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The key to modeling a down trodden bad track line is laying the track flawlessly, then egnineering in bumps and dips ever once in a while to give it that look of rikety down on its luck track. Also modeling with small rail helps. Code 70 Depicts 80lb Rail/ (Mainline Standard until the 1970s) and Code 55 even lighter. Ussing them will probably achieve the look your using for. Especially if you distress and whather the ties heavily, and scenic the track with unkept ballast and weed growth encroaching the ties. (Sound familiar MILW and ROCK fans?) <br /> <br />Just my [2c]on track. <br /> <br />James
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