Hand Laying Track
Wim Mol
On Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:58:00 -0700, bere...@worldnet.att.net (Jeff
and Katie Beresini) wrote:
>Anyone out there run across a good resource for learning how to lay
track
>by hand?
>
>Thanks ahead for your help...
>
>jb...@bigfoot.com
Please post reply on this message in this newsgroup. I am interested
to.
Thank you,
___
Wim
GSStratton
Get the book 'Trackwork Handbook for Model Railroads' by Paul Mallery.
G Stratton
Todd Bergland
On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 20:19:53 GMT, w.j...@civ.utwente.nl (Wim Mol)
wrote:
>On Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:58:00 -0700, bere...@worldnet.att.net (Jeff
>and Katie Beresini) wrote:
>
>>Anyone out there run across a good resource for learning how to lay
>track
>>by hand?
>>
>>Thanks ahead for your help...
>>
Humor:
First: Buy a case of beer
Second: Earn the Track's respect
-sorry..
-Todd
john a dalton
ha...@usinternet.com (Todd Bergland) wrote:
..."don't worry, i'll respect you in the morning"... :)
...john, the innocent one...
Andrew Biro
Wim Mol wrote:
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 1997 22:58:00 -0700, bere...@worldnet.att.net (Jeff
> and Katie Beresini) wrote:
>
> >Anyone out there run across a good resource for learning how to lay
> track
> >by hand?
> >
> >Thanks ahead for your help...
> >
>
> Please post reply on this message in this newsgroup. I am interested
> to.
>
> Thank you,
> ___
> Wim
There are two UK books both by Iain Rice. One was published by Wild Swan
a few years ago and the other has *just* come out from the new UK
publishing company "Railmodel Digest" or very similar. I can't remember
the titles but the UK railway agazines carry ads for them or call Motor
Books.
If you want more info. I will try and rememebr to post it here tomorrow
give me a nudge if I don't.
HTH
Andrew
Jonathan O'Connor
You want better switching moves?
Use champagne and cheescake.
JO'C
Jonathan O'Connor
Do you have access to lots and lots of U.S. model railroad magazines?
If so, I will run it through my Data Train software and give you a list
from the Year 1.
Also, it is my understanding that Railroad Model Craftsman will begin a
series on track and switches. (<-Heard that on here. Does that mean it's
true?)
Reply by e-mail if you can get your hands on US mrr mags so I'll remember
to do the Data Train search.
JO'C
Chuck Stivers
My local hobbie store rented me a vidio on hand laid track I copyed it.
Maybe you can do same.
chuck
Jeff Scherb
This may help.
The index is at http://www.plannetarium.com/tm
jeff
Keyword search for 1 keyword(s): HANDLAY
Matching index keys found: HANDLAY (65)
65 entries matching search criteria
Switches add interest and are easy to build
MR 8/1940 p428
Good info, includes HO dimensions
("BOOMER PETE", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Track & Signal Clinic - making frogs
MR 5/1945 p204
( FROG, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH )
Crossings
MR 1/1947 p24
( CROSSING, HANDLAY, "SCHOPP, BILL", SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Building a detailed crossing
MR 2/1951 p46
( CROSSING, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, "WADDINGTON, DAVID L." )
Building a double-slip switch, part 1
MR 9/1953 p63
("CUSHMAN, ROBERT F.", DOUBLESLIP, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH,
TRACK )
Building a double-slip switch, part 2
MR 10/1953 p64
("CUSHMAN, ROBERT F.", DOUBLESLIP, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH,
TRACK )
How to build turnouts
MR 5/1955 p38
( HANDLAY, "JUDSON, R.E.", SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Trolley turnout
MR 7/1955 p26
("GERALD, CLYDE L.", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, TROLLEY )
Building scale turnouts, part 1
