3rd Rail Available

[sixpakpop]

There is no excuse anymore for running subway trains or anything else that uses a 3rd rail. Found it on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GreenMax-2125-Six-third-rail-third-rail-N-Scale-/221874478717?hash=item33a8bfde7d:g:VUcAAOSwDNdV6ms1

and then Googled it and found this:

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/jism/item/4946950212505-53-15581-n/?s-id=borderless_recommend_item_en

[ljudice]

Wow...

Speaking of Green Max what ever became of their Plasser Tamper?

[peteski]

Wow...

Speaking of Green Max what ever became of their Plasser Tamper?

I didn't know they made one.  I have one made by Hobbytrain/Lemke.  It looks good but the mechanism is a bit crude.

[eric220]

It's a little hard to tell given the dearth of any decent resolution photos of the final product, but that appears to be over-running third rail with a minimal cover board. Very interesting product.

[peteski]

I'm no 3rd rail expert but it looks a bit clunky to me.

[ljudice]

I didn't know they made one.  I have one made by Hobbytrain/Lemke.  It looks good but the mechanism is a bit crude.

Check it out:  https://www.loco1hobby.net/en/completed-painted-models/658-greenmax-4709.html

It was supposed to be out last summer, then November, now ????

1/150 of course.  Google it, many pre-production photos on the web.

It is similar to units owned/leased by BNSF, UP and Amtrak.  Big difference is the noise abatement "shutters". 

[peteski]

Cool - I didn't know.  And a 2-unit set, and less expensive than the single unit Hobbytrain one.  The 1:150 thing shouldn't be a problem on a model of this type of equipment.

[ljudice]

Cool - I didn't know.  And a 2-unit set, and less expensive than the single unit Hobbytrain one.  The 1:150 thing shouldn't be a problem on a model of this type of equipment.

That's my thought too - the Japanese version might be slightly smaller to start anyway  (not sure of clearances there)...

There is a second announced machine to go with it, but it is not like anything I've seen in North America (or Europe for that matter)

[sd45elect2000]

I don't want to use my expensive micro engineering rail for simple decoration , I am happy there are some plastic alternatives however, I need overrunning third rail Chicago style !

The under running rail would be excellent for SEPTA .

I guess I'll wait for some simple plastic rail....

Randy

[peteski]

I don't want to use my expensive micro engineering rail for simple decoration , I am happy there are some plastic alternatives however, I need overrunning third rail Chicago style !

The under running rail would be excellent for SEPTA .

I guess I'll wait for some simple plastic rail....

Randy

Is nickel silver rail *THAT* expensive?!    How about using styrene strip instead?  Or buy some Atlas code 70 flext track and pull the rail out from the tie strip? 

[nkalanaga]

I've long wondered about flexible plastic welded rail as a scenery item.  It's often seen laying along the track, and would make modeling a rail train much easier.  Cast in a "clean rail" color, it would also be usable for 3rd rail.  The main issue I see is that, to get it flexible enough for a trainload to take common model curves, it might have to be made from something similar to fishing line, and could be hard to glue.

[GaryHinshaw]

http://www.nscalekits.co.uk/welded_rail.html

[sd45elect2000]

I think the micro engineering rail is a bit on the expensive side for scenery. I will probably do as Peteski suggests and use styrene strips of some sort until someone comes out with code 40 plastic rail.

Randy

[YouraverageSPF]

Reminds me of how that s-gauge modeller Bruce Manson put a 3rd rail between his track to impress his friends who enjoyed O scale 

[nkalanaga]

Gary:  Somebody finally did it!  I had assumed (you know what they say about that) that there wasn't enough of a market for it to be worthwhile.