Normal Newbie Behaviour ?

Senza · January 28, 2016, 04:59:53 AM

Hi All,

Is it normal for a newbie to decide on a layout, get it all fixed down, then wake up at 3am and take it all up again because you have thought of a better/different idea for your layout?

Quite glad I used Copydex now

Senza

Bealman · January 28, 2016, 05:21:24 AM

Yes. All normal.

It's when you do it every night for a week you'd better start thinking about seeking help

martink · January 28, 2016, 07:45:04 AM

Newbie? That's normal for experienced modellers too!

port perran · January 28, 2016, 07:59:52 AM

Do it too much and the track police will be round

PostModN66 · January 28, 2016, 08:17:29 AM

Normally they get half the scenery done before ripping it all up.....!

Hence the (my) advice to build a micro first that allows you to learn the skills whilst allowing a pause for thought about what you really want from your proper layout..... it's my hobby horse; most of us have one!

Most newbies go for a big "train set" - double track circuit, straight sides, no fiddle yard, a few sidings, then if and when they realise that more realistic/operationally interesting formations are possible are no longer satisfied with it.

Nothing wrong with a big train set if that is definitely what you want BTW.....after all it's all just playing with toy trains!

My advice is just to save a bit of wasted effort.

Cheers Jon

Railwaygun · January 28, 2016, 04:52:32 PM

Quote from: Senza on January 28, 2016, 04:59:53 AM
Hi All,

Is it normal for a newbie to decide on a layout, get it all fixed down, then wake up at 3am and take it all up again because you have thought of a better/different idea for your layout?

Quite glad I used Copydex now

Senza

this is why a lot of people use Kato unitrack!

Senza · January 28, 2016, 05:03:30 PM

Thankfully that is what I decided to use, on advice from someone on this board

Senza

Geoff · January 28, 2016, 06:10:43 PM

Well I ripped all my track up not long ago and it was glued down with copydex, and all I need to do now is wash all the track.

Kato track is useful.

Senza · January 28, 2016, 06:24:49 PM

I found the Copydex so easy to remove, mind you there wasn't a lot on it.

When I first stuck it down I was in a bit of a quandary on the best way to do it due to the lack of surface area of the underside of the Unitrack.

However, I happened to have one of those Metcalfe glue bottles with the fine nozzle, so I filled it with Copydex and applied it against the side of the track and the baseboard with the track in place, so it saved lifting or moving the track... similar to caulking a bath but on a tiny scale.

Seemed to hold down fine with little mess.

Probably teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here

Senza