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TCLTC Style Track Details
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Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:24:25 GMT
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A while ago, some were asking for details as to how we “detailed” our tracks,
especially the curves and points. I had a lot of free time this weekend, and I
decided to get some pics taken (unfortunately, all of our points are still
packed at the clubhouse and so I didn’t have one around to shoot)
Anyway, these pics should
give you a good idea how Ross did it. The secret is in making the ballast the
same color as the dark gray LEGO ties (sleepers), so that it all “blends in” and
you can’t tell the difference between the two. I saw how the GMLTC used
“speckled” ballast, but the relative size of each “speckle” (a 1x1 plate) was
too large IMO to create a truly “random feel” to the ballast and so I stuck with
a uniform color, and added the black tiles to create more of a realistic look
for the track.
The other secret is that every other 1x4 black tile “floats” on one end, resting
on the edge of a tie, and covering nicely the gap underneath it. Again, it is
hard to explain, but the pics pretty much speak for themselves.
Once I retrieve a point, I’ll shoot some pics-- even I haven’t examined them
all that closely, as Ross handled that job, too. (I did all of the
straights:-))
HTH,
JOHN
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: TCLTC Style Track Details
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| (...) The 1x1s at the end have been the problem for us... but we were trying to use wing plates rather than piecing together using smaller plates. That may be a dead end, not sure. (...) Thanks for posting, it explains a lot. But not ALL, the (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: TCLTC Style Track Details
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| (...) John, I've been playing with as well, but I use a slightly differnt meathode for the curves. I'll have to check out what you've done when I get home, thanks for posting. I agree about the speckling, although I'm using gray and very light grey (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: TCLTC Style Track Details
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| (...) Thanks for that John. I doubt M>ltc will have enough tiles to do our entire layout anytime soon, but we may look at doing it a bit at a time, because I think it looks really good. It's may also look OK with lt grey tiles - many aus railroads (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: TCLTC Sleepers with Wide Mosaic Track Bed
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| (...) I've fed these ideas into my melting pot of track bed plans. I'm building 12-14 wide trackbeds for a new modular scenic layout. I began with the packs of grey and dark grey plates, one pack doing either one straight plus one curve or one (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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