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mrh advertiser selling me weathered rail??? Track and electrical/DCC
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Active Member 47 posts DougA Active Member 47 posts
DougA

im looking for an mrh advertiser who sells micro engineering ho weathered rail in code 83.  fast tracks sells non-weathered rail, but id like the weathered rail.  i have used me code 83 weathered rail flex track and that works well for me.  now, id like to try handlaying some track.  
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Dave K skiloff Prolific poster 4,031 posts
Dave K skiloff

Yes

Didn't take long for a quick search:

Dallas Model Works: http://www.dallasmodelworks.com/products/productDetail.asp?ItemNumber=MG-255-16083

PWRS: http://www.pwrs.ca/view_product.php?ProductID=45769

 

Dave
Playing around in HO and N scale since 1976
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LenTurner Regular poster 136 posts
LenTurner

A caveat about hand laying

A caveat about hand laying track with weathered rail...  I hand laid weathered M/E c/55, rail using FastTracks jigs on a previous project. The rail must be thoroughly cleaned to bare metal to be soldered or glued down to the ties. As the weathering etches the rail, its a P-I-A to get clean plus you've got to go back and touch up all the places you cleaned up for soldering. As for MRH advertisers here's one I'm familiar with...

Dallas Model Works M/E product page

I'm sure there's at least a couple more MRH advertisers that carry M/E products.

Regards,

Len
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Kevin Rowbotham Prolific poster 2,336 posts
Kevin Rowbotham

Ditto

You can not go wrong with Dallas Model Works.

~Kevin

Appreciating Modeling In All Scales but majoring in HO!

Not everybody likes me, luckily not everybody matters.
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DougA Active Member 47 posts
DougA

thanks

see, this is why im enjoying mrh.  lots of great ideas in the magazine, great photos, and a great community.  thanks everyone.  ill try the dallas folks.  i am concerned about the weathered rail and soldering and gluing.  fortunately, ive got a dremmel with countless attachments.

about 25 years ago, i handlaid some code 100 nickel silver.  glue and an occasional spike held really well.  in fact, the trains went into the barn for 20 years and the track was still in ok-ish shape after sub zero winters and 90+ degree summers.
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