G Scale home made track

[m.horovitz]

Hi Kevin,

I make my own track. I cut the ties out of redwood and use Sunset Valley code-250 brass rail spiked down with Micro-Engineering spikes. My track is dual gauge (0 and 1), which makes building the switches kind of hairy, but it can be done. My railway has about 150' of mainline and eight switches, each designed and built for the space it occupies -- no two alike.

I wrote 4-part series on my trackbuilding methods that started in the December 1996 issue of GARDEN RAILWAYS. I believe the back issues are still available from Kalmbach.

[Anonymous]

Nightinggale replied to a G scale question on the 16th July. He lives in New Zealand and makes his own track. Would like to hear from anyone else who makes their own track...also Nightingale....would like to hear from you direct if possible...perhaps you could email me. I am just about to spend my money on a starter kit....but will not commit myself until I am sure that I am not going to have to pay $50 per 1.2 metre of track....like others I have plans for about 200-300 metres of layout as I have stacks of space....but am no millionaire....so gently,gently..... look forward to any comments.
Thanks for the Forum....it has great to help me make my decisions to date.
Kevin.

[Anonymous]

Nightinggale replied to a G scale question on the 16th July. He lives in New Zealand and makes his own track. Would like to hear from anyone else who makes their own track...also Nightingale....would like to hear from you direct if possible...perhaps you could email me. I am just about to spend my money on a starter kit....but will not commit myself until I am sure that I am not going to have to pay $50 per 1.2 metre of track....like others I have plans for about 200-300 metres of layout as I have stacks of space....but am no millionaire....so gently,gently..... look forward to any comments.
Thanks for the Forum....it has great to help me make my decisions to date.
Kevin.