Avoid gluing your points up when ballasting the simple way!

Ballasting using any form of glue can mean that you inadvertently glue the tie rod which makes the point inoperable. You may be able to make it work by using some force and solvents but you are likely to damage the point which then needs replacing. All very frustrating, time consuming and expensive. However, plan ahead and use this simple tip and you should avoid this happening on your layout.

[@jetmec]

Thanks for the tip

[@woodysmodellingdiary]

Thank you and hopefully no more frustration with glued up points! Woody

[@tonypetts6663]

Nice tip, especially the car door! Had a door freeze on me many years ago (rover montego, should've seen it coming), pulled the door and the handle snapped off. Wished I'd known this back then. 😂

[@woodysmodellingdiary]

Hi Tony, You bring back some memories with a Montego! That was when cars were cars even if the door handle and other things fell off! Hope the tip is of use to you. Woody

[@tonypetts6663]

@@woodysmodellingdiary I reckon it was a Friday car, within 3 months it had thirty-something different faults from the handle, speedo and then fuel gauge stopped working to dumping the contents of the sump all over my garage floor. The dealer agreed to take it back it was so bad lol!
But cars were better then in that I could fix almost everything myself and no built in obsolesenece.