| Do you know the difference between a toy train | | | | this there are two main options. You can either |
| and a miniature railway? The perfect display is the | | | | pin them into place or you can glue them down. |
| answer! By assembling your model train display | | | | Glue is a very stable way of holding the track |
| correctly you will get more positive comments | | | | sections into place however it is not authentic and |
| from those who you decide to share it with. | | | | can sometimes look bad if applied incorrectly. Pins |
| Friends and family alike will appreciate the | | | | look much better as they can simulate railroad |
| attention to detail that you put into it and the | | | | spikes. The only downside is that they can come |
| care you exercised when building your display. | | | | loose over time so you will have to do a bit of |
| After you have decided what model train set you | | | | preventative maintenance. |
| are going to be using and what sort of display | | | | Now that you have decided how you are |
| you would like then you need to gather together | | | | attaching your track you are ready to do so. If |
| all your building materials. This list of materials will | | | | you do decide to go with the gluing method it is |
| be based on the size of your model train set. You | | | | advisable to use a few pins here and there to still |
| would not want to gather together a bunch of | | | | retain the semblance of realism. If excess glue |
| materials just to find out that you have wrongly | | | | gets on your tracks you can just wipe it away |
| judged the train layout's relative size so it is best | | | | with a lint free cloth. If you use simple paper |
| to make sure you know the overall | | | | towels you can end up with more of a mess than |
| measurements of the finished train set. | | | | you started with. |
| To determine this you should actually do a dry fit | | | | Once all the sections of track are in place you |
| of your track beside the display that you are | | | | just need to give the glue time to set up. Usually |
| adding it to. What this means is that you will place | | | | overnight will do just fine. If you just used pins |
| all your track pieces end to end including adding | | | | then a slight tug on each section will ensure that |
| the curves on your display table but do not | | | | they are all snugly in place. Next you can do a |
| connect them. This will give you the overall | | | | quick test run of your locomotive. Let it run |
| measurements for the track. If you find that you | | | | around the track a few times and see if any part |
| want to build it bigger and smaller then this is the | | | | of it threatens to pull loose or is not lined up |
| time to add those in so that you do not have to | | | | correctly. Once your locomotive has made the |
| try to add them later. | | | | run several times successfully then you should be |
| Once you have decided the best layout for your | | | | good to go. Just add your cars to your engine |
| track you will be ready to attach it into place. For | | | | and you are ready to roll. |