How accurate are your Track Templates? Our Track Templates are all drawn to NMRA standards in as far as track gauge and radii are concerned. The shape and dimensions of guard rails and wing rails were produced using NMRA Recommended Practi
How did you decide the locations of the PC Board ties? The PC Board tie locations are positioned to ensure that the trackwork will remain in gauge when it is removed from the fixture. Each PC Board tie location serves a specific purpose and must be used.
Is it possible to drill such a small hole in the N scale throwbars? We have had no problems drilling a .033” (#66) hole in N scale 1/32x9 scale inches PC board ties. A small drill bit held in a pin vice will work well. Just drill slowly and carefully by hand. Most imp
What are Track Templates used for? Fast Tracks Track Templates have been created to help the modeler to locate ties for trackwork that has been built using a Fast Tracks assembly fixture. Our Track Templates will match switches built u
What dimensions have you used to lay out the ties? Every railroad and every modeler seems to use different standards when laying out the positions of ties in a turnout. So rather than trying to match any one railroad we decided to use "typical" dimens
Will the gapping shown on the Track Templates work with DCC? The rail gapping shown is for DCC turnouts, this will isolate the frog completely from the turnout and can be left un-powered but may cause some stalling on locomotives with short wheel bases. Alterna
Will your Track Templates match commercial trackwork? Possibly. Fast Tracks Track Templates have been designed to exactly match the tie placements that are produced with the Fast Tracks fixtures and will probably not match the tie patterns of commercial
