Scratchbuillt Lego Turnout Experiment
The experiment to build a hand laid Lego switch has started! I'm not exactly sure how its going to turnout (bad pun!) … but we shall see. I've run out of 00-90 screws, so I'll have to wait until I get more before I can semi-permanently secure the rail. In the meantime, cutting/filing the rail sections will take more than enough time. I've made a couple of brick-built "track gauges" to hold sections of rail in place while marking/cutting/filing/drilling--its not super high precision, but well within the tolerances required for Lego wheel sets! I'm hoping screwed rail sections will give me enough flexibility to adjust and fine tune the assembly if required. I'm following the same assembly procedure as I did when hand laying EM gauge track work (back in the day). That is, to lay the stock rails and then gauge across the wing rails and closure rails. Then proceed with the crossing vee gauged across from the stock rails, followed by the check rails. Finally, the laborious task of planing switch rails and fitting the stretcher bar. I'm not sure how I'm going to secure and mechanize the switch rails, but I'm sure I'll figure out something!
Scratchbuillt Lego Turnout Experiment
The experiment to build a hand laid Lego switch has started! I'm not exactly sure how its going to turnout (bad pun!) … but we shall see. I've run out of 00-90 screws, so I'll have to wait until I get more before I can semi-permanently secure the rail. In the meantime, cutting/filing the rail sections will take more than enough time. I've made a couple of brick-built "track gauges" to hold sections of rail in place while marking/cutting/filing/drilling--its not super high precision, but well within the tolerances required for Lego wheel sets! I'm hoping screwed rail sections will give me enough flexibility to adjust and fine tune the assembly if required. I'm following the same assembly procedure as I did when hand laying EM gauge track work (back in the day). That is, to lay the stock rails and then gauge across the wing rails and closure rails. Then proceed with the crossing vee gauged across from the stock rails, followed by the check rails. Finally, the laborious task of planing switch rails and fitting the stretcher bar. I'm not sure how I'm going to secure and mechanize the switch rails, but I'm sure I'll figure out something!