I've spent a number of hours over the last few weeks of evenings finalizing the Essex track arrangement. While there will be some compromises from the prototype I believe it captures the spirit and look of the place.
Commercial turnouts, even "curved" Micro-Engineering no. 6 turnouts, don't allow for a fluid enough geometry to look right and maximize the track arrangement so I'm planning on hand laying a fair number of turnouts in this section - the first of these is shown here - a curved no. 6 (and 3/4 or so!) left hand. One leg will form part of the Essex junction yard/wye trackage, the other leg will be the lead through the fence and into Fort Ethan Allen. (note the photo was taken before the throw rod was installed!)
4 comments:
Congrats on the progress, Marty. A great way to start the new year.
Cheers!
- Trevor (Port Rowan in 1:64)
Marty, the more I work with commercial curved turnouts, the more I think they never blend correctly with adjacent track curvature. I can't wait to see how that new Essex Junction will take shape.
Good post.
German manufacturer Weinert make some great flexible turnouts. Although they are code 75 and are of a German prototype, they could perhaps be an alternative to handlaying? Here's a link to a couple of pictures from my webshop: https://www.togbutikken.no/product/weinert-mein-gleis-sporveksel-y-fleksibel-kort-166/#
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