Double Crossing

[ge_rik]

What an excellent piece of trackwork - well done !
How complex is the wiring ? Which bits have to switch ?
Oh, and while I'm at it, I admit to jealousy on a positively industrial scale

Exactly my sentiments and question. Having dabbled (badly) with trackmaking in 4mm I can appreciate the issues not only on the mechanical side of getting the thing to work without derailing anything and everything but sorting out the electrics must have been a nightmare. I must say it looks really impressive - and it works! Wow!!

Rik

 

[Gizzy]

Well it seems it's already been done before for code 332 (LGB or Piko) track, as the beginning of this particular video proves....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMjb0uvsWlk

 

[Zerogee]

Well it seems it's already been done before for code 332 (LGB or Piko) track, as the beginning of this particular video proves....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMjb0uvsWlk

Interesting vid, Gizzy - the points used for the crossover don't look to be LGB (they appear to have metal frogs and different switch boxes), anyone know what make they are? I assume the 60 degree crossing in the middle must be handmade.

Jon.

 

[Gizzy]

Well it seems it's already been done before for code 332 (LGB or Piko) track, as the beginning of this particular video proves....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMjb0uvsWlk

Interesting vid, Gizzy - the points used for the crossover don't look to be LGB (they appear to have metal frogs and different switch boxes), anyone know what make they are? I assume the 60 degree crossing in the middle must be handmade.

Jon.

I've just had another look and the point motors look like Aristo ones.

But the 60 deg crossing isn't their product.

http://www.aristocraft.com/catalog/track/track_templete.pdf

The points may be Train Line, as now sold at Glendale.

http://www.glendalejunction.co.uk/TrainLine45.html

I understand that these points have a switchable metal frog and that they are available as (close to) LGB R2 & R3 radii....

 

[Gizzy]

I wonder if those points in the video are the USAT #6 ones.

Just found this on their website. The videowas of interest to me, as I'm not familiar with USAT track myself....

http://www.usatrains.com/usatraintrack.html

 

[tramcar trev]

[align=center]On a section of my railway I wanted a way to release loco's when switching, and also save some track length.

I found a pic of a double crossing or scizzors, it would save about eight foot of track length, then I saw the price!!
I had made a few smaller turnouts before but not 45mm gauge.

I photocopied some drawings from Peter Bunce and pasted them onto a wardrobe door, then stuck a few copperclad sleepers on with wallpaper paste and let it dry for a few days,

I got ready made crossing noses from Peco and started soldering,

I thought that it would take forever but after four hours the first model could use it

after theat I worked all day sunday and got lots done only stopped cos I ran out of sleepers and solder

then I tried it for size cut the gaps and fixed it down to test,

then painted it

well pleased
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Spock that is trully magnificent.... You inspire me.... did you get your sleepers already cut or did you have to see that famous Irishman Gil O'tene?

 

[MR SPOCK]

Hi Trev, i got the strip ready cut to width and then cut the sleepr to what I wanted on an old gtine, if you are going to cover the track as a road surface, you could save by using O gauage copperclad as it is narrower and cheaper than #1,​

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I got some from Marcway in Sheffield, ​

 

[MR SPOCK]

Thanks for the comp, I am planning my next pair of turnouys soon will addthem

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, just had to congratulate you on this piece of work Mr Spock. Flippin brilliant!!

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