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laalratty: you are absolutely right
Thank you all for kind comments on the building. I´m now getting to the fun part of the building: Finnishing it all up, and adding advertisements
That is a problem in this part of the line. And my only solution is to get me a railbender, but it´s not on the top place of things I ought to by (maybe build one myself?) The thing is, I don´t have any derailments in the kinked joints, so I tend to forget them.although saying that I think I'd want to do something about the kinked joints!
Thank you all for kind comments on the building. I´m now getting to the fun part of the building: Finnishing it all up, and adding advertisements
You can cheat and get by without the railbender..... if you have a set of pliars you can get a bit of bend on the ends of the rail, it probably won't correct it 100% but it could certainly help, just go very carefully to add a bit of bend at a time. I've done this to a few of my joints, my minimum radius is 4 feet (about 120cm) and I didn't use a railbender either
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This is what makes this forum so fantastic Thank you laalratty! I´m going to try with pliers. I didn´t know of such an easy solutionYou can cheat and get by without the railbender..... if you have a set of pliars you can get a bit of bend on the ends of the rail, it probably won't correct it 100% but it could certainly help, just go very carefully to add a bit of bend at a time.
KjellAn has a low cost home made rail bender with parts from Biltema. He has posted images here: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about5471.html But currently the images don't show. Maybe removed?
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If you are using SM32 Peco track like the guy you referred to then you might just try using the larger G45 railjoiners from Peco. I've used them on all my SM32 'doglegs' and they have solved the problem without benders.rebelego:91982 wrote:KjellAn has a low cost home made rail bender with parts from Biltema. He has posted images here: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about5471.html But currently the images don't show. Maybe removed?
Good luck
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Sorry - but the pics has been moved to an other web-server. Now the link should be OK.rebelego:91982 wrote:KjellAn has a low cost home made rail bender with parts from Biltema. He has posted images here: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about5471.html But currently the images don't show. Maybe removed?
Anyway - here are a picture of my railbender - cheap and easy selfmade:
Kjell Anderdal
Livesteam 16mm on my line - the Pine Hill Railway (PHRy)
Livesteam 16mm on my line - the Pine Hill Railway (PHRy)
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Thank you for kind comments on my work. Mr.Bond, if you look a bit higher up in this thread, you can see the ugly light blue colour that is the ground-isolating foam material that I have used. On the visible parts of it, I have daubed and formed it with "Quick setting repair cement" It´s some 5mm. thick.
And the things in the window: Many of us 16mm. modellers have used Tamyas racing crew as random habitants in our scenery. Theese are some of the small bits and peaces, that are leftovers from the set.
Eg. the brown bowls you can see are the raicing helmets from the set.
And the things in the window: Many of us 16mm. modellers have used Tamyas racing crew as random habitants in our scenery. Theese are some of the small bits and peaces, that are leftovers from the set.
Eg. the brown bowls you can see are the raicing helmets from the set.
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I don't like narrow gauge track to look too tidy. My line has a few 'less than mainline standard' curves, and it just contributes to the effect.
I really like the Konsum! However, I am a fan of wooden buildings, and things Scandinavian.
Peter in AZ
I really like the Konsum! However, I am a fan of wooden buildings, and things Scandinavian.
Peter in AZ
Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.
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