small radius points etc in 32mm?

Nomis · Post by **Nomis** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 1:44 pm

My garden line is 45mm gauge, but I have a few items of smaller 32mm gauge stock left over from older projects.

Thinking of adding a small mine train loop on the smaller gauge, but this will need some appropriatley small and tight curves and points.

Anyone got any suggestions?

For info, this is the sort of thing I am looking for:

spooner · Post by **spooner** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:36 pm

You could try stud points for the old mine look?

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:12 pm

Peco make a 38" radius point and Mamod points are 2'6". I also seem to remember seeing commercally avaliable 2'6" points with wooden spleepers but I can't remember where.

Nomis · Post by **Nomis** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:29 pm

I am looking for really tight - like 18-24" radius.

I remember faller track being good for this sort of thing, but i think its pretty rare now....

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:57 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mfg-ka ... q9cWRZxXFU

This is what Peco 605 curves look like in a mining theme..

steampig · Post by **steampig** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:10 pm

Nomis:106049 wrote:I am looking for really tight - like 18-24" radius.

I remember faller track being good for this sort of thing, but i think its pretty rare now....

Not many days go by without some coming up on Ebay. All-plastic is Hit- or Play-train (track is the same for both scales), electric with conducting rails is E-train.

Nomis · Post by **Nomis** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:33 am

Nice video - but the peco points still look too "mainline" for me.

I will keep an eye on eBay for the e-train track I think....

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:39 pm

How about cutting every other sleeper out of Peco track? Keep the ladder of plastic and only cut the edge of the sleeper and the inside. Just an idea

steampig · Post by **steampig** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:32 am

Nomis:106072 wrote:
I will keep an eye on eBay for the e-train track I think....

There's some E-train track come up on German ebay just now. Silly buy-it-now prices but the photographs aren't bad - but too toy-like?

jay1976 · Post by **jay1976** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:10 pm

I got a few faller e train points they are sharp perfect for what i plan in sidings but anything bigger than a 040 might derail...as said german ebay is 1 place they do come up cheap at times..or make you own..

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:14 pm

Take a look at Atropos. If I recall correctly they have scale mine/quarry point work.

steampig · Post by **steampig** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:35 am

jay1976:106436 wrote:I got a few faller e train points they are sharp perfect for what i plan in sidings but anything bigger than a 040 might derail....

Sharp curves mean short wheel-bases. The E-train locos are 060, but with very close small wheels inherited with the more-or-less identical but 7mm-scale & battery HIT-train chassis. Maybe you need one to work the yard?

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