Golden Valley Route
Hand laying track, Central Valley Model Works
CVMW markets higly detailed tie strips and turnout kits.
The ties are plastic, but has self-gauging molded tie-plate.
Example of tie spacing: main line (top) vs. siding(bottom)
Main line
I start off by first removing the flash. I then paint all the ties
Polly Scale Grimy black
When the ties are dry, I paint about 80% of them with PS Railroad Tie Brown and about
10% with a mix of Railroad Tie Brown and SP Lettering Gray.
The tie-plates are painted with PS Roof Brown.
When the tie strip has dried, I glue it to the cork road bed.
Before glueing the (Micro Engineering code 83) rails in place, I paint them with PS Roof Brown.
After the rails have been glued, I
ballast the track and finally paint the rails and tie-plates again.
Here the rails have been detailed with fish plates from Proto 87.
List of materials
Here is a compiled list of (some of) the items I've used when assembling track
| Manufacturer | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CVMW | 2001-6 | HO Curvable Main-Line tie Sampler |
| Polly Scale | SP Lettering Gray | |
| Polly Scale | Railroad Tie Brown | |
| Polly Scale | Grimy Black | |
| Polly Scale | Roof Brown |