Woodland Scenics Track Bed - N Scale Model Railway Adventures #3

[@ModelMinutes]

Trains! Yay!

[@t.j.lemaster8653]

Oh he also has a Sci-Fi train layout that he's working on that's all Star Wars that's actually built on his wall and part of his entertainment center in the basement

[@garyjust.johnson1436]

Nice!

[@markfergerson2145]

If it was me, I'd clamp the two halves together so that they match perfectly, then drill new holes to bolt them together (and plug the old ones so I didn't use them by mistake; I've done things like that before). That way the halves will align themselves when you set it up for use.

[@HerbertErpaderp]

This is in fact what I just did today haha. I thought about it a lot and hoped I could get away without having to re-drill holes. But I figured I would save effort and pain in the long run so I did it. Had to buy some more clamps, and clamped it with some wood across the gap, which I probably should have done in the first place, but it didn't occur to me. The biggest pain was removing the alignment dowels, and I haven't put them back yet. I might not at all... Things seem aligned a lot better at least.

[@markfergerson2145]

@@HerbertErpaderp Haha great minds and all that.

[@conway573]

Purchased three boxes at a great price on eBay…didn’t like that the road bed was not “spilt” like cork…if you turn the road bed over you’ll notice a faint line down the middle…I set up my band saw (thin kerf cut @ 1/32”) with a centered jig and split the road bed into two pieces…length wise…🤨 Much easier laying on curves…and straights…installed just like cork without the drying-out issue. Worked for me…just saying…😎

[@t.j.lemaster8653]

If you haven't already you should check out Jason Jensen trains.. very interesting KZbin channel with cool tips he has a very large layout in his basement with a city tons of train Bridges and even a little Harbor !

[@HerbertErpaderp]

I've seen some of his videos. They're very good

[@trekanbelluvitsh]

You can hide the gaps between the track beds in mud... sorry, wrong hobby branch... i like seeing you building your model railway not the perfect way. A little adventure to watch.