AyTrane
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I have been tempted to make my own track, due to the high cost of current track. I have stopped at several home improvement stores and came across four foot strips of steel roughly the same size as G rail, maybe a little taller. The cost is about $3.50 a piece (making a four foot section of track cost roughly $7). To me this would be a lot cheaper than paying $32 for the same thing. I was wondering what other people use for their homemade track? Everytime I do a search I come across people that found actual rail somewhere, and have used that.
I'm not too concerned with realism as the points where I would be putting the track are not to subject to be seen, or in areas where the realism is shot anyway (along the fence line). I think I'll do some experimentation with the stuff, and see if it is worth a darn. What I'm really wondering about is how well it will hold up in the elements. I can handle a little corrosion, but full out rusting is no good!
I'm not too concerned with realism as the points where I would be putting the track are not to subject to be seen, or in areas where the realism is shot anyway (along the fence line). I think I'll do some experimentation with the stuff, and see if it is worth a darn. What I'm really wondering about is how well it will hold up in the elements. I can handle a little corrosion, but full out rusting is no good!