Has Anyone...........

[Anonymous]

I have not been in MR... hopefully after I retire from the USAF and own a basement (with a nice house on top of course) and get my layout going, Ill be in MR.

I do handlay track, all of it. I used to use flextrack, but I found I can detail handlaid track much more than plastic (this is just MY observation, I have nothing against flextrack or those who use it). I had Tim from handlaidtrack.com make a tie laying jig for me, works great. I also have a #8 turnout template from him as well, another fine tool. I used many references to learn how to handlay track, and my first attempts were, well, lets just say it could pass for an abandoned line. But now that I got the hang of it, I dont see me ever going back to flex track. If you are an N scaler, check out some back issues of N Scale Magazine. For HO or N, backissues of Model Railroading have some great info as well. I also used Kalmbach's Trackwork and Lineside Details book (some great ideas in there for details).

Matt

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jslean

My railroad hasn't been in Model Railroader but it has been in Craftsman and the Journal. I do handlay most of my track. The only exceptions were a few sidings that were hard to reach and a curved switch that I didn't feel like building at the time.
Why are you asking?

John Slean

I'm asking becuase I've wondered for awhile whos been in MR and I had to Handlay a short section on track on a trestle.

[Anonymous]

No and yes our club has some hand layed track on part of our layout

[trainfan1221]

Only when they become really desperate. And no, I don't handlay track.

[Anonymous]

no and no

[darth9x9]

Sometimes you have to learn to crawl before you can run......and get yourself into other publications before you get into MR...... mark my words..... a hint of things to come. [8D]

[Pruitt]

I've been published by MR. Some years ago I wrote an article titled "Beyond Railscope."

Some years ..... man, that was a long time ago! I'M GETTIN' OLD!!

[jslean]

My railroad hasn't been in Model Railroader but it has been in Craftsman and the Journal. I do handlay most of my track. The only exceptions were a few sidings that were hard to reach and a curved switch that I didn't feel like building at the time.
Why are you asking?

John Slean

[Anonymous]

Maybe sime day I'll be featured in the magazine, I'm sure you guys would all like to see the face of one female modelers [:D], but there's no way I will ever hand lay tracks, there are much other things to do on a layout to get my attention.

[CBQ_Guy]

,,,No

[Anonymous]

I haven't done any of the thing you ask for, but I surely intend to be on MR... just you wait until my pike is finished (mwahahaha!)

[IRONROOSTER]

I have Hand laid some track on a past layout, but I'm only planning it in one place on this layout so I can have a smaller code on a couple of sidings. The track has gotten more realistic with tie plates and scale spikes. I can't really do better with handlaid.
Enjoy
Paul

[fiatfan]

I have hand laid track in the past. Being featured in MR is not one of my goals in life.

Tom

[TrainFreak409]

Someday I will be featured in Model Railroader. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not in the next fiver years, but it WILL happen. And, no I don't handlay track.

[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Anonymous]

I hand lay track

[Anonymous]

Cool I'm hopin i can get into MR some times[:)]

[Anonymous]

nope but i intend to be featured (cough cough)

[Anonymous]

Has anyone here Been featuered in MR and Who here handlays track?