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…......................................... .--- Hidden Coal Siding Pt. 2 ---

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Next step .............. getting the roadbed down.

I use the beam compass I made in laying out track centerlines but find that I use the templates I made a lot more. They are a lot more flexible in using them and easier to transition from one radius to another. I'm running 1.25” track centerlines in most areas so made the outside radius of the templates 1.25” greater than the inside and that has worded very well for me but you could make them to any radius you want.

I also found that at times the inside works better than the outside or the other way around. An example is shown above where the center line is close the the upper level support. Using both and sliding them past each other is also very handy.

Tried to show a rough idea of what the terrain will end up kind of looking like above. I'm not really going for a mountain look but more of the look of the mesas we have in this area down below the mountains so didn't quite get the look I'm hoping for above.

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The rasp has very coarse teeth …..

…. (what you want, not a file). You can see it in use ( HERE ).

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You can watch a video putting the Spackling down ( HERE ) and an overview ( HERE ).

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If you think laying flex track and roadbed might take up too much time and/or is too difficult think about trying it. Once you lay a little roadbed down it becomes quite easy and doesn't take that much time. The track laying is a similar situation. I feel the looks and availability to transition curves on any radius gives one a lot of flexibility in designing and building a layout I also found in redesigning this area that it is easy to remove the old track and it can be used again if one makes changes down the road.

Laying track next....

A link to this whole build ( HERE ).

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