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Offline Matt1066

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Railway Tracks for WW2
« on: March 06, 2016, 08:01:52 PM »
Hi,

Recently completed some railway tracks for my 28mm WW2 project. Details here if you're interested.

http://thewargamestable.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/building-railway-tracks.html

A quick pic...


Thanks

Matt

Offline marianas_gamer

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2016, 08:16:12 PM »
Thank you that was very useful.
LB
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Offline joroas

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2016, 08:31:45 PM »
Nice work, thanks for sharing!  :)

To finish you seem to want everything but the .....................trains?  ???
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Offline Matt1066

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2016, 09:15:18 PM »
No trains! No!
;o)

Offline ARKOUDAKI

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2016, 11:31:51 PM »
What scale track did you use, O?


Offline z1pp132002

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2016, 08:28:18 AM »
Excellent work A+

Offline Michi

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2016, 09:01:10 AM »
That´s much better than many model railroad layouts that I have seen! Outstanding work!

Offline jon_1066

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2016, 09:18:13 AM »
Looks like OO so for 28 mm it would be underscale for a main line.  However for gaming purposes it could be OK since buildings, etc tend to be underscale anyway.  Or you could just have it as a narrow gauge line - there were many industrial type lines across Europe during this period.

My advice would be to paint the tracks rusty.  The side of the rails would be rusted with only the tops shiny.  You can paint the whole rail then get a piece of hardboard and rub it along the top of the track to remove the paint to give the shiny top.  The ballast is rather clean as well - some additional weathering on that would make it look even better.

Overall though looks good - nice and flexible.

Offline Eric the Shed

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2016, 10:07:57 PM »
Great job sir...your solution to getting the ballast down was the one I took a few years back...I think yours looks much better

Offline cromojaro

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Re: Railway Tracks for WW2
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2016, 12:10:40 PM »
Nice work, thanks for sharing!  :)

To finish you seem to want everything but the .....................trains?  ???

He can use this train: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=22350.0
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