Building Reliable Model Railroad Track with Lorell Joiner (1984)

Lorell says real railroads have track standards why not model railroads Derailments dont have to be part of the hobby Avoid derailments by planning your benchwork subroadbed and roadbed Lorell helps you make your own track templates Flextrack must be securely mounted to the roadbed or problems will arise Good soldering practices make the task easier Unpainted flextrack doesnt look right Lorell has some suggestions Scratchbuilding your track means staining your ties laying smooth curves avoiding kinks and weathering the rail Lorell covers it all Lorell shows you how to install and improve commercial turnouts Then he turns to scratchbuilt turnouts Practice with Lorells method of subassemblies frog stock rails and points Youll soon discover another fascinating part of the hobby An overview of ways to move the points on all your new turnouts Lorell offers some tips for superdetailing specific areas of your layout with rocks and paint