Ground throws for 1:20.3

[Beach Bill]

I use those Sunset Valley ones and they (IMHO) look good and have remained functional.  These are actually high mount rather than ground throw.  Mine have been in place for a little over 2.5 years now, and this fall I did re-paint the red on the targets.  These are brass and are generally sturdy.  I modified some ends of vynal downspout to fit over the switchstands to protect them from the garden hose or lawnmower electric cord when the railroad isn't in operation.

I mounted my switchstands at the end of the long ties provided for that purpose on the Sunset Valley turnouts.  This works fine for my 1:20.3 equipment.   I had some folks come over one time to run their larger scale equipment on my track, and I found that not everything would clear my switchstands.  If I was starting that again, I would set them back a little further than prototype to allow for "oversize" visiting equipment.

Bill

[altterrain]

 Bruce Chandler had a nice How-To article in GR a few issues ago on building your own 1:20 ground throws despite it's desecration of U.S. currency (pennies).

Sunset Valley makes some - http://www.cocry.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SVR-SW-ST&Category_Code=SUNSETVALLEY-PARTS

 Tenmille - http://www.cocry.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AG135&Category_Code=TENM

Llagas Creek - http://www.cocry.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=LCRYPK_SS

-Brian

btw - be sure to catch my latest GR vid over in the vids section - http://www.trains.com/grw/default.aspx?c=ss&id=104

 

 

 

 

[tblack007]

Can anyone recommend a ground throw that will look to scale with AMS code 250 flex track?

Any advice is welcome.

Tim