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The layout is about 2' x 4' and I am using acid flux. Is there non-acid flux? I stopped soldering till I got better advice anyway. I did some practice with scraps and the solder don't stick without the flux. It is difficult to work with and I thought about not doing it, but I spent $ on it and...

Thank you EZ

I have decided to hold off on soldering till at least tommorow night. I have been awake for over 36 hours with very little to eat and need to play around with it some more and get to the hobby shop first. Plus I may change the design a little even though I am finally happy with the way it looks...

Thanks Jim. I did not even think of practicing first. I do have spare track and My old base to practice with. I do have a brand new soldering iron and enough solder to last till I die. Plenty of flux also. I am just not sure if I should do it yet. The base has been painted an earth tone and the...

I think I am ready to start soldering. I have not done this before and am not sure. When do you begin to solder your track? Roch

WOW!!! No wonder it's eyes were closed in the first pic. Roch

I took some horrid pics of it using my roomies web cam. Now I just have to have a cocktail to calm down and figure out how to add the best of the worste to a reply. fun fun fun sign1

Thanks, I will try all of that if the hobby shop I bought it at won't just swap me out a new one. They are really cool about that. Right now I do have a couple switches that work fine and the base coat of paint on my new layout is dry so I am going to lay some track and have fun. Thank...

Very very sweet bro. :thumb::thumb::thumb: Wish I had the skill and the space you have. All in good time. I am still practicing and learning. Working on a 2x4 layout at the moment. Keep up the good work. :wave: Roch

You lost me there. Please translate into newbie language. :eek: There is not much to see yet. All I have got done so far is get a couple coats of some "oops" paint on my styro base. I blew almost all of the money I got on just basic stuff like paint, solder, flux, brushes......and I have not...

sign1 It is actually proounced rock. And it is a real name that my parents got from the bible. AKA St. Peter. At my H.S. graduation the principal pronounced it roach and everyone cracked up. He knew how to pronounce it correctly and did it on purpose. Didn't bother me. Back to my layout...

I finally got some money to start my new layout. :excited1::woot1: My first 2 attempts ended in failure. I had no idea about this forum and all of the cool people here back then. Reading posts and getting advice has given me the confidence that I shall suceed this time. I will buy extra foam...

I am having the same problem with my n scale atlas switches. I have never used them before tonight. I am glad I remembered this thread. Would solving the problem in "n" be the same? Its so small. :eek: roch P.S. : It is doing it to my cars also and is the points. No clue how I am going to...

Very cool David. :thumb: I like your website also. :wave: roch

http://forum.zealot.com/t119383/ That link should help with posting pics. :welcome1: roch

I would guesse that it would depend upon clearance of 2 trains passing safely upon a curve in the layout. Don't quote me on that. roch

The best of luck and enjoyment to you. I personally am not going to do any buildings until I get much better at this. I have way too much n scale track and nothing to build it on right now. At least not permanent layout. I could do it on cardboard but I am waiting to get some foam. My dad turned...

To small for me to work with. Maybe someday I will get one just to worsen my eyesite. sign1

I think that if we were able to colonize the moon we sure could figure out how to give it gravity like by getting it to spin or something of that nature. And we could figure how to give it an oxygen rich environment. :mrgreen: I guess it would be more like earth than and that would be boring...

Thanks for sharing. :thumb: I was going to start a 3' x 6' layout and have now changed my mind. Just for practice I made as small of a circular layout the other day as I think is posible. I even thought about sticking with it and putting a volcano in the middle. :mrgreen: Keep up the good...