Dose any one here know how to model a rerailer/road crossing? I dont want to use the Atlas Xings,they’re to big for my needs…I need to know the stock thickness and L+W…
Thanks in advance
Just copy the Atlas geometry with spiked in place loose rail guard rails, and ground goop or whatever for gently sloped road shoulders up to your choice of road surface material (which should be about .01" below railhead height, just like the Atlas plastic.) The crossing can be anything from a walking path to a 4-lane plus paved shoulders boulevard,
The walking path can get away with a crossbuck. The boulevard will need a full complement of gates, flashers and synchronized traffic lights…
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - walking and cart paths, no boulevards)
Do you really need the re-railer function, or are you just looking for a grade crossing?
For the re-railer, I’d agree with Chuck. Get an Atlas one, and copy it with styrene or whatever. You could even cut the middle out of it and shorten it to the size you want.
For a simple grade crossing, though, use some sort of paving material and bring that up to the outer rail edges. I like Durhams Water Putty for my roads, but there are a lot of other options. Use a piece of styrene betweent the rails, and paint everything the color you want for your pavement. I use some weathering powded to darken the area between the rails more than the road.
I had thot of cutting the middle out of the Atlas then reconnecting them but I didnt want that seam in the middle of it…They will be concrete Xings for modern use on a major thoroughfare on each side of a 2 story depot also scratch built from DPM and Evergreen products…
Thanks for the help…Merry Christmas to all !
It does work BTW, but as you say, the resulting seam takes some work to hide. Been there, done that.
Merry Christmas.
Here is a crossing I’m working on…I scribed boards on a thin piece of hobby wood, then stained it. Used foam board for pavement & “putty” to link them together.
The wood between the rails is a nice touch. I may try that on a couple of grade crossings I’ve still got to put in.
This is my “all asphalt” model after painting:
The guardrails are by Pikestuff.