Ken, What you have done intrigues me. I have thought of doing somethng similar--or more accurately phrased--of paying someone to do something similar for me, but with code 125/126 rail. I am well aware it is out of scale for the heaviest rail the CGW used on its main lines, but I still favor it.
Some years ago, I picked up some Miller tie strips and some code 125 rail. I have it in place on part of my layout and wish I could have had it in place for all of the layout. I have some rail remaining after placing quite a bit in the tie strips and still would like to engage someone to construct about four #8 turnouts and four #6 turnouts. More power to you in your project. Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of mhrywest [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} code 100 turnouts I am a bit slow in getting back to everyone. Tonight was the meeting of the Twin Cities Division of the NMRA and I had two presentations. The first was on Scenic view blocks using examples on Steve Doyle's layout and ones I am working on. Steve's layout has such outstanding examples, helping the presentation be so well received. The second was a set of photos taken in 53 and 54 of railroading around the Minneapolis. Really amazing photos for the "railroad" detail they contain. None of the old roster shot slide shows. On to the turnouts. I built one number 5 turnout using the fast tracks jig with the exception of the guard rails and the frog portion that creates a guard rail. I constructed these separate and made the clearance larger not the standard clearance used for scale operations. I gave this to Jeff Saine and he has since made perhaps 6 more. He runs American Models and S Helper Service equipment. Don't know if he has any old American Flyer but I have never seen it on the railroad. I don't know if any of the new Flyer is being used but that would be an interesting trial. These turnouts are very smooth and work with his equipment without flaw. We ran some scale equipment through the turnouts and they went through the straight and diverging routes without problem. Can't say why for sure, wouldn't guarantee it would take everything just that it worked for our samples. Interesting thing for me is that a turnout can be made in about 30 minutes, it does not cost an arm and leg an! d I think when weathered looks great. I would love to build one for Brooks and let him install it to see what he thinks. I made the sample just to see if it would work, thinking if it did, it would save time and money for the local guys who run larger flanges. As Jeff develops his layout, I think there may be another opportunity to build something a bit more exotic just to see if it works. If there is any challenge, it is transitioning from the larger rail to the code 100. I keep telling him there is a good market for the large rail, sell it off while the market is hot, code 100 flex track works just fine. Let's see now, Jeff uses deep flanges, Kadee style couplers, runs no AF and uses code 100 rail the same as scalers. Don't think he is a high railer but then again we don't worry about such trivial things here in the Pines and Prairies S Scale Workshop where we enjoy model railroading in S Scale. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------------------ 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/
