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Thanks Donni, glad you enjoyed the show. If there's any more tips or things you'd like to know, don't hesitate to get in touch and we'll help where we can.
One tip I have seen is not to hammer the track pins completely home. Leave a small gap between the head of the pin and the sleeper. It makes it easier to get the pin out should you wish to reposition the track. Great video. Well explained.
Cheers for the tips on track laying Dave. I personally prefer pins. Cork sounds fantastic for underlay. This vids really given me some ideas!👍🍺🍻🚂🚃🚃🚃🚄🚅🚉🛸😷😁👍
Another excellent video Dave with some helpful tips. What thickness of cork would you advise using for a OO Hornby set track underlay? I assume it's a job with a sharp knife to create the chamfered shoulder on the cork.
Great video Dave would you recommend cutting the cork right to the sleepers or just short ? Also can you do a point Ballasting how to video.Keep up the good work.
Hi Richard, as above, leave a gap (I'd suggest about 0.8mm for OO gauge track) either side of the edge of the sleepers to give the ballast an authentic looking shoulder. We'll look at producing ballasting videos in the future, too.
Another Excellent video and I will certainly be employing your recommendations. I have been told that Peco Unifrogs (code 55) are a good option but will they work OK with Set Track (code 80) N Gauge or should I throw away the set track that came with the Castle Pullman dcc Train Set and buy new track? As there is an obvious difference between Code 80 and Code 55 are they compatible.? I am sure other people out there might be asking the same question if they want to extend their new Train Set. Thanks
Hi Malcolm, thanks for the question. We understand that Peco will be introducing Code 80 unifrog points soon however it is possible to combine the two types. The two types of rail will join together using the standard Peco rail joiners (SL-310) but the sleepers are at different heights, so you may need to add a small layer of card (or other material) under the code 55 sections of track. Otherwise you shouldn't have any issues connecting Code 80 to 55.
Guys, great video with some excellent tips, however there is one massive snag at present and that is no of us can get any track or points to lay on our layouts. When will Peco supply you enough stock that the majority of people that need trackwork can get hold of some. Whilst it is not your fault it is the fault of poor management at Peco, they are letting the whole model industry down. We have all suffered with issues of Covid but factories in all other spheres of business are open and in production so what's the issue at Peco.