MR 10/1955 p42
("CUSHMAN, ROBERT F.", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Building scale turnouts, part 2
MR 11/1955 p58
("CUSHMAN, ROBERT F.", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Scratchbuild a track crossing
MR 9/1956 p46
( CROSSING, "CUSHMAN, ROBERT F.", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Curved trackwork - data on plotting curves, curved turnouts
MR 10/1956 p54
( CURVE, "CUSHMAN, ROBERT F.", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH,
TRACK )
Lap turnouts - when there isn't room to fit em in normally
MR 3/1957 p35
Also known as three-way turnouts
("CUSHMAN, ROBERT F.", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, THREEWAY,
TRACK )
Building Code 70 turnouts in nickel silver
MR 4/1961 p32
("FYFFE, H. DAVID", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Birth of a turnout - building custom switches
MR 4/1963 p43
( HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK, "WORK, JACK" )
Trackwork with code 40 rail
RMC 11/1963 p36
( CODE40, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, "YUNGKURTH, CHUCK" )
Build a mixed-gauge turnout
MR 4/1964 p46
( DUALGAUGE, HANDLAY, HON3, NARROWGAUGE, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH,
TRACK, "WILKINS, V.C.", HO )
Stub turnouts - step-by-step construction
MR 10/1965 p24
( HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, STUB, SWITCH, TRACK, "WILKINS, V.C." )
Some more thoughts on better track
RMC 12/1965 p39
("CARSTENS, HAL", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
PC ties for spikeless tracklaying
MR 3/1966 p55
( HANDLAY, "HOFFMAN, DAVID MICHAEL", PCBOARD, SCRATCHBUILD, TIE,
TRACK, "WHEELER, JOHN" )
Simple jigs for speedy tielaying
MR 7/1966 p38
( HANDLAY, JIG, "KEELING, LEIGHTON", SCRATCHBUILD, TIE, TRACK )
Make a pattern for switch frogs
MR 8/1966 p40
( FROG, HANDLAY, "ROGNSVOOG, RICHARD", SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK
)
Track - its real appearance, plus handlaying tips
RMC 12/1968 p23
( HANDLAY, "LARSON, PAUL", SCENERY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, PROTOTYPE
)
Turn out turnouts by the dozen using this jig
MR 7/1972 p46
("DAEHLER, BARNEY A.", HANDLAY, JIG, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Dimensions for switches
MR 7/1972 p48
( DIMENSION, HANDLAY, NMRA, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Jig-made epoxy-mounted switches
MR 3/1973 p36
( HANDLAY, JIG, "ROUBAL, WILLIAM T.", SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Building a spring switch, part 1
RMC 9/1974 p54
("FEIHMANN, DON", HANDLAY, SWITCH, TRACK )
Building a spring switch, part 2
RMC 10/1974 p52
("FIEHMANN, DON", HANDLAY, SWITCH, TRACK )
A system for handlaying track
MR 6/1975 p62
("DOEBLER, PAUL", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Cutting jig for switch ties
RMC 7/1975 p56
("BURGESS, JACK", HANDLAY, JIG, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TIE, TRACK )
Handlaying N gauge track - two different approaches
MR 2/1976 p42
( HANDLAY, "KAZOYAN, LARRY", "ODEGARD, GORDON", PCBOARD, PLIOBOND,
TRACK, N )
Ultrareliable handlaid turnouts
MR 3/1977 p68
( HANDLAY, "LUKESH, JOHN", SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
The CALSA tie-laying method
MR 11/1977 p115
( HANDLAY, "PETTY, DAVID", SCRATCHBUILD, TIE, TRACK )
Handlay Maintenance-free turnouts
MR 5/1978 p62
( HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, "STIMPSON, ED JR.", SWITCH, TRACK )
Simplified four-way crossing wiring
RMC 7/1978 p40
("CAPARATTA, PAUL", CROSSING, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, WIRING
)
How to handlay your own turnouts
MRR 9/1979 p78
( HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
How to make self-guarded frogs
RMC 2/1979 p82
