Weathering and Installing Code 55 Flex Track: Part 4

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A bunch of people have asked me how I secure my track to the road bed so I've put together a short tutorial on how I do it on my model railroad. In addition I talk about how I weather the track. Hopefully you can use some of the ideas I demonstrate on your layout.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Flex
• Track
• Scale
• Model
• Railroad
• weathering
• scenery
• arts
• crafts
• hobby

[mecrazy5]

i use peco code 100 n gauge track (british)

i find it to be a neusance, the sleepers fall off and its a bugger to get in shape, do you have this problem?

[thebige61]

No, it's a lot easier to bend.

[monkeybuttmovies123]

If I have a dc controler would I have to do that

[RFXCasey]

@LorianaVixen

I think the reason is to help compensate for expansion and contraction of the track as the climate varies. If you solder all your track without leaving room for expansion and contraction you will have warpage.

[phillip1shields]

whats the point in soldering when you can just use fishplates

[LorianaVixen]

Umm.. My background is mostly in electronics, though I have always loved trains... I was wondering if there is any reason not to add just a touch of paste flux on the back of the rail just prior to slipping the joiner on.... this *should* cause the solder to suck in between the rail and joiner much better.

[Airomaster121]

hey thebig61 im kinda sorta new to modle railroading iv mostly made model rr layouts just for fun but now i wont to do a real layout and i have a few questions like whats the cheapest/best ddc setup for beginners and id like to know what kind of scenery should i do fo instance forest desert mountan ect.CAN YOU HELP?

[trainmandan05]

yeah that's happened to me before nothing better than having a sharp hobby nife go through your skin!

[ZetanCrisp]

That's a really neat tip placing the sections of solder on the rail first, easier than trying to hold a coil of solder at the same time, etc.. Thanks :)