing with dry glue. Got my track all screwed down. Now I can start on all the wiring.

TooT, TooT...Keep on railroading!!!

[jbrock27]

Where did you find these screws?  And what size (not length) are they Moosey?

[MrMoose]

Where did you find these screws?  And what size (not length) are they Moosey?

They are #8 drywall screws. I would of liked to use #6 but they don't make them 3" long just 2-1/2".
If I would of went with just 1" foam then I would of had no issues with length.

[jbrock27]

I like the idea, but weren't the heads of the screws too big to fit between the ties?  I guess when you countersunk, you had to take some material away from the ties so the screw head was flush with the roadbed, while fitting between 2 ties?

[jward]

wouldn't it be better to test your track before you screw it down? also, you will want to make sure you don't screw down too tight or you will deform the track.