("CAPARATTA, PAUL", FROG, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
The triple gauge challenge - sidebar on building std/3/30" gau. switch
MR 2/1980 p96
( DUALGAUGE, HANDLAY, "LUNDBERG, ERIC", SWITCH )
Building Phillips, part 3: trackwork
NGSL 3/1980 p43
("BROWN, BOB", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Handlaying high-speed turnouts
MR 9/1981 p80
("BARRANTE, JAMES R.", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Easy turnout construction - step-by-step photos
RMC 11/1981 p91
( HANDLAY, "MCCLELLAND, W. ALLEN", SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Track, track, track - techniques for realism - handlaying track
NGSL 3/1982 p32
( HANDLAY, "HEGGE, BOB", SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Building turnouts at the workbench
MR 6/1983 p92
("BALLOU, LAWRENCE", HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Building a desk top layout, part 3 - handlaying track
NGSL 1/1983 p62
( HANDLAY, LAYOUT, "NASH, GARY", SCRATCHBUILD, SUPERDETAIL, TRACK )
Dual-gauge turnout, diverges std gauge and narrow gauge
RMC 8/1983 p80
("DEYOUNG, JOHN J.", HANDLAY, HON3, NARROWGAUGE, SCRATCHBUILD,
SWITCH, TRACK, HO )
Handlaying hinged-point turnouts
MR 8/1984 p75
( HANDLAY, "MANSFIELD, JIM", SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
How to handlay track
MR 8/1985 p66
( HANDLAY, "MANSFIELD, JIM", SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Templates for custom track
RMC 5/1985 p89
( HANDLAY, "RENARD, DAVE", SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Modeling a stub switch
MR 1/1986 p94
("CAIATI, CARL", HANDLAY, PCBOARD, SCRATCHBUILD, STUB, SWITCH,
TRACK )
Improved tie spacing jigs
RMC 1/1986 p66
( HANDLAY, JIG, "PETHOUD, ROBERT W.", SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Wiring a crossing with no dead spots
MR 5/1987 p117
( CROSSING, HANDLAY, "KELLY, JIM", SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, WIRING )
How to place ties under crossings
MR 6/1987 p112
( CROSSING, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, "SPERANDEO, ANDY", TIE, TRACK )
Hand Laying Track: At the Yakima club, *
MM 7/1988 p38
( HANDLAY, "NELSON, ERIC", "TAGUE, JEFF", TRACK )
Handlaying narrow/std gauge crossings
NGSL 5/1988 p80
("ANDREWS, DICK", CROSSING, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK )
Build a turnout from scratch, excellent step-by-step
MR 12/1989 p104
( HANDLAY, "KOESTER, TONY", SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Scratch-building turnouts and track
NGSL 5/1990 p42
( HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
Handlaying track on the Crown Mountain Division
MR 5/1991 p96
( HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, "VANDE VISSE, LEE", O )
Custom Crossings, *
MM 3/1996 p40
( CROSSING, HANDLAY, "MUFF, NICHOLAS", ROADBED, SCRATCHBUILD,
TRACK )
Handlaying N scale code 40 sidings with Pliobond
MR 3/1996 p90
("BOWLINE, MIKE", CODE40, HANDLAY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK, N )
Handlaying N-Scale Track, part 1, *
MRR 4/1996 p59
("GEIGER, DOUG", HANDLAY, TECHNIQUE, TRACK )
Handlaying N-Scale Track, part 2, *
MRR 5/1996 p13
("GEIGER, DOUG", HANDLAY, SWITCH, TECHNIQUE, TRACK, N )
Handlaying N-Scale Track, part 3, *
MRR 6/1996 p16
("GEIGER, DOUG", HANDLAY, TECHNIQUE, TIE, TRACK, N )
Building turnouts
RMC 7/1996 p68
( HANDLAY, "MCEVOY, DICK", SCRATCHBUILD, SWITCH, TRACK )
The Cascade Northern, *
MM 5/1997 p64
Mountain layout of Ken Nendick
("DUFFIN, JAMES", HANDLAY, LAYOUT, MOUNTAIN, OLDTIME, PHOTO,
SCRATCHBUILD, HO )
On Track: New Track, *
MRR 3/1997 p23
Modeling newly laid track
( HANDLAY, "MANSFIELD, JIM", ROADBED, SCENERY, SCRATCHBUILD, TRACK,
WEATHERING )
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Wim Mol <w.j...@civ.utwente.nl> wrote in article
<3412ef57...@news.nic.utwente.nl>...
