Hi Peter --
If you can't get tie plates (and you should directly from Tomalco), you can
always use strip styrene. I have used that a lot when building turnouts
(regular tieplates don't do everything). You can precut them to length, or
just stick the strip under the rail and then cut them. The latter
technique is really useful on turnoutsfor making the point slide plates (be
sure to have done all soldering first, or you will melt grooves in the
plates!). Spikes will usually go through the styrene with out too much
effort, but leaving the strip a little long and cutting to size afer spiking
will help keep the plastic from splitting.
Bob Werre's comment about Grandt line is good, but they are probably a bit
large for code 83, as they are designed for the base of a code 100 rail. (I
use these too, by the 1000 's over the years.)
Have fun!
Bill Winans
Alternatively, has anyone attempted to "scratchbuild" tie plates him-
or herself?
Thanks,
- Peter.
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