edin_bry2x Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Hi Folks I am planning a small layout in 7mm scale to try it out and wondered if some kind soul could please tell me what width i would require in mm for two parallel tracks? Thanks in advance Bry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Bry Hopefully the attached will help you? Pete civil_eng.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edin_bry2x Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Cheers Pete Very quick reply and definately exactly what i was looking for. Next question, do i need to respace sleepers on peco O gauge track to make it look more realistic as i had to do in OO? cheers Bry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Bry I would say no as there are two types of 7mm Peco track Bull Head and Flat Bottomed and they have two types of rail retainers with careful weathering and ballasting a very realistic effect can be achieved. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikitriki Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Hi Pete Here's a picture of some Heyside pointwork. The points have been hand-built to 'proper' timber spacing, and the plain track is 'out of the box' Peco. It passes muster and as Pete said, ballasting and weathering will go a very long way to hide any discrepancies. If you want to build your own pointwork, you could match it with C&L plain track which is accurate, and not significantly more expensive than Peco. Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edin_bry2x Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Thanks for both those replies guys, thats one less thing to think about. Just need to scan around on the peco website and look for templates for the points. cheers Bry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 All the Peco O gauge track items and others are in Any Rail, the layout planning software. Its free to download and use up to 50 items in your plan, then you need to register. I found it very useful in planning my new O gauge layout. Adding the dimensions of your boards, you can see what fits quite accurately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 XTrackCAD also contains the Peco O gauge bullhead rail - left and right points, Y and single/double slips - and, of course, flexitrack. That's free too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 26, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2010 All the info you need on track plus a lot more is available in the guild manual - available to members. Ken Payne used Peco track and points throughout on his layout looks pretty good to me and stuff runs really well on it. Peco 00 is sized to suit H0 for the American and European markets hence the incorrect sleepering for 00. Uk 0 gauge is 1:43.5 American 1:48 and European 1:45or 1:43.5 The difference is much smaller hence the track is reasonable for all markets. Personally I like C+L track and parts but then I enjoy making my own points. BTW That's some nice looking track on Heyside Richard. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLPG Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hi All, I currently have an end to end 7mm layout and looking to modify into an oval. What is the recommended radius for the curves. I would like to keep my Q6's and Q7's on, which is my main concern. I have been advised 5ft and 6ft . Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted January 24, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2011 If you use curves of 6ft or more you will have very little problem with curves. Down to 5ft most things are ok but may need a bit of tweaking and propelling long coaches can cause buffer locking. As you go below 5ft you will need to consider extra work such as larger buffer heads to minimise buffer locking. Couplings may need to provide extra clearance between vehicles. Steam locos may have problems with bogies fouling the backs of cylinders steps etc. However with a bit of work many items can be made to go round curves as tight as 3ft 6ins. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLPG Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thanks Don, I will go with 6ft. It will be so much easier in the long run! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Do Peco make one of those red spacer things to help laying parallel track like they do in N and OO gauge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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