andy157 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hi Guys and Girls, well here's some pics of my first piece of trakwork i've built to 2mm finescale standards, wasn't too bad to build and took me about 5 hours in total! not used any filing jigs!!! all i gotta do now is decide which tiebar setup i'm going to use! here's a quick video of the above point with a homemade converted GNER MK3 coach! one of the wheel has a wobble but other than that runs nice!! let me know what you guys think. Cheers Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted January 12, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2012 Well done. It looks good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-missy- Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Fantastic work Andy! M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham R Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Nothing to beat that "first 2mm point" feeling... and looks like you managed to finish before midnight... I think it was 3 am for me. Brilliant. I think the experts say it's best to test the turnout by tilting the board gently and letting the vehicle roll through on its own, rather than propelling it by hand, something to do with inadvertently guiding it past any tight spots or bumps. What are you going to model next? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nth Degree Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Nice job. I'll be following in your footsteps soon with my first build Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy157 Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hi guys, thanks for the comments, good to know other people like what i'm doing. Graham R, i need to sort out a tirbar arrangement first but it does run nice and easy up to the blades and back again by its self! next for me? i'm still working on templot for the track plan for my new layout which is Darlingotn Bank Top Station, gonna be around the 20/25ft length! Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyvern Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Great effort on the point. It's always very satisfying to stock transverse your creation successfully, before you know it one point will become a test track which may become a layout.... . guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanLister Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Onwards and upwards Andy.......good feeling, isn't it? Nice to hear you're training the family in the video too. Have they built one yet? Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Andy I have only built 1 N gauge turnout todate (for someone else) and I cut the isolation gaps before soldering the rails on with one of those fine Xacto saws. May also be easier to fill the gaps with filler at the same time. Talked to a chap with an 0 gauge layout at St Albans last night, he uses 2 square Plasticstrut tubes that fit inside each other. He cuts a long slit the the outer one on one side, and fits 2 small brass tubes to the inner one at the same distance as the stock rails. He then fits a piece of wire through it which is bent sideways then up a tad and forwards and solders them to the switch rails. More difficult to explain than do. Or you could drill the holes under the switch rails and have just 1 bend forwards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Talked to a chap with an 0 gauge layout at St Albans last night, he uses 2 square Plasticstrut tubes that fit inside each other. He cuts a long slit the the outer one on one side, and fits 2 small brass tubes to the inner one at the same distance as the stock rails. He then fits a piece of wire through it which is bent sideways then up a tad and forwards and solders them to the switch rails. More difficult to explain than do. Or you could drill the holes under the switch rails and have just 1 bend forwards You could do the latter but, bear in mind that, the former has a distinct advantage in operation: the sideways bend can pass under the stock rail and keep the switch rail from lifting up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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