Curve Track Vehicle Grade Crossing

[Anonymous]

New to railroading.

Need help with making or buying grade grade crossing.

Jimmy Walker

[dave9999]

Making them proves more realistic. This can be done with plaster, styrene, foam, or
even cardboard. I prefer plaster or Woodland Scenics Smooth-It. Just make sure you
clear grooves for the wheels before it hardens.

Try it out on a piece of spare track to get the "feel" of it. It's not that hard and with some
work, they look very good.
If you are wanting to make the old wood type crossings use styrene strips and paint
them using a paint such as Floquil " Railroad Tie Brown" Dave

[cacole]

I've had good luck simulating old wood road crossings using 1/16" strip balsa from the model airplane section of a hobby shop. Balsa is soft enough to bend and fit into a piece of curved track like you want to do, and it can be glued down with plain white (or yellow) glue. Put a weight on it until the glue dries. I weather it with light colored wood stain. Since you don't indicate the scale you're using, you might need to adjust the thickness of the balsa accordingly.

[ndbprr]

Well if you are going with 18" radius Atlas or Bachman has a curved rerailer. Other than that you'll have to fit one but it isn't hard.

[cwclark]

I use a diluted thin plaster...make a pour and take an old truck and run it back and forth across the rails until it hardens to cut a rut where the wheel flanges go...i smooth it out with a wet rag and a wt paint brush just before the plaster hardens too much....