Re: the original question: my track and turnouts are all built from rail and wood ties. I cut my own ties if anybody wants to know. Starting new: I'm considering using styrene strip to simulate tie plates (I couldn't get paint to stick to Tomalco tie plates). I'm using Walthers spikes (more consistent than MicroEngineering, slightly smaller head than ME smalls), not willing to use microspikes or Proto87 spikes - too difficult to handle = too much time.
Any track switch now takes me about an hour to build - that includes bolt and plate detail. I would probably use ProtoCraft frogs if they had sizes I want. I don't use any fixture (FastTracks). I can build three or four switches in the amount of time it took to assemble and weather a PRS boxcar. -Michael Eldridge -Still preparing the room, which took way too long --- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "gsc3" wrote: > > I use Tomalco flex track and Tomalco switches except for one > > >Shinohara. If I had to make my own switches from scratch I'd leave >the > > hobby. > > With a little experience building a switch is no more difficult than any > other modeling task, building stuff is what we do. If one has to worry about > the commercial turnouts not being what they want or being reliable in > operation then building your own is a logical way to overcome the problems. > In S scale building your own makes a lot of sense as the commercial products > are few and high priced but even in the other scales it can be a good option, > I'm working on an N scale shelf layout now and am thinking I'll build my own > despite the large selection of N turnouts as I know I can make better > operating ones than the factory can....DaveBranum > ------------------------------------ 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/
