Post by Wayne Kinney on May 31, 2013 18:17:55 GMT
Hi Guys,
By no means complete instructions, but enough to get started. I will try and post some assembly details and notes tomorrow:
Larger version here:
www.shoot35.com/1in6%20base_diagram.jpg
Assembly Notes:
Cutting & Filing Rail:
Stock, switch, and check rails can be cut to length with a pair of Xuron cutters, using the diagram as a guide. All rail ends must be cleaned up & filed to aid threading the rail into the chairs. This is a VERY important step, as any burr on the rail ends will damage the plastic chairs. Filing a slight taper on the foot of the rail will make threading into the chairs much easier.
Cutting Chairs off the Sprue:
A new, sharp modeling knife is essential to cleanly cut out the chairs from the sprue. An Exacto knife with #11 blade is ideal. Chairs can be cut off of the sprue using a sawing action with the blade. Any burrs can be trimmed off once the chairs are installed onto the base.
Installing Chairs:
There are 2 methods of installing the chairs.
Note that the chairs have an inner and outer lug, the outer lug being bigger. The inside lug is smaller, and must be orientated so the inner lug is on the inside of the rail, where the wheel flange will ride:
Installing the Cast Frog/Crossing:
The cast frog comes installed onto the base for shipping purposes and is not yet glued into place. The frog must be removed, an electrical wire soldered to the bottom and ? adhesive used to fix it into place. It is important to solder the electrical wire so that it sits between the base timbers.
Note that the cast frog arrives with part of the sprue still attatched, this will need to be filled down with a file or dremel cutting disk.
Threading Rail into Chairs - Which Way is Up?
Bullhead rail has a slightly wider head (top of the rail) than the foot (bottom). This can be difficult to see with code 40 rail. Please try to install the rail with the wider head at the top. If you can not tell which way around is correct, the rail will still install and the kit be built, you do not have to worry too much about this as it is mainly cosmetic.
By no means complete instructions, but enough to get started. I will try and post some assembly details and notes tomorrow:
Larger version here:
www.shoot35.com/1in6%20base_diagram.jpg
Assembly Notes:
Cutting & Filing Rail:
Stock, switch, and check rails can be cut to length with a pair of Xuron cutters, using the diagram as a guide. All rail ends must be cleaned up & filed to aid threading the rail into the chairs. This is a VERY important step, as any burr on the rail ends will damage the plastic chairs. Filing a slight taper on the foot of the rail will make threading into the chairs much easier.
Cutting Chairs off the Sprue:
A new, sharp modeling knife is essential to cleanly cut out the chairs from the sprue. An Exacto knife with #11 blade is ideal. Chairs can be cut off of the sprue using a sawing action with the blade. Any burrs can be trimmed off once the chairs are installed onto the base.
Installing Chairs:
There are 2 methods of installing the chairs.
- The advised method is to install all of the chairs onto the turnout base first, and then slide the rails through. The rails must be inserted in a specific order. A great tip here is to place each chair on the end tip of the knife blade to hold it, this makes it very easy to insert the chair into the hole on the base. With a #11 Exacto blade, the sharp side of the blade should be facing upwards (as if it were the top of the rail) and the chair slid onto the end of the knife.
- The 2nd method is to slide each chair into each piece of rail first, and then insert the rail and chairs onto the base holes.
Note that the chairs have an inner and outer lug, the outer lug being bigger. The inside lug is smaller, and must be orientated so the inner lug is on the inside of the rail, where the wheel flange will ride:
Installing the Cast Frog/Crossing:
The cast frog comes installed onto the base for shipping purposes and is not yet glued into place. The frog must be removed, an electrical wire soldered to the bottom and ? adhesive used to fix it into place. It is important to solder the electrical wire so that it sits between the base timbers.
Note that the cast frog arrives with part of the sprue still attatched, this will need to be filled down with a file or dremel cutting disk.
Threading Rail into Chairs - Which Way is Up?
Bullhead rail has a slightly wider head (top of the rail) than the foot (bottom). This can be difficult to see with code 40 rail. Please try to install the rail with the wider head at the top. If you can not tell which way around is correct, the rail will still install and the kit be built, you do not have to worry too much about this as it is mainly cosmetic.