Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
Not a lot happening, life seems to be getting in the way.
I have done some plain track, it looks like I will need another ten metres of rail, and a load more etched fish plates
The way I'm doing it, is to put the chairs on the rail, solder two tails per rail to the bottom, wash to remove the flux.
First rail in place.
The one below has four wires as it will be cut at base board joint once set.
At the base board join I drill the last two sleepers 1.6mm to take a rod to which the rail is soldered to, washed then chairs cut in half fitted over. You can see on the far rail in following picture, chairs in place and the rail cut.
I've gone back to what I've done so far to fit the etched fish plates before it becomes to daunting.
Firstly I saw through the rail head.
Once that is done I super glue the etched plates on. Fortunately I noticed that they have etched an internal and external one.
Hopefully progress might gain speed again, or at least look like I've actually done something.
I have done some plain track, it looks like I will need another ten metres of rail, and a load more etched fish plates
The way I'm doing it, is to put the chairs on the rail, solder two tails per rail to the bottom, wash to remove the flux.
First rail in place.
The one below has four wires as it will be cut at base board joint once set.
At the base board join I drill the last two sleepers 1.6mm to take a rod to which the rail is soldered to, washed then chairs cut in half fitted over. You can see on the far rail in following picture, chairs in place and the rail cut.
I've gone back to what I've done so far to fit the etched fish plates before it becomes to daunting.
Firstly I saw through the rail head.
Once that is done I super glue the etched plates on. Fortunately I noticed that they have etched an internal and external one.
Hopefully progress might gain speed again, or at least look like I've actually done something.