by Komachi
(Note: the following was typed in a Minnesota-Norwegain accent)
'ey dere,
Was just out lookin' on the Internet, dere, and I came across the page for the Fast Tracks system of handlaying track. Dey have tools and jigs for building turnouts and crossings, etc. from scratch. However, dey seem to utilize copper-clad, fiberglass PC board ties in the construction of da turnouts instead of balsa instead of the usual balsa wood.
This is the link to da site, dere den...
http://www.handlaidtrack.com/
I'm wondering if a guy could just build da track wit'out da PC board bits, or not. Maybe a guy could just temporarily use da PC bits, den remove 'em when he's done.
Anyone else out dere used PC board ties before, den? I know dere was a project layout in MR back in '89, dat was for a traction layout and dey used PC Board for ties in da street trackage (o' course, da guy was using special streetcar track made by Richard Orr) which was den encased in Hydracal plaster. As I get closer to laying track on my layout, I'm looking at various ideas for building it... scratchbuilding (as Tony Koester would tell ya ta do it) or by using commercial kits (like BK Enterprises or Central Valley).
It looks like it would be a good ting, dere, but I don't know. Any a you guys got any opinions on dis, den?
'ey dere,
Was just out lookin' on the Internet, dere, and I came across the page for the Fast Tracks system of handlaying track. Dey have tools and jigs for building turnouts and crossings, etc. from scratch. However, dey seem to utilize copper-clad, fiberglass PC board ties in the construction of da turnouts instead of balsa instead of the usual balsa wood.
This is the link to da site, dere den...
http://www.handlaidtrack.com/
I'm wondering if a guy could just build da track wit'out da PC board bits, or not. Maybe a guy could just temporarily use da PC bits, den remove 'em when he's done.
Anyone else out dere used PC board ties before, den? I know dere was a project layout in MR back in '89, dat was for a traction layout and dey used PC Board for ties in da street trackage (o' course, da guy was using special streetcar track made by Richard Orr) which was den encased in Hydracal plaster. As I get closer to laying track on my layout, I'm looking at various ideas for building it... scratchbuilding (as Tony Koester would tell ya ta do it) or by using commercial kits (like BK Enterprises or Central Valley).
It looks like it would be a good ting, dere, but I don't know. Any a you guys got any opinions on dis, den?
~Erik Paulson
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