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One VERY KEY Lesson-Learned during last layout was: "how to dismantle" is just as important as "how to build"--- which is where Elmers Glue is perfect because it softens with water and then track can be carefully took apart, hurray for Elmers Glue!!!
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big-radius curves--- (20 to 30 inch radius this time, for N-scale!!! --- because it operates better and looks better)
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plan and make the corner-sections and curved areas first, then do long straight borads to connect the corners--- corners are more likely to be re-useable next time I move (I hope)
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I'm making these "new" yard-areas with a solid "all track" mid-section, and then add two ends--- I'm guessing again that the mid-sections won't likely need re-doing at every next apartment, only the ends (might be able to see this in the Layout Sketch photo)
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THIS layout is entirely supported and is on top of bookcases and shelves etc, and is at eye-level--- this makes it actually better for taking up less space--- BUT having said that, it was slightly tricky to get it level--- the long straights help ease this factor somewhat
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OH, the 1x3 and 1x4 lumber form Home Depot or Lowes become all warpy and twisty after they sit for awhile (this is even AFTER seaching their racks for the straightest peices), even Dunn Lumber 1x3's and 1x4's seemed to warp but less--- most occurancs of this the only answer was to find another piece which warped the opposite way and glue these together to cancel each other out, sort of--- (which meant buying double amounts of wood, or buy the expensive heavier lumber, which might have been the same amount of money)
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Some sections are going to be "lift-out-sections" --- I discovered a very simple construction-technique, and will put this on the site sometime later
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To join some of the boards I use Elmers Glue again and "tack-glue" them at key points, so when I move again all I need to do is add more warm water-dishsoap, and it comes apart
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New skill needed: how to "unsolder" tracks from each other (I learned it and mastered it), and now the task is not as difficult as it first seemed, but very necessary
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