N-Scale Layout…Phase 2
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at
6:32 am
Same N-Scale Layout as the last video, but now I added in mountains and bridges. Still all Kato UniTrack. All the hills were made with foam and a hot wire foam cutter
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Is you track mounted to a wood bed or to the foam? What do you use to secure the track?
Pete
Hi,
It is on foam and there is no wood. Because it is kato unitrack, it is very secure and in this video, actually mounted to nothing. But soon I will just glue it down to the foam. Hope that helps!
I am using O scale Atlas track. I have never built scenery before so I am a little cautious. I guess the same theory would apply to O track as HO….right? I also wonder how you create your grades. Do you lay all foam flat and cut it to form the proper grade? Or do you lay the foam at the grade angle? Thanks for your help.
Pete
Hi,
I cheat and buy the Woodland Scenics Risers that come in 1,2,and 4 percent grades. Once I lay those pieces of foam, (lay the risers on flat foam), then I build up the rest of my ordinary foam around it. The Woodland Scenics risers are pretty cheap and cost < $15 for an incline set.
Actually, see the first seconds on my newest video to see what I mean. By chance it shows what you want to learn.
Hi, Im david, Thats a nice N-scale layout im in the same scale and im starting out with woodland scenic’s sceinc ridge layout and i like your track arrangement and have plans to use Kato unitrak and expand in the future and your layout is a good example of what i want to expand to so yeah really nice layout
Hey, This is built on a 2×6 picnic table I got from home-depot so its easy to build. The bottom track is just a simple oval so if you elevate your scenic ridge track plan 6 inches, you get this! Good Luck and let me know how it goes.
2X6 huh looks bigger maybe looks big because theres two trains on two loops an upper and lower level are both connected
where do u get foam?
Hi,
Home Depot sells foam board for a great price. I think all this foam cost me around $20 total! So any big hardware store would do depending where you live.
Thanks,
John
thanx
Hi John
How do you form those mountains? bye computer program 1st, or drawing it on the foam, then cutting. Also, how deep and how high was that set! Sheesh, I need a bigger house =P LOL
Hi,
I form these mountains out of foam sheets I buy at Home Depot. I use the Woodland Scenics Hot Wire Cutter to carve it up. Usually, I just shape my mountains with little planning and by ‘eye’. Its always easy to cut more foam or move it around and when it is right, you will ’see it’ and be happy.
Thanks,
John
Very Nice! Makes me want to start on my N scale layout right now! But I still need a track plan first. *sigh*
Hi John, Can you tell me, do you have a track plan I would love to mimick this layout.
Mrock
Hi,
The bottom/lower track is a simple oval. The top track is more tricky, but just watch the trains and you will see it pretty quickly. Hope that helps!
-John
I am starting in N for the first time.. What exactly is the size of you layout? I think that you are doing a fine job at building this layout. Looking foreward to more video updates.
Hi,
The table is about 2×6 feet.
-John
You have the track laying directly on the foam with no roadbed? How well is the foam holding the track down? Did you glue it? I’m planning a layout now and I’m thinking of 3/8″ plywood but would like to use foam for the weight factor.
Hi,
Because this is Kato unitrack, it already has its own roadbed built it, so it stay very well with just a dab of glue. If this were regular Atlas track, such a trick would not work as well.
-John
ya I’ve got some old kato unitrack but they stopped selling it so i had to swich to atlas track
What is your track plan?
Love the set up!
The bottom loop is just an oval. The top is a little more tricky, just follow the Santa Fe!