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The guys I model with (a "club" in the most loose sense of the word) got me into handlaying track. I have to agree with previous post: Do it for therepy (and to freak out non-modelers) and most of all it really looks great - he is right on with the comment about the flowing lines. I would have not bought in on this comment untill I saw my own work - and as a beginner, it is really not the best. <br /> <br />Our bible is Paul Mallory's Trackwork Handbook which is now back in print (was out of print for a while). Ol' Paul is pretty anal about his tracklaying, but he is very thourough. We use a home-made jig to hold the ties, place tape on them, then set into glue. Then the rails are spiked in about every 5-8 ties. <br /> <br />Sadly, we have found that there is no financial reward to all the labor in hand laying your own track. Cheap flex blows away the cost of hand laid, good low profile flex is about equal in cost per foot, and hand laying supplies are hard to find in hobby stores around here. The hobby seems to be moving in the direction of the American "I want it now" mentality. HAVE FUN!
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