David,
I have ordered mine from Cheltenham Model Centre the same place Roy got his from.?
The sheet is 4'x2' genuine grey Sundeala used for railway modelling.?
It was ?22.50 from ebay which I think is reasonable.?
I am into micro layouts at the mo so enough for a few there.?
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On 30 Jan 2017, at 16:54, David Hughes
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I should have added that the last Sundeala board I got was from Travis Perkins, who had a suitable size off-cut so I didn't have to buy an 8'x4' sheet. The chap selling it was horrified at the full price so gave me a large discount: I didn't tell him how
much cheaper his 'full price' was compared to model shops!
David
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Peter,
Re gluing (and other matters), there is a guide on the KBScale website at?
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Track & Turnouts Prototype Notes Real industrial narrow gauge railways were often transitory in nature. In addition, almost without exception they were built as ...
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David H
Chelfham O14
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Many thanks gentlemen for your help with track work and what to put it on.
Like you say, there are all sorts of options but to be safe I will go for what Roy suggested and that's Sundeala board.
I like the dodge about using a piece of wire as electrical pick up but it look like a track spike to the onlooker. That was a good tip.
Also to keep the sections as long as possible but saw little slots in the rail at the correct lengths. I suppose the train will also clickety clack as well?
It doesn't mention anywhere about whether the plastic sleepers are glued to the board first?
I will now put an order into KB scale for my track work .
I particularly like the method the points are made and the way the blades pivot.
I was never really impressed with the ready made Peco 009 points whereas the blades pivot on a metal fish plate. When painted, weathered etc and after a few years use they are just crying to fail.
The 014 track system looks to me to be well thought out and it will give good service.
( if correctly and carefully built )
I have never in the past paid to much attention to track but the more I look at it the more I see the point in all this.
Thanks for all your help.
