How is he going so fast?

[wm3798]

I have the rail in the right spot, it's just 2x bigger than it should be.

G-Damn Unitrak.

[unittrain]

Cut some 1/16" t bar to length attach it to the model with the top of the t against the front of the model, then attach some .02" styrene square rod cut to length in between the t bars after that attach some .03 strip to the bottom of each t. Tedious but might work.

[Lemosteam]

What about Z scale rail?

[basementcalling]

Going so fast at what?

[peteski]

What about Z scale rail?

John,
there is no such thing as Z-scale rail. Even in Z scale, it is still the same rail (proportion-wise) as in larger scales.  IIRC, Marklin Z scale track uses code 60 rail while MTL uses code 55. I think Peco is also code 55.  The cross-section of those rails is the same as what we use in N. But if there was truly scaled Z scale rail available then that would probably be perfect for Tom's truck bumper.

[Lemosteam]

John,
there is no such thing as Z-scale rail. Even in Z scale, it is still the same rail (proportion-wise) as in larger scales.  IIRC, Marklin Z scale track uses code 60 rail while MTL uses code 55. I think Peco is also code 55.  The cross-section of those rails is the same as what we use in N. But if there was truly scaled Z scale rail available then that would probably be perfect for Tom's truck bumper.

Well I should have guessed that... 

[chicken45]

Going so fast at what?

It's a quote from the movie.

[nscaler711]

MTL may use C55 in Z, but it has a thinner rail head section compared to Atlas and ME, MT was .0175", and Atlas was .0265" and ME was .0280" plus or minus .0010" for all rails... (what I found funny, for the hell of it I measured Bmann C80, it was .0235"... So thinner up top than c55.  )
So in theory it would work better for that truck...
@tom mann I have a couple of 1.3" sections of Z c55 if you want them, unless you are using c40 then nevermind.. 

[basementcalling]

It's a quote from the movie.

What movie? Is it me, or am I clueless?

[wcfn100]

 

Jason

[Missaberoad]

What movie? Is it me, or am I clueless?

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Spielberg's first movie if I'm not mistaken

[tom mann]

@tom mann I have a couple of 1.3" sections of Z c55 if you want them, unless you are using c40 then nevermind.. 

Thanks, but right now the bumper is code 40. 

I appreciate all the ideas. I'm not sure what to do.

What movie? Is it me, or am I clueless?

LOL

[wcfn100]

I think there's enough material that with a good mill file, you could shape that code 40 rail into something real close.

Jason

[peteski]

Thanks, but right now the bumper is code 40. 

Are you sure it is not code 43?   

[robert3985]

Tom, here's a possible solution to your "bumper rail" size problem.

Years ago, I needed a way to produce seats for my passenger cars so that I didn't have to scratch-build every single damned one of them, and the idea hit me while wandering around in a Michaels that I might be able to extrude them from Sculpey mixed up to right color, straighten them up a bit, bake the extrusion, then cut them to length using my NWSL "The Chopper"

It worked GREAT...and I started using my modified garlic press "extruder" to produce tables, shelves, lamps...all sorts of passenger car interior details in either proper colors or colors I could easily paint.

Michaels sells plasticene extruders nowadays and it would be very easy to just grind a hole the right profile for the rails you need for the front of this model and extrude it, straighten it up a bit, bake it, cut it & glue it on your truck, and paint it up.





Maybe another technique and tool to add to your repertoire' ??

Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore