Jimmy,
In a roundabout way, you've discovered my tip. Use cuts (and trees, and hills, etc) to hide your dodgy track. ONLY do not post pics of it It's where I keep a lot of my "I'll get around to it" track of the future, so that way I don't need to sweat anyone expecting too much now.
So long as I am discrete about where I post the pics.
Actually, congrats on getting the hitch in the track fixed, too!
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
I fixed it today. Thanks for the tip
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These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Jimmy_BraumI thought there might have been one I noticed after taking the pic, but I wasn't sure. I know that turn has give me a headache, trying to get the curvature correctly. I'll try to play with it again.
Hi again Jimmy,
Unfortunately photos don't lie. There is definitely a kink.
If I can ask, how did you join the two pieces of track together? (I'm assuming that the kink is where two pieces of flex track join together). If you want to get a smooth transition between the two pieces, I would suggest using the following method (if you haven't already):
- Start by laying the first piece of flex track in the curve but leave the last foot or so straight,
- Solder the next piece of flex track to the first while keeping the unattached end of the first track straight. If you want to guarantee a straight joint then cut the rails so that the joints in the two rails are not directly opposite of each other. Removing about 1" from the ends of opposite rails is enough. Don't cut the ties off of one section of track. Just trim off the spike heads and plates. This saves you from having to replace missing ties. It should look like this"
- Once the two pieces of track are soldered together, finish laying the curve. I would suggest leaving expansion joints in the track at either end of the curve if possible.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I like it a lot, Jimmy. The trees are in the correct place. In real life when the cutting was made the trees would be cut back to allow work to progress.
Well done.
David
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hon30critter Hey Jimmy! That's a really nice scene. Very realistic. Without wishing to sound critical, have you noticed the kink in the track half way through the curve. It looks like a track joint that needs a bit of tuning. Nothing serious. Great work. Cheers!! Dave
Hey Jimmy!
That's a really nice scene. Very realistic.
Without wishing to sound critical, have you noticed the kink in the track half way through the curve. It looks like a track joint that needs a bit of tuning.
Nothing serious. Great work.
Thank you on the complement. I'm slowly plugging along.
I thought there might have been one I noticed after taking the pic, but I wasn't sure. I know that turn has give me a headache, trying to get the curvature correctly. I'll try to play with it again.
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Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Looking good! I just sold a layout with a deep rock cut, I miss it, but am looking forward to a new, larger layout to work on.
Have fun,
Richard
Looking east into the cut at Longview PA, on my HO scale Wheeling & Lake Erie railway East end layout