Getting Real Column - 2
An exception to this was a package of Peco flex track I pur-
chased from my local hobby shop. The Micro-Engineering track
is held quite firmly by the ties, which makes bending smooth
curves a challenge. On the contrary, the Peco track flexes very
easily. The spikes are a little on the large side, and only four per
tie, but ease of handling makes the difference. I used the Peco
track to lay the four parallel curved tracks in the Deremus yard.
In the past, I laid the track using spikes about 2” apart, as
needed to hold the track in alignment. Unfortunately, (or fortu-
nately!), the Celotex sub-roadbed does not hold the tiny spikes
nearly as well as Homasote. That led me to find a better and
faster way to hold the track in alignment. I laid the track over
the marked centerline and held it in place with pushpins [1].
1. Track held in position with pushpins.
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MRH-May 2014
