dpeterson3
Member
I might finally get to start on the layout I have been planning for 3 years now (maybe). Either way, I want to start building my own switches partly for cost and partly because I want them to look more real than the switches from atlas on my first layout. I was looking at the ones from fast-tracks, but it seems like I could make the same thing for not that much (take a piece of plywood and router to make a template), but then I found this one
http://www.proto87.com/HO_Proto87_Switch-Works_building_aids.html
Has anyone used it? I like the idea of gluing the tie plates down in a jig and then the rail to the tie plates. Looks real and seems like it would hold better, but I have never done it. If anyone has used this method, could you please share your thought/opinions?
http://www.proto87.com/HO_Proto87_Switch-Works_building_aids.html
Has anyone used it? I like the idea of gluing the tie plates down in a jig and then the rail to the tie plates. Looks real and seems like it would hold better, but I have never done it. If anyone has used this method, could you please share your thought/opinions?