Will, welcome to the group. I assume you know that next year's NASG convention will be in Scranton. There are also several S scale layouts in the Lehigh Valley area (greater Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton), if you are interested in coming down for a visit sometime.
I'm glad you also view track as a model. I'm in the track laying mode right now on my own layout, which to date is all handlaid. I did have some flextrack down in a standard gauge staging yard, but it was ripped up when I started redoing the yard (my current project) and merging the standard and 3' narrow gauge staging yards into one larger yard with longer tracks. At some point in the future I need to lay some logging railroad track with log or half-hewn ties and interlaced standard length ties at turnouts instead of using longer ties. Ties can be crooked, but I won't make the rail crooked, even though it would look authentic. I did do some experimentation in the past, but I need to do some more. I really don't want to glue down twigs, sand them flat before I spike the rail down with almost scale sized spikes. Dave Heine Easton, PA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of wsquinn Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 9:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Introduction Hello group, My name is Will Quinn and I live in northeastern PA. I joined the group some time ago and owe an apology for this long overdue introduction. I've done only a little bit of modeling since being introduced to S scale in the early nineties. I hope to build a small and simple branch line-based layout one of these days. I am in the process of bench testing some methods for building track with a fair amount of detail and a somewhat neglected appearance. I have perused the group archives seeking answers to the many questions that I had, and many were answered. Thanks, especially to those of you who have shared information on constructing and detailing S scale track and switches through this forum. Will Quinn
