rbrown7713 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 All turnouts are finished and now I only have regular track to lay, won't be long now, this is going fast now. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 That is a fine looking rail line Robert … I'm looking forwards to some action shot's / videos of you trains.... Then you can get back to the Caddy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Looking great, won't be long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAZGRR7315 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Awesome, HIGHBALL soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Thanks guys, for all of your encouragement over the last few years, I appreciate it. OK, after 2 years and 8 months, I made one circuit with the E-8 and cars. I have one glitch with a switch, other than that, it went good. I will be posting a video when I get all of the ballast in and secure. Just one of the tracks is laid and I am working on the other, need more track. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsman Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Bob I am very impressed! Keep up the great work. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Here is what the ballast will look like. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Stuff blows all over it seems. Does look nice though. Gets under the track also. I gave up on using it on the track on top of the blocks. Glueing can be a problem due to expansion of the track/ties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Well, tragedy has struck my track laying. Today it was hot and after laying track and ballasting it on a cool day, I discovered that the track has expanded so much that it lift some of the track out of the ballast, so back to the drawing board. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 What if you cut some roofing shingles or cut up some roll roofing ...and lay the track on that, it will look better than concrete.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Here has what I have learned about using the slide-on track connectors. I provided gaps when installing the connectors. On the hot day, when the track expanded, the gaps were still there. The connectors are so tight, no expansion occurred at the joints. So, it doesn't make any difference if you have a gap or not, the expansion occurs throughout the whole track and not absorbed by the connector gap in the track. You would think that the gaps would shrink and keep the track from popping out of the ballast, but that did not happen, the track expanded with the gaps still in place. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAZGRR7315 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 In the past I used (2) of those 6" tracks with the slider rails *half rails that slid in contraction or expansion. Sorry, do not have a pic right now (might have been Aristo), and now that I am off the ground, track ties are screwed to the white plastic trim board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 grr, I would be interested in some of those if you have more info. Thanks, Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I made a set for a friend, not sure I have a pix or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 stretch track, I have seen here https://www.spur-g-blog.de/2019/10/gleis-ausdehnungsstueck-von-thiel-gleis/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 Thank you very much, I am going to try it. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAZGRR7315 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Dash 8 -- that is it and link provided gives the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I have used the expander tracks on both the SS and Al track, work great. Don't forget if you are using sectional track to remove the screws holding the rail to the ties so the expansion can slide along the ties. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 I ordered 4 of them, hope they do the job. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Screwy Nick, I am having trouble paying for the track expanders from the people in Germany, how did you pay for them? Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 OK, problem solved. I used Paypal. The supplier in Germany told me to use Veem for overseas money transfer. As it turns out, after signing up with Veem and getting an approval from them, they canceled my account from Veem. They said, after taking all of my information, that they don't service private parties, only businesses. I wish they had told me that in the first place. I have my order in and should get them soon. BTW, don't use Veem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I hope it was worth the hassle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Yes Sean, it was worth the hassle. I can't think of any other way to handle the heat expansion of the tracks without using these track expansion sections, should work well. I am waiting for some adapter connectors from SSVR, they had to make some more. These expansion sections are code 332 and my tracks are code 250. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hi, one more way... https://www.massoth.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/GB_0417_Schienenverbinder_Code_250.pdf https://www.modell-werkstatt.de/profil-adapter-code250/332 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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