Only three more sections to go
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Finished with tie plates and here are some more painted ties which will be mixed in with the darker ties. I should have the entire railway done today.
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For that, you need to go over to model railroading suppliers. Unfortunately, Gauge 1 (1:32), the closest to the common 1:35 scale for military modeling, is fairly rare, being mostly used for garden railways. For the rail itself, you could also use G gauge (1:22.5), as the rail isn’t significantly different. Sunset Valley Railroad offers both track and just rail (look for ‘Rail Only’ in the top group) with aluminum rail; the tie strips they offer, unfortunately, incorporate American spikes and tie plates, rather than European designs.
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Yes, one of those scales should work but the rail LGB uses seems far too large and the 1/32 scale trains usually run on the LGB product.
I would suggest checking rail made for the O Scale, 2-rail modelers (Proto48) group as that is made to scale size and 100 pound rail in 1/48th could easily pass for 80 pound in 1/35th.
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Any clues as to what’s going to be on the tracks apart from the wagon you have started ?
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An engine
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Damn… I was hoping for a King Tiger on a flat bed … 
But we will all be very happy with an engine … As they are mega kits all on their own 
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That will be another diorama I have planned. I have a steam engine, another box car and three flat beds. One will have a tank (probably a Panther), the other a Tiger and the third a halftrack. I might throw in a gondola.
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Wow … That will be epic… I was only kidding about a King Tiger… But 3 flatbeds … That will be huge !!!
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Go big or go home!!!
I love trains!!
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I think a great many will be following all your build blogs from now on…
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Time will tell…working on warehouse. Sanding/making walls and using epoxy. The problem with plaster kits is they are not poured evenly.
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Letting epoxy dry. Then I will fill gaps with spackle. I might have to frame a subfloor and load bearing wall to support the two plaster roof halves. That will also include some rafters. Once I get the walls glued together I will have a better idea on how to proceed. Maybe I will put some German figures inside with office equipment.
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Darn, I wish I had thought to use spackle. Feeling quite foolish now!
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Walls glued…now to make a run to hobby lobby to get some basswood to start framing subfloor, trusses and load bearing wall
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