| 19-10 17:58:09 | soccrdad30 | okay, that would work |
| 19-10 17:57:19 | rvn2001 | Those might work. I used the "joint" of a flexible straw for a culvert pipe. |
| 19-10 17:56:10 | soccrdad30 | I hope some of the straws I have been collecting are useful |
| 19-10 17:55:32 | rvn2001 | Sometimes we use what we have... |
| 19-10 17:55:07 | soccrdad30 | at the time, I did not think about that |
| 19-10 17:54:39 | rvn2001 | Yup...plastic tubes would work better. |
| 19-10 17:54:10 | soccrdad30 | and my goal it to make them lighter, my first car is heavy because I used solid rods for the tanks |
| 19-10 17:53:18 | soccrdad30 | yes |
| 19-10 17:52:59 | rvn2001 | For the helium tank cars? |
| 19-10 17:52:22 | soccrdad30 | I have a few 40' box cars that I can cut up |
| 19-10 17:52:12 | rvn2001 | Sounds like some good projects. |
| 19-10 17:51:45 | soccrdad30 | for some C&O covered hoppers, and for US Navy helium tank cars, I think I want to make a few more |
| 19-10 17:50:37 | rvn2001 | For what? |
| 19-10 17:50:15 | soccrdad30 | I have some more K4 decals coming next week |
| 19-10 17:49:48 | soccrdad30 | okay |
| 19-10 17:49:19 | rvn2001 | That's between the edges of the raodbeds |
| 19-10 17:48:16 | soccrdad30 | oh, they seem father than that |
| 19-10 17:47:10 | rvn2001 | They're less than 10 feet apart on the modules. |
| 19-10 17:45:43 | rvn2001 | ...or equipment. |
| 19-10 17:45:17 | soccrdad30 | even if the tracks were about 20 feet apart? |
| 19-10 17:44:35 | rvn2001 | It would be ballast on the real thing. |
| 19-10 17:44:17 | rvn2001 | You have to do something between the tracks... |
| 19-10 17:43:08 | soccrdad30 | okay, I will keep that in mind |
| 19-10 17:42:23 | rvn2001 | but mostly ballast |
| 19-10 17:42:10 | rvn2001 | Yup. I sometimes mix in some weeds too. |
| 19-10 17:41:40 | soccrdad30 | so just a covering of ballast? |
| 19-10 17:41:01 | rvn2001 | I run a bead of white glue between them, smear it to the edges of the tracks with my finger and sprinkle on the ballast. |
| 19-10 17:39:51 | soccrdad30 | I wasn't thinking of ballasting between the main lines since there is a considerable distance between them |
| 19-10 17:38:25 | soccrdad30 | okay |
| 19-10 17:38:19 | rvn2001 | ...and throw in some weeds sometimes too. |
| 19-10 17:38:05 | rvn2001 | I ballast between the main lines. |
| 19-10 17:37:49 | rvn2001 | I have 7 now, only 6 complete. |
| 19-10 17:37:38 | soccrdad30 | I have noticed that some will ballast between the main lines, and other don't |
| 19-10 17:36:55 | soccrdad30 | that, I have not done, but I only have one module ready |
| 19-10 17:36:20 | rvn2001 | I ballast the sides of the track, though. |
| 19-10 17:36:09 | soccrdad30 | okay, same so far with me |
| 19-10 17:35:57 | rvn2001 | I only use the screws. |
| 19-10 17:35:29 | soccrdad30 | do you use glue to help hold down the track, and what kind do you use? |
| 19-10 17:34:59 | rvn2001 | ...and less joints to go bad. |
| 19-10 17:34:41 | soccrdad30 | less points of contact, the better |
| 19-10 17:34:39 | rvn2001 | mee too. |
| 19-10 17:34:20 | rvn2001 | I was surprised. |
| 19-10 17:34:11 | soccrdad30 | the holes are drilled for the 110mm track, but in the longer modules I like to use the 220 or 440 lengths |
| 19-10 17:33:34 | rvn2001 | Yup |
| 19-10 17:33:16 | soccrdad30 | from CMR? |
| 19-10 17:32:58 | rvn2001 | ...although...the holes for the outside line on my new end modules were wrong... |
| 19-10 17:32:10 | soccrdad30 | right... |
| 19-10 17:32:03 | soccrdad30 | I have not bought from CMR for quite a while |
| 19-10 17:31:51 | rvn2001 | CMR does the holes for you. |
| 19-10 17:31:30 | soccrdad30 | Denniston |
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