Earl, I think you'll find running on scale track much better than hi-rail if you watch for three major things, watch for sharp radius curves, abrupt elevation changes (speed bumps and potholes) and getting the turnouts right. I've been working on my layout over 25 years now and I ignored #2 to some degree causing uncoupling and derailments. Much of the problem was using straight Homesote which isn't always uniform in thickness. Additionally I sometimes used C clamps when I was gluing it down--guess I clamped a couple of areas too tight causing a dip that never returned it's shape, so one rail would dip and the other stayed correct. Those AM 3 axle trucks didn't like that situation at all!
Bob Werre On 11/15/10 11:11 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > I am getting ready to order scale track and turnouts and experiment > running > scale locos and rolling stock through them. If successful, I will build > my (modular) layout with scale track. > On Sunday I was a volunteer at Nashville's Adventure Science Museum ( a > really fine Children's Museum) for the 24th annual Whistlestop > Weekend. For > three days they have model train layouts operating in about every scale > imaginable. The S layout consists of two large ovals of S Helper > sectional > track and the track is powered by two AC transformers. > I sure wish we had the scale wheels to convert the Hudsons to scale . . > > . > > [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/ <*> 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/
