I've been thinking about using styrene strips for tie plates. Possibly laminating a wider and two thin strips to create the recessed platform the rail rests on. I haven't tried it yet to see if this is an insane thing to attempt. Ben Trousdale
--- In [email protected], "Michael Eldridge" wrote: > > 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/
