This is what I did with a section of flex - not Tomalco but similar methods. I've formed the guard rail but haven't attached it. The guardrail will extend past the bridge ends.
Ken yes, work in progress. http://home.cogeco.ca/~railroad/Model/projects/bridge.jpg On 7/16/06, John Degnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Homemade bridge flex... this gives an INTERESTING idea!!! I wonder how > good the result would look if one were to take some regular Tomalco flex > track and remove ALL of the webbing (the plastic connecting pieces directly > under that rail) between the ties and slide all of the ties closer together, > then mount it on top of the rest of the trestle structure? Granted, the > ties wouldn't be wide enough to add "stringers," but it I think it would > look GREAT for an early-era trestle, especially considering that the ties on > Tomalco track are not all perfectly centered in the first place (some stick > out more than others on the sides) which should add to the "old" feel of > it. This wouldn't necessarily work for the era I want to model (the > transition era)... but I might just use it anyway on industrial spurs. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
