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Hi all, forgot about this thread! There's been quite a lot of progress since my last post. I've fitted legs to the base board, completed the landscaping and am now adding scenery and buildings. The scenery is not going as well as I'd like. I am having lots of problems getting consistent cover for th...

Can't believe it's been a year already. Progress has been slow but quite rewarding. Landscaping was finished just before Christmas. I got the track nailed down tonight. Next steps are to wire the points, install a bridge and tunnel portals. Then I can start on the ballast and grass. 20210110_193643....

Great idea. Thanks.

Progress has been slow as I was travelling a lot. Elevated sections completed and wiring hidden. Just waiting for the blue foam to arrive so I can start building up the scenery. Track is temporarily tacked down.

Well the vinegar seems to have improved things. I noticed it took some time to work. Probably some sort of chemical reaction. Straight after there was no difference but, after half an hour there was a noticeable improvement. There is till some stuttering and variation in speed. I think it needs seve...

Cheers all. Will go out and get a bottle of Sarsons today. Can't stand the stuff on my chips!

Thanks, will give it a try. I think the wheels need cleaning as well.

My track has been in storage for a number of years and has become quite tarnished. It doesn't look rusty but has a distinctly dull hue to it. A sort of dark brown grey colour. I assume this is the nickel in the rails. I'm having problems getting the locomotive to run. I assume it's dirty track becau...

Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll set up the gradients as a dry run once the baseboard is done and post some pics. 50mm is 11m or 36ft to Z scale so not much since its supposed to be up a mountain.