Entry posted by TomE
1,266 views
......laying gently curving track is a real pain in the....bottom!
Track laying has started at Ropley and the first issue to deal with was how to create the gentle curve of the prototype. I decided the best way to do this was to make up a guide which would be temporarily pinned into place and the track butted up against it before being fixed in place.
The first track to be laid was the point for the station loop. After giving some thought as to how to make the easitrac point base match the curve of the line, I ended up cutting the sleepers individually and gluing each one to the plan underneath. After the chairs for the point had been threaded onto the rail, sleepers were added then the whole lot glued in place along the guide.
I think it's worked reasonably well, the photos below do highlight every slight wobble though 
The track is fixed in place with superglue run along the edges and the plastic used for easitrac seems be particularly susceptible to fogging, but since the track will be painted this isn't a problem.
Unfortunately this is as far as I'm going to get for a couple of weeks but hopefully more progress can be made at the start of April & when the jigs for the points arrive.
Cheers all.
Tom 
-
1
5 Comments
Recommended Comments
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now