It looks like the best way to put the new Royal Oak Railroad in the back yard is to fix it to the block wall across the back. I have a small yard, with just enough room for a "turning basin" at each end, and some exotic plantings in the middle. I plan on one track, with a 4 or 5 foot diameter circle at each end. The turns will be on top of posts/trestle like structures. A dog bone.
So. It is a block wall with about 1/2 inch of mortar between each course of blocks. The wall itself is about 6 feet, and shared from behind with another house. I would like the rails about 2 feet above ground level. I have seen many G scales in rooms near the ceiling, some hung, some using L braces.
Does anyone have any recent/antique/direct experience with this type of installation? Types of screws/bolts, braces, suspended road bed and so on. And any real tricks!!!
Much appreciated, Dave
So. It is a block wall with about 1/2 inch of mortar between each course of blocks. The wall itself is about 6 feet, and shared from behind with another house. I would like the rails about 2 feet above ground level. I have seen many G scales in rooms near the ceiling, some hung, some using L braces.
Does anyone have any recent/antique/direct experience with this type of installation? Types of screws/bolts, braces, suspended road bed and so on. And any real tricks!!!
Much appreciated, Dave