Does anyone hand lay track & switches anymore?
Posted by SD7 (Member # 157) on :
Hey, My club, Pomona Valley Model RR Club here in the LA area, we still hand lay most of our track and switches. The only time we use regular plastic track is for inside tunnels and places that are not easily seen by the guests. We do all the work from cutting the ties, to staining them and installing them by hand. The switches are hand laid as well and all the points and frogs are soddered into place. Its a lot of work and is very time consuming, but the results are fantastic If anyone is interested in seeing pics of our club layout, visit http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kd6pyd/pvmrrc.htm Take care, Jack.
Posted by MATE (Member # 473) on :
Just had a look at the photos of you club.Neat..Would it be possible for you to post a layout plan to give an idea of where what was.? :>)
Posted by SD7 (Member # 157) on :
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[This message has been edited by SD7 (edited 01-29-2001).]
Posted by SD7 (Member # 157) on :
Mate, Sorry, we do not have a track plan avalible right now and it might be possible that we will put it on a new web page sometime in the future when it becomes avalible. If you live in the LA area, we can give you a tour of the layout. Come and visit us! We are having an open house on Sat, April 14, 2001 from 9:30am to 4:00pm. We will be having a swap meet outside as well. For all the info about this event, visit: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kd6pyd/PVOpnHse.htm Hope to see you there! -Jack
Posted by MATE (Member # 473) on :
SD7 Would have liked to visit you club..but unfortunatly I am in New Zealand
If anyone is interested in seeing pics of our club layout, visit http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kd6pyd/pvmrrc.htm