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posted: 2 Dec 2011 12:59 from: LSWRArt
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I am trying to build a start a layout in a very restriced space in 'O' gauge. I think I will need at least one slip and some sort of 3-say point to fit it into the very tight space. How difficult to do this with C&L, or any disadvantages if I chose to use Marcway. I guess with them I would need to add cosmetic chairs as I think theirs is just soldered construction, but they do have quite a wide range of turnouts / crossings/ slips and will even make special sizes to order, whereas I worry about my capability to make more complex turnouts from scratch. Any comments / experience of others would be helpful. As I live in southern France (Antibes) I cannot easily visit UK exhibitions or suppliers so have to do everything via the web. |
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posted: 2 Dec 2011 13:49 from: Dave Summers
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LSWRArt wrote: I am trying to build a start a layout in a very restriced space in 'O' gauge. I think I will need at least one slip and some sort of 3-say point to fit it into the very tight space. How difficult to do this with C&L, or any disadvantages if I chose to use Marcway. I guess with them I would need to add cosmetic chairs as I think theirs is just soldered construction, but they do have quite a wide range of turnouts / crossings/ slips and will even make special sizes to order, whereas I worry about my capability to make more complex turnouts from scratch.Again, a simple web search will find endless resources to answer your question. Raymond Walley's website would be a good place to start: Starting in 0 gauge |
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posted: 2 Dec 2011 14:48 from: wcampbell23
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The whole point ( Oh dear - excuse the pun! ) is that you are not tied to any fixed design of turnouts. You will find that building your own design is much more satisfying than working around the limitations of others. Building track from components gets you exactly what you want - I have used parts from both C+L and Exactoscale - look at what both have to offer. There is a great section on RMweb that includes many topics using components - you can find it here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/forum/35-permanent-way-signalling-infrastructure/page__prune_day__100__sort_by__Z-A__sort_key__last_post__topicfilter__all Unfortunately, from experience, I cannot recommend Marcway ready-built turnouts. Regards. Bill Campbell |
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posted: 2 Dec 2011 16:00 from: Stephen Freeman
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Hi, Whilst it would be invidious of me to comment on the merits of one track system against another, I would say that: Marcway is soldered construction - adding cosmetic chairs would be difficult and never look right as the chairs are supposed to hold the rail away from the sleepers. However, Marcway supply their rail in yard lengths, rather than metres which makes the prospect of actually getting their rail at reasonable cost more feasible - From C&L you would have to pay for it to be sent by carrier and theirs is not the cheapest. Normally I get my 7mm scale rail from Marcway sent to a UK address and then by Parcel to me (we use Parcels Please) with other stuff. |
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posted: 14 Dec 2011 14:15 from: Paulr1949
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Borg-Rail wrote: Hi, Hi there I can confirm that it is not really practical to fit cosmetic chairs to Marcway turnouts - I have tried and ended up building a 3-way point from C&L instead. The only problem I found really was that some of the lengths of rail between vees can be very short, and as such may need extra support in some way. Paul |
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