Should have mentioned that my comment on tie plates only applies to Sn3 flextrack, not standard gauge.
Dave Heine Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: "David Heine" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:44:58 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Rail Size My railroad is a little later than Darrell's so I'm using: Code 83 Standard Gauge staging yard and mainline. Mainline is actually dual S/Sn3. Code 70 S/Sn3 Interchange yard, Sn3 and Sn2 mainlines. Code 55 Sn3 and Sn2 sidings, Sn3 logging branch. I will also have a little Sn20 (N gauge) tram, which I'm debating laying with Code 40 rail instead of Code 55. I'm also debating using Code 40 for some logging spurs. Since many narrow gauge railroads didn't use tie plates, and even my standard gauge will be a short line, I decided not to use them. (Only Shinohara Code 70 flextrack has tie plates, the Tomalco/PBL flex does not.) I want to use rougher ties for some of logging railroad, but I'm not sure what I'll do to model none-sawn ties. I did do a test laying some track on ties made from bamboo skewers, which is easier than making ties from twigs because the skewers are uniform. However, I had to drill a hole for each spike. However, depending on the wood of the twig, I might have to drill it also. Turnouts on the mainline are point type, will those in the yards, etc. will be mostly stub type. All turnouts are built in place using my variation of Dick Karnes' method. Except for some staging track, all is being hand laid in place. I am spiking every rail on every tie with the Proto 87 stores 150% HO spikes, which takes time, but track is a model also. (And I was working on some dual gauge earlier this evening.) Dave Heine Easton, PA ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