Rick Fortin
> Also, it is my understanding that Railroad Model Craftsman will begin a
> series on track and switches. (<-Heard that on here. Does that mean > it's true?)
The article is in the hands of RMC's editor. May be published around the
first of the year. When (if?) it gets published it will take a step by
step approach to laying track and turnouts using a start-to-finish
series of photos with detailed captions.
Rick
Bill Buxton
john a dalton wrote:
>
> ha...@usinternet.com (Todd Bergland) wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 20:19:53 GMT, w.j...@civ.utwente.nl (Wim Mol)
> >wrote:
> >
> >>and Katie Beresini) wrote:
> >>
> >>>Anyone out there run across a good resource for learning how to lay
> >>track
> >>>by hand?
Mainline modeler had several great articles about two years ago... MR
did a short brag on the general topic, but didn't go into details. It
would be cool if MR did a "White Paper" on Handlaying but they
haven't... Bill
Dave Chambers
> Bill Buxton <cor...@ionet.net> wrote...
> It would be cool if MR did a "White Paper" on Handlaying...
Mostly because baby boomers don't handlay.
While I'd agree that there is a good amount of high-quality prefab track
available these days, I'd argue that the satisfaction gained by handlaying
is hard to match. Even using Central Valley's CVT (injection molded
high-detail tie strips, *VERY* cool IMHO) comes close enough to handlaying
to acheive the look & satisfaction as individual hand-glued ties.
--
Dave Chambers
da...@pamrrc.org
Member of the Palo Alto Model Railroad Club
Check us out online: http://www.pamrrc.org
Tony Burzio
Dave Chambers wrote:
> Mostly because baby boomers don't handlay.
There are some of us who do. It's just hard to get
old dudes to show us how it's done! :-) :-)
> While I'd agree that there is a good amount of high-quality prefab track
> available these days, I'd argue that the satisfaction gained by handlaying
More importantly, the high quality track (like MicroEngineering in N)
makes dealing with getting supplies from the hapless handlaying
supply companies (you need 4 different companies to handlay track,
and none of them have a telephone number for orders!) is not
necessary any more. Fine, they loose.
The difference between a novice model railroader and an "expert"
is the number of parts he has had time to collect over the years!
I challenge you to scratch build a structure from "scratch". You
may not use anything you or your friends already have, which includes
catalogs. You may order parts, but you must find the reference in
the trade magazines (like MRR). You must order catalogs before
placing an order if the part you need is not specifically mentioned
in the magazine article. Make a decent effort to pretend you don't
know exactly what to get, but you may use a modicum of common
(i.e. beginner) sense. Report to the net how many months (or
years) it takes!
If I get one more NMRA magazine that bemoans the lack of
scratchbuilding, I'm going to bust some heads over there!
Tony Burzio Memberships Open!
San Diego Society of N Scale Join us for some FUN!
San Diego, CA
Chuck Callaghan
Back in the 60's and 70's MR had many articles on hand laying track - even
N scale code 40. In this fast world where everything must be done quickly
so throw the track down fast and get running.
Dave Chambers <da...@pamrrc.org> wrote in article
<01bcc83a$f4bcbf00$713c...@davec.ubet.com>...
> > Bill Buxton <cor...@ionet.net> wrote...
> > It would be cool if MR did a "White Paper" on Handlaying...
>
> Mostly because baby boomers don't handlay.
> While I'd agree that there is a good amount of high-quality prefab track
> available these days, I'd argue that the satisfaction gained by
handlaying