Boxfile III; something new

Another session out in the man-sion and things are really starting to move along. As I mentioned last time, the plan is to build points with only one blade. I wasn't sure that this was going to work at all, and I'd have to come up with something else. So with a merry flick of the file and fizz of the iron, we set off into unknown territory.

The results? Well it seems to work OK. the straight track has a slight bevel cut into the back of it to allow the flange past on the curved path.


With the first point in and working, the second one was a bit easier, having discovered what worked and what didn't. The only problem left is to solve the point blade height issue. currently they stand a bit 'proud' of the running rail. This is normally pulled down by the throw bar underneath the rails, but at the moment I don't have anything like this in place.

And there we have the track finished for the first 'modulette'. It doesn't feel right to call it anything else. The next step is to sort out the alignment system before the rest of the track goes in.