Ed, and all you other modern rail modelers: There is a track item called a rail expansion joint. I have yet to see one modeled. It would solve a lot of problems for the modelers complaining about their long stretches of track buckling. A photo of one type is this:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Track_Rail_Expansion_Joint.JPG It bears striking similarity to the points of a track switch (aka turnout) without all the rest. A similar application for curved rail (?) is here: http://cmi-promex.com/content/curved-rail-expansion-joints Note that the point rail is fixed to the base plate, while the blunt rail slides through the guides of the fixture. Darrell Smith Modeling 1885. And no, they didn't have these back then! --- In [email protected], "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote: > > Question: In the real world, how do RRs prevent heat kinks when welded rail > is used for l-o-n-g stretches of track? With welded rail, there are no > slipping expansion joints -- or are there? > > Cheers...Ed L. > www.sscale.org > ------------------------------------ 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/
