Decks

Prices include timber decks consisting of transverse timbers with longitudinal guard timbers. Assembly is with nails, and screwed cleats secure the deck to the structure.

0 and S scale decks for indoor use are from precision milled basswood sections from Mount Albert Scale Lumber, either stained to resemble fresh creosote or with a simulated weathered appearance.

This illustrations show four different red cedar outdoor decks after weathering for up to six years.

(above) L-R: (1) pictured after 6 years exposure, no stain, no preservative; (2) 6 years, stain with preservative; (3) 5 years, stain with preservative;  (4) 3 years, stain with preservative. They are exposed to sun, rain, snow, salt, cats, deer, raccoons, squirrels and birds. After 7 years exposure, the specimen on the left appealed so much to a customer that he asked for it to be installed on his TR42M. Happy to oblige! Properly drained, the cedar weathers well and keeps its strength.

The standard large scale decks are red cedar, stained or unstained. For Gauge '1' the transverse timbers are 5 inches (127 mm) and for 'G' they are 6.4 inches (162 mm) long, corresponding to roughly 13 feet (3,962 mm).