09-27-2012, 05:10 AM
I supposed completed layout scenery help absorb a lot of sound. Just like an empty room is full of echo and the same room with furniture is not.It's only a factor among many others.
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Matt,I think when it comes to track many forget its a model too and should be modeled accordingly.
As examples..
A main line should be well maintain with nice road bed.
A branch line should look like a branch line with lighter rail,light ballast and some weeds in the gauge.
A urban industrial lead should be light to medium rail,very lightly ballast with old cinders and ground showing,broken and split ties,and usually lacking roadbed..In short a deferred maintenance track with a permanent speed restriction.
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Matt,I think when it comes to track many forget its a model too and should be modeled accordingly.
As examples..
A main line should be well maintain with nice road bed.
A branch line should look like a branch line with lighter rail,light ballast and some weeds in the gauge.
A urban industrial lead should be light to medium rail,very lightly ballast with old cinders and ground showing,broken and split ties,and usually lacking roadbed..In short a deferred maintenance track with a permanent speed restriction.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!