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Thanks everyone, Ive been practicing this morning with some scrap track and I think Ive got it now. I did melt a few ties the first few times but my last few attempts I didnt. Flextrack is new to me but I think Im going to really like it once I get it down. I like the idea of having fewer joints...

Hey Bill, thanks for the info but if I may be more specific. I guess what I was asking was do you solder the tops then grind or smooth the joint or put a dab on the bottom or sides?? Where exaxctly should the solder be in the connectors?? Many thanks Bill, and where in WV are you?

Hey guys, Im getting ready to put together a new layout using flextrack so I did a few searches here and read where some made references to soldering the track together before making a radius with it?? Are the standard track connectors not enough to hold them properly or????? Could anyone...

Im sure most here are familar with scenic glue like that sold by Woodland Scenics, however given the price of it I was searching for alternatives and wondered what you guys use on your layouts. Especially for things like making trees, grass flocking, securing track ballast and so on. With the WS...

Trainclown, tell me about that locomotive in your post there. Looks interesting....

Hey thanks for the comments everyone, it was fun doing this and Im looking forward to doing some more of it. The scale is HO. The openings are a bit bigger than needed but they will get a portal in front later on then I'll just blend them in I guess. Lester, my son is 9 and seems to be into this...

Hey folks, this is my first attempt at making a mountain for my new layout. Any opinions or suggestions would be welcome. My son and I made this thing last night and it went pretty good all considered. Been out of this hobby for about 25 years but am getting back into it now and Im loving it all...

Hey everyone thanks for the help. I was beating my head against the wall for a few days over this but thanks to this forum I have the answers I needed! Actually have a nice 4-4-0 coming my way in a few days and Im bidding on another one right now. Once again thanks everyone!!

Well thanks to all who replied, what a huge help you folks are! Great forum here. Thanks to your help and a little more research I have the answers I needed, have identified the type of locomotives of the era and currently have one on order and Im bidding on another one right now! Very cool...

I hope this would be the correct place to post this Im new to the Gauge here. Im hoping someone can help me identify these locomotives, both are of course Civil War era and since this is the type of layout Im interested in doing I wanted to make sure I got the right era of train! Thought that...

Hey thats true! Never thought about that. Thanks for the help, I have been able to locate some information thought its been slow going. I think I could settle for knowing what locos were used in the area here (Shenendoah Valley) and go with that. As long as its period correct that should work...

Greetings everyone, new member here. Also new to this hobby, well kind of new again as I was into it some as a kid like we all were I suppose. Im doing some extensive research before I begin building a layout and right now Im looking at doing a Civil War era layout based on the VA Central and...