The domino idea came from david barrow whose model railroad is the ho scale cat mountain and santa fe.
Building a model railroad table.
A basic freestanding table is the first layout for many if not most model railroaders.
Simply cut the two 2x4s.
We have made a train table for calvin s ho model train.
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A miter or chop saw works best for this but you can.
This train table provides solid benchwork for building a small model railroad.
Apply layers of crumpled newspaper to areas between the foam layers to add natural landscape shapes and tape down with masking tape.
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Here is a sample of benchwork you could build at home.
Instructions cut all of the lumber for your platform and shelf frames to length.
Space six of the crosspieces you ve just cut.
Lay cork rail bed in place along the track line temporarily with masking tape followed by the track line with a few rail nails.
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The end sills and cross members need to be cut 47 long to allow for the thickness of the side sills.
After cutting eight pieces to the desired length attach two pieces together with screws to form an l shaped girder.
Another method of building a model railroad is to design it as modular dominoes.
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The national model railroad association recommends building the train table at least 42 inches high and 48 inches is not too tall for a model railroad.
Repeat to create four legs.
This method allows you to do much of the construction at your workbench and then connect the modules end to end or side by side.
Benchwork for a small layout jim hediger of model railroader magazine developed this train table and we highly recommend it.
For the structure of the table i started with the idea of a torsion box which is a structure with a t.
Two 8 foot 1x4s make the front and back sides of each.