Hollow Core Door Model Railroad

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Hollow core door model railroad. Just a note in selecting a door. We feature beginner and advanced help on all model railroading scales including layout track plans model railroad product reviews model train news and model railroad forums. Timothy stadel 16 486 views. It is a much stronger door w o adding any weight.

Yes hcds provide a pre built light rigid flat tabletop not really too different from a 2 slab of extruded foam except less easy to alter. I recommend not skimping on width. A 36 x 80 hollow core door is the equivalent of 6 x 13 or so in ho. But in many situations i ve found that extruded foam insulation board is a viable alternative for bench tops built on either flat surfaces or open grids.

The foam board can also be laminated to a wide flat surface like a hollow core door. Where the track comes to close to the edge of the layout a low plexiglass wall keeps any errant trains on the layout. My n scale layout on a 30x80 hollow core door duration. Shopping for a 36 door look for birch skin.

Mark highly recommends using hollow core doors for a benchwork base. You didn t ask the question but imho hollow core doors are over rated for model railroad benchwork. The other nice property of homosote is that very little sound from the trains is transmitted through the hollow core door. Better than hollow core doors would be old wooden panel doors with sturdy side rails and cross members just a sheet of foam plywood or homasote on top of them would complete the benchwork.

Hcd hollow core door layouts can be limiting in that they re not the most efficient use of a spare room. Finished model railroad that is fun to operate. N scale layout on a door. If one found 24 inch wide doors then it would be a good way to go.

Although the older hollow core doors were far superior to those available today you will find 90 are 30 or 28.