To Bob: Would certainly like to see pics, and even possibly have the article put on the net, or at least for the 1/64 modelling guide, etc. tx Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway)
On 11/28/2011 18:47, Roger Nulton wrote: > > Ed, > > The drop down sections on my current and on my former layouts were > built using the exact method that Bob describes, except that I didn’t > bevel the rails. I also got the tubing idea from Josh: the pins and > tubes not only align the rail, but also carry the current. On my > former layout, the dropping section was even on a curve. > > Roger Nulton > > From: shabbona_rr > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:55 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: FNF- Nov 28, 2011 > > Ed: > > On my earlier version of SHABBONA RR, I used hinges and deadbolts for > a drop down section that worked well. I beveled the rail joints at > each end and held them in alignment with brass tubing and piano wire. > It was probably the best working part of the whole layout, thanks to > the idea I got from Josh Seltzer and his crew with their portable > layout at the Pittsburgh MRIA show. > > I'm almost glad a move forced me to tear the layout down. Train > movements across it were smooth as glass. I still have the drop > section, complete with a #5 crossover mounted on it. I can provide > photos if anybody's interested. I wrote an article on it (accepted but > never published) about twenty years ago. > > I should have sent to to one of the S publications, but I had just > brought down some Big Game with a couple of submissions and was on a > mission. The Big Game was still interested in blunt, bumpy rail breaks > at moveable sections. > > Bob Nicholson ____________________________________________________ > [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/
