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Re: TCLTC Style Track Details
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 6 Jun 2005 09:51:19 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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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.
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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.
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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:-))
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Thanks for posting, it explains a lot. But not ALL, the switches still are a
mystery, how did you cover the large flat expanses of unstudded area in the
middle?
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| (...) When I get a hold of one I can say for sure, but IIRC, we did nothing about that area, and it didn't seem to matter that much. But just thinking about it-- what can one do? More later. JOHN (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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 (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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