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fullmetal201511 Apr 2016 6:54 a.m. PST

Looking for a good source of train tracks for micro scale? is z scale close enough? I bought some tracks that where resin years ago, but cant recall where I purchased them. they are great but the rails are brittle and several have broke off. I would like to make a small base with the tracks and add some flock and trees for flavor. Any thoughts on base material?

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nickinsomerset11 Apr 2016 7:25 a.m. PST

Irregular miniatures make 1:300 scale track, there is also a hornby planning pack of plastic tracks that are the right scale,

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boy wundyr x11 Apr 2016 7:47 a.m. PST

I think Z is ok as long as you don't have a train on it, it would look over scale.

Ben Lacy Sponsoring Member of TMP11 Apr 2016 9:59 a.m. PST

I use z scale for my 6mm layouts. It's a little big, but no one seems to complain. It's a lot easier/cheaper than buying resin tracks and painting them.

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I bought mine here. Ben

ScoutJock11 Apr 2016 10:00 a.m. PST

Both of these sites offer 6mm – 1/285 railway products, many of which are from the same molds with the difference being Legion is in Canada and I-94 is in Michigan.

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fullmetal201511 Apr 2016 11:03 a.m. PST

Scoutjock

I need straight only at this time, 6' worth it shows the first link is out of straight how often do they restock? Also how is the I-94 product? there was no pictures.

fullmetal

jfleisher11 Apr 2016 11:31 a.m. PST

Z scale works pretty well, just don't put a train on it.

ScoutJock11 Apr 2016 12:33 p.m. PST

Really, when I go in it showsT006 long straight track in stock. If it is out of stock, I believe he casts it all himself so contact him at legionsivhire@shaw.ca.

The I94 products are very similar resin casts that do paint up nicely. I bought these at Little Wars from i94 a couple of years ago. They come in bags of six unpainted.

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Kropotkin30311 Apr 2016 1:49 p.m. PST

Hi Fullmetal,

These are really good, but as the product is OOP you have to look on e-bay etc for them. Quarter scale 00 track planner from Hornby in the UK.

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williamb11 Apr 2016 2:03 p.m. PST

paperterrain.com offers train tracks in 1/300 and other scales


Probably the best item was Hornby's R619 set of 1/4 scale plastic track planning pieces as noted above. British OO scale is 1/76 so 4x76 would be 1/304

fullmetal201511 Apr 2016 2:20 p.m. PST

thanks guys for all the ideas.

fullmetal

Feximex11 Apr 2016 10:51 p.m. PST

Have a look: Masters of Military offers tracks and trains on Shapeways, very good details but like all SW products not cheap:

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