My friend delivered the basic table surface for my portable dealer demo layout for Lionel's OO line. I am in a quandry on how to fasten down the 1938 version of the OO track. That one year design lacks the counter sunk screw holes included in the 39-42 track. Options that I can come up with is velco under every track sections or rolling the dice and drilling nearly 100 year old Bakelite to put either a counter sunk hole for wood screws or a tiny hole and use small black zip ties to keep the track in place. On my temp set up, the green indoor/outdoor carpet kept the track nicely in place and a single square of velcro on each piece would keep it from falling off in transit, But that wasnt the original plan. Its just a painted table top with basic scenery on it to recreate the demo layout. Not sure which way to go, those in OO know this track is not cheap by any means, around $25 per section. I am not sure the demo layouts were even around in 38 as most seem to have the 1939 era set and track/transfomer that were not around in 38. Option 2 is to just stain the layout edges and bottom cover, then put the green grass on top and then the trains. A prewar Type B 75 watt xformer and 66 whistle/direction controler will power it to keep with the 1938 layout theme. Your thoughts and ideas please before I do anything with the new table, its a blank surface right now. AD
The layout as it right now
The original concept, layout is cut to this exact size as I have the dimensions of this demo layout
