Question on laying Atlas flex track

[jefelectric]

Hello everyone,

Since I asked the original question, I thought you might like to see the results so far. Keep in mind that this is the first effort for a 13 year old. He has done the majority of the work. I did solder the rail joiners for the most part but he is learning that also. We started soldering two section together and if the joint comes on a straight section we did not solder that one. Will next solder feeders so that none of the rail joiners that are not soldered will be depended on to carry current. I had him prepaint the cork gray so that if it takes a while to get around to ballast it will look somewhat finished.













The old reefer in the picture is more than 50 years old, one I built in the early 50s, think it might be a Red Ball kit. His Dad has a whole box of stuff that I gave him many years ago when he had a fleeting interest. We ran out of track, roadbed and switches, so tomorrow will bring a stop in at the local hobby shop for more.

Thanks for all the help.