Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 39 minutes ago
In this fourth installment of building my layout, I get the track laid.
Having an accurate track plan will aid in getting the centerlines marked in their correct locations. Once the locations of the turnouts are determined, I drilled an oval hole for the switch point machines. Then I used cheap caulk spread very thin to attach the Woodland Scenics Track-Bed and code 83 Walthers turnouts and Peco flex track.
The rail web is a little thicker on the Walthers rail, so I had to spread open one end of a rail joiner to get it to slide on, and still match up to the Peco rail profile.
Also, the ties on the Walthers turnouts are a little thinner than the Peco flex, so I had to use plastic shims to match the two brands.
In a later video, I will show how I installed the Blue Point manual switch controllers, and Circuitron Tortoise slow motion machines.
These videos are being edited way after the work was completed. So I have actually been operating the layout for over 10 months with no derailments.
You can follow my Facebook page (Signal Up Productions) for regular layout updates!
Questions? Hit me up down below!
In this fourth installment of building my layout, I get the track laid.
Having an accurate track plan will aid in getting the centerlines marked in their correct locations. Once the locations of the turnouts are determined, I drilled an oval hole for the switch point machines. Then I used cheap caulk spread very thin to attach the Woodland Scenics Track-Bed and code 83 Walthers turnouts and Peco flex track.
The rail web is a little thicker on the Walthers rail, so I had to spread open one end of a rail joiner to get it to slide on, and still match up to the Peco rail profile.
Also, the ties on the Walthers turnouts are a little thinner than the Peco flex, so I had to use plastic shims to match the two brands.
In a later video, I will show how I installed the Blue Point manual switch controllers, and Circuitron Tortoise slow motion machines.
These videos are being edited way after the work was completed. So I have actually been operating the layout for over 10 months with no derailments.
You can follow my Facebook page (Signal Up Productions) for regular layout updates!
Questions? Hit me up down below!
