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How to Build Realistic Reliable Track 2009 Superdetail Turnouts
How to Build Realistic Reliable Track 2009 Superdetail Turnouts
Model Railroader Special Issue. On the cover, One of Lance Mindheims suerdetailed Micro Engineering HO turnouts shows how to treat track as a model just like engines or structures. Lance Mindheim photo
4 Introduction
Track is the railroad/by Andy Sperandeo
6 How to superdetail a turnout
Treat track as a model for closeup viewing and photography/by Lance Mindheim
14 The right-of-way tells a story
Track and engineering details define the character of a model railroad/by Michael J. Burgett
22 Quiet roadbed, better train sounds
Noise-damping roadbed lets locomotive sound systems sing/by Bob Kingsnorth
28 Make the most of flextrack
Superlevated curves, easements, roadbed cross sections, and more/by Tony Koester
34 Maintain standards for zero derailments
Uniform dimensions ensure smooth and reliable operation/by Jim Hediger
38 Customize trackwork the easy way
Kitbashing track and turnouts with tie strips and detail parts/by Tony Koester
42 Bulletproof track wiring
Tips on building in electrical reliability/by Andy Sperandeo
46 How to mass-produce hand-built turnouts
Prefabrication on the workbench is the key/by John Pryke
52 From track plan to reality
The design is only the starting point/by Paul J. Dolkos
54 Trackwork choices
Answers to the question, "What kind of track do you use?"/by Paul J. Dolkos
57 Track gang tips: A fixture and a trammel
New ideas for a common task and a familiar tool/by Bob Kingsnorth
58 Right-of-way realism through civil engineering
Prototypical construction practices help shape an authentic main line/by Neal A. Schorr
64 Smooth running on N scale track
Follow some key techniques to produce reliable N scale trackwork/by David Popp
70 Prototype track basics
An introduction to rail, ties, ballast, and more/by Jeff Wilson
76 Hinged derails: operating accessories
A prototypical way to stop runaway cars/by Matt Snell
78 Track gang tip: Kink-free curves
Join the rails before you bend them/by Andy Sperandeo
82 Conceal those uncoupling magnets
Bury them in your track bed and cover them with ballast/by Andy Sperandeo
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