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small radius points etc in 32mm?
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 1:44 pm
by Nomis
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:
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:36 pm
by spooner
You could try stud points for the old mine look?
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:12 pm
by DLRdan
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.
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:29 pm
by Nomis
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....
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:57 pm
by steamie1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mfg-ka ... q9cWRZxXFU
This is what Peco 605 curves look like in a mining theme..
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:10 pm
by steampig
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.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:33 am
by Nomis
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....
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:39 pm
by steamie1
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
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:32 am
by steampig
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?
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:10 pm
by jay1976
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..
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:14 pm
by LnBmad
Take a look at Atropos. If I recall correctly they have scale mine/quarry point work.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:35 am
by steampig
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?
