tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057579729722284150.post5193208099841757479..comments2023-11-16T02:22:14.253-06:00Comments on N Scale Union Pacific Railroad - Class I Midwest Model Railroading: Curved TurnoutDaryl Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07429210448720655797noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057579729722284150.post-61771784226546651142010-03-26T14:10:38.821-05:002010-03-26T14:10:38.821-05:00#4 all your turnouts have fixed cut off rails, wit...#4 all your turnouts have fixed cut off rails, with rail joiners next to each other, set some of them at prototype 39 feet apart. try doing a x over with no rail joiners at all, gets a little tricky but end result is a very smooth x over, plus at rail joints at 39' you'll get that infamous rocking motion. can i send you some pics of my work?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940750121425090850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057579729722284150.post-9298336968128407762010-03-26T14:02:11.150-05:002010-03-26T14:02:11.150-05:00#3 take a piece of steel rod, from a sw machine ki...#3 take a piece of steel rod, from a sw machine kit, and slide it in along the >inside< edge or side grove of your rail through the frogs past the pionts and all the rails should be flush against the rod,this is quick way to check if everything is pefectly aligned, so wheels can roll smooth without catching, even without frog guard or guide rails in place yet. little practice and you'll have perfect alignment each time without fast-track jigUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940750121425090850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057579729722284150.post-40260732084719082842010-03-25T21:51:32.937-05:002010-03-25T21:51:32.937-05:00Thanks for the hints John. #1 and #2 make sense b...Thanks for the hints John. #1 and #2 make sense but I'm not following you on 3&4genevasubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864968947731266093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057579729722284150.post-89070452119805116202010-03-23T16:31:28.433-05:002010-03-23T16:31:28.433-05:00I've been watching your site for a while now a...I've been watching your site for a while now and couldn't help but to post a comment on this one. let me help a little, . (1)rubber cement pc ties down,(2) hold rails in place with straight pins in the 3 point method to get a natural curve. (3) use a turnout throw rod along side rail to align frogs and pionts and last but not least stager the end rails so solder joints aren't next to each other for realistic appearance ~JL~Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940750121425090850noreply@blogger.com