--- In [email protected], "pickycat95" wrote:
>
> 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.
>
Lots of modeling falls under the insane category but we still persevere.
When I get back to working on my S layout I plan to try adding ties plates
to the switches too. I'm going to experiment with those cardboard paint color
samples they have a the paint store, the rust colored cardboard looks about
right when cut up into small tie plates. I'm not too worried about the raised
edge as it is so small that it probably won't be apparent, my main concern is
how to get them aligned properly without spending a lot of time and then if my
Kadee spiker can drive thru them without splitting the cardboard too much?
As for track i'll definitely use tomalco or shinohara flextrack for the bulk
of the layout and just hand lay a few short stretches of track around the
handlaid switches. Track and switches are two separate stories when it comes to
the supply, the cost, and the ease of building your own. ....DaveBranum
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