Looking east into the cut at Longview PA, on my HO scale Wheeling & Lake Erie railway East end layout
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
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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
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.
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
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):
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Start by laying the first piece of flex track in the curve but leave the last foot or so straight,
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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 fixed it today. Thanks for the tip
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 [:-^][bow][(-D] 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. [swg]
Actually, congrats on getting the hitch in the track fixed, too!
Well i completely forgot i started this thread, so let me revive it with this photo i took tonight in Rook yard
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I just commented on this photo on another thread. It looks great.
Rich
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Looking good Jimmy!
Regards, Chris
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Great work
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Jimmy beautiful job please keep us updated.
Chuck
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Thank you. Ill try to keep this thread updated. Im hoping to get a “cab ride” video soon as well
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Jimmy the station is so cool love it!!!
Chuck
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