Code 40 Flex Track

Morning Folks,

Maybe someone can help me out.
I am looking for 18" of code 40 flex track. Actually I need (2) 9" pieces for my
newest structure kit. If I go on line, you'll have to buy a bundle. I don't need
a bundle.
Can someone tell me where I can purchase 18" of code 40?
If someone has scrap pieces that I can have, I'll pay for shipping.

Let me know please.

Thanks,

If I were home in Georgia, I would send two to ya, but I'm 19 hours from home. Should be a few willing Z scalers here to work with you!!!

So, what kind of kit you going to have? Z? or Nn3? If Z, Is it Transition Era or more a Modern Era kit?

Just the curious side of me!

Hobo Tim

Hi Tim,

First structure kit will be the engine house that I mention awhile back.
The engine house will be made out of Hydrocal and I have the arch windows
and doors from Rich at RSLaser. I just need to sit down and start scribbing
the bricks.

But I'm also working on a stone viaduct. I don't know of anyone making arch bridges
in Z scale.

So both items can be used in the transition period.
Both items will be in Z scale.

Thanks,

Sounds like you getting geared up!!! Great to hear of more people getting into Z manufacturing!!! Now we need someone to step up to the plate and get some Flex track over to ya! Any Takers?????

Hobo Tim

I am looking for 18" of code 40 flex track. Actually I need (2) 9" pieces for my
newest structure kit.

I'm confused. If you need code 40 rail, I can help, but no such thing as code 40 flex track. Nicely weathered MTL code 55 flex track should do the job.

Lajos:)

Jeff,

If you were talking about MTL Code 55 flex, that should be no problem to dig some up. If however you were looking for true Code 40 flex in Z... there is one possibility I can think of... Peter Wright over in England.

He played with this idea sometime ago and I have one of his Code 40 flex samples... it's nice stuff.

I don't know if he's making it now but you can check by contacting him through his website:

www.wrightturnouts.com/

John
www.ztrains.com

You'll have to either hand lay the track (super easy it you are only doing 9" !!! ) or contact Peter Wright (www.wrightturnouts.com) BUT: he does NOT make it yet, only a short sample of various tie spacing, rail spikes, etc.) AND his delivery can be quite long.

or conact John Peeples at: (peebs.org/2009/09/handlaying-z-scale-track-with-code-40-rail/) as he just put an example on Trainboard: www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=112216

I changed my mind. Code 55 flex will work. I was thinking about appearance on my new stone viaduct that I will be producing soon.

So if anyone can help me out will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Hey Folks,

I found some code 40 rails so I'll be hand laying the track on the bridge. But I do a have question for all of you.

I'm making a 4 arch viaduct as a kit. It will be a single track viaduct.

My question is: How high you guys think I should make it?

Please give me feed back on how high the bridge should me or if you think it won't sell, let me know that too.

Thanks,

Motrak wrote:

My question is: How high you guys think I should make it?

Railroad viaducts range in height substantially, from barely tall enough to drive under, to towering giants. Here is a classic image:

64.246.11.82/images/c/CR_4022_on_VIADUCT_B.jpg.25395.jpg

The "right" height, however, is dictated more by your layout--its overall size, the surrounding terrain, etc. In order to look natural, it needs to fit into its environment. It's possible to make it too tall, and then it will not only look out of place, but make the rest of the layout look less realistic.

Hello Jeff,

just as David wrote, how high a bridge can be is more dictated by the surrounding. If it doesn't fit here it looks bad. But if it fits almost anything goes. My personal favorite is the Landwasser Viaduct in Switzerland. Also here on Wikipedia . The radii of this viaduct in Z would be 455mm...

This is not a railroad bridge, but I haven't seen any higher bridge yet:

Millau Viaduct in France (at Wikipedia ). Hight above valley floor is 270 m (886ft) for the deck and 343 m (1125ft) total for the pylons.

Ztrains wrote:

Jeff,

If you were talking about MTL Code 55 flex, that should be no problem to dig some up. If however you were looking for true Code 40 flex in Z... there is one possibility I can think of... Peter Wright over in England.

He played with this idea sometime ago and I have one of his Code 40 flex samples... it's nice stuff.

I don't know if he's making it now but you can check by contacting him through his website:

Having a few Wright turnouts I remember that Peter needs a certain number of orders to produce and release his stuff... I'm not sure he has any spare code 40 flex for the moment but indeed the best is emailing him.

Dom