N Scale Coffee Table Layout

Here is the first running of trains on my N Scale Coffee Table layout. The engine is a cheap Bachmann GP50 pulling 23 mixed goods wagons and a brake van up and around 9-3/4" radius grades.

There's some pics here of the layout in a much more complete form. Still some more to go though before it's finished.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29076312@N05/

And yes there are a pair of cockatiels in the background!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Scale
• Gauge
• Coffee
• Table
• Layout
• Trains
• Locomotive

[mjtunstall1976]

just a pop question, how do you hold the track with? glue or what? cheers

[Derrwint]

@mjtunstall1976 Track is laid on cork strips, and held in place with track pins which are like very fine flat head nails, Peco make them. Track is the ballasted with fine rock or n-scale ballast and a 50-50 or so mix of white woodworking glue and water with a drop of washing up detergent is used, applied with an eye dropper to hold it all in place.

[mjtunstall1976]

@Derrwint one more thing which board did you use i use a light ply board as train tracks thanks

[Derrwint]

@mjtunstall1976 Hi, both the base board and the base for all raised track was MDF, roughly 12" for the main board and 1/4" for the raised track bed. MDF is typically not the best material, a good ply being better but having said that I haven't had any problems with it.

[Derrwint]

The base board is 1200mm x 600mm, and there is roughly eight or so metres of track used for the complete run, with extra for the sidings on the inside. Track is a mixture of flex, 9-3/4" and 11" radius Atlas set track.

[pops51201]

do you have a pet cocateal

[Derrwint]

@pops51201

Yes that is a cockatiel in the background.

[t44florida]

Nice job. Did a similar try with spiraling track with altitude but got a lot of derails. After seeing yours I think about giving it another try.

[IstvanN1961]

@Derrwint

A little less than 4' X 2' for those of us in the US.

[rootbear31]

How much track is that and whats the dementions of the table?

Please and thank you i wanna build one as a table my self =)