"SIMPLICITY"<br> TRADITIONAL HAND-LAID TRACK <br>SUPPLIES, KITS AND TOOLS

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Awesome, New, HO Modeling Technologies for the 21st Century!
Breathtaking new Realism for Regular HO, N, Z and also Proto:87!
Track, Switches, Wheels, Trucks, Couplers and even Smooth Riding Suspension
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, A PLAIN PCB TIE COSTS TWICE WHAT A REALISTIC WOOD TIE WITH TIEPLATES COSTS!!!

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EXCEPTIONAL VALUE PARTS, KITS AND TOOLS

FOR TRADITIONAL HAND-LAID HO TRACK AND TURNOUTS

INTRODUCING OUR FIRST "SIMPLICITY" RANGE HAND-LAID TURNOUT PARTS KITS, STARTING AT ONLY $6.00 FOR #4 THRU #6 TURNOUTS

THE PICTURE SHOWS THE TYPICAL BASE KIT PARTS.
See below for ordering and options for adding details as well.

INTRODUCING THE POWERFUL AND COST-SAVING, "SIMPLICITY TURNOUT TIE BASE MAKER" FOR HAND-LAID TURNOUTS in all Three Major Small Scales. HO, N and Z.

(With the base edge flipped over, insert as many bulk ties as you can easily handle at once)

(Easily mark and score the exact length of the tie)

(With the base edge back in the laying position, insert and glue down all the perfectly sized ties)

NOW EVERYONE HAS THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE TO USE INEXPENSIVE BULK TIE PACKS, YET CREATE SUPERBLY ACCURATE WOOD AND PCB TIES BASES FOR THEIR HAND LAID TURNOUTS!

See below for ordering.

"SIMPLICITY" TRADITIONAL HAND LAID TURNOUTS
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE KITS OF MATERIALS
EXCEPTIONAL GOOD VALUE BASE KITS of materials needed to hand lay a un-detailed turnout. THESE KITS WORK WITH ALL MAKES OF JIGS or for scratch builders, and with "flex" or "hinged" points.
MANY OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXTRA DETAILING and various PRE-FORMED PARTS such as Points, FROGS, Pre-cut Ties, etc., FOR OPTIONAL EASIER BUILDING

The Base Kits comprise:

ALL the 16 ft 6 in. WOOD TIES
10 PCB SWITCH TIES FOR JIG OR HAND SOLDER CONSTRUCTION
ALL THE NICKEL SILVER RAIL - Your Code Choice
PREFORMED THROW BAR PARTS AND POINTS HINGES

Priced per turnout size, starting at ONLY $6.00
$6.00
Please choose the base turnout size, rail size and quantity if more than one of this type). Choose any options you wish to add to the kit from the pull down menus. Please Select "No" to refuse.

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SIMPICITY HO TURNOUT BASE MAKER
"Simplicity" HO TURNOUT TIE BASE MAKER

MARKS, CUTS AND ACCURATELY POSITIONS ALL THE VARIOUS SIZED WOOD AND/OR PCB TIES NEEDED FOR A REALISTIC HAND-LAID TURNOUT BASE.

GIVES MAJOR SAVINGS BY USING BULK TIE PACKS

Available for turnout sizes 6, 7, 8 and 10.
NOTE: ANY size "Maker" will still mark and cut EVERY Individual Tie size for ANY OTHER TURNOUT SIZE.
(8 ft 6 in thru 16 ft 6 in.)

Turnout Base Maker Set comprises 4 Precision Stainless Steel Sides and Ends, with brass locating dowels. You may also use the set in conjunction with our "Switch-Works Pro magnetic base (sold separately) for even greater convenience.
Priced from $24.95 COMPLETE!

Order by Turnout Size -

SIMPICITY N TURNOUT BASE MAKER
"Simplicity" N TURNOUT TIE BASE MAKER

MARKS, CUTS AND ACCURATELY POSITIONS ALL THE VARIOUS SIZED WOOD AND/OR PCB TIES NEEDED FOR A REALISTIC HAND-LAID TURNOUT BASE.

GIVES MAJOR SAVINGS BY USING BULK TIE PACKS

Available for turnout sizes 6, 7, 8 and 10.
NOTE: ANY size "Maker" will still mark and cut EVERY Individual Tie size for ANY OTHER TURNOUT SIZE.
(8 ft 6 in thru 16 ft 6 in.)

Turnout Base Maker Set comprises 4 Precision Stainless Steel Sides and Ends, with brass locating dowels. You may also use the set in conjunction with our "Switch-Works Pro magnetic base (sold separately) for even greater convenience.
Priced from $17.95 COMPLETE!

Order by Turnout Size -

SIMPICITY Z TURNOUT BASE MAKER
"Simplicity" Z TURNOUT TIE BASE MAKER

MARKS, CUTS AND ACCURATELY POSITIONS ALL THE VARIOUS SIZED WOOD AND/OR PCB TIES NEEDED FOR A REALISTIC HAND-LAID TURNOUT BASE.

GIVES MAJOR SAVINGS BY USING BULK TIE PACKS

Available for turnout sizes 6, 7, 8 and 10.
NOTE: ANY size "Maker" will still mark and cut EVERY Individual Tie size for ANY OTHER TURNOUT SIZE.
(8 ft 6 in thru 16 ft 6 in.)

Turnout Base Maker Set comprises 4 Precision Stainless Steel Sides and Ends, with brass locating dowels. You may also use the set in conjunction with our "Switch-Works Pro magnetic base (sold separately) for even greater convenience.
Priced from $14.95 COMPLETE!

Order by Turnout Size -

88-SAFE HO Frogs and Frog Kits
"88-SAFE" Frogs are chemically milled from solid Nickel Silver to exacting accuracy and close to prototypical realism.
While fully compliant with NMRA standards, the special extra "88 safe" design features prevent the widespread,notorious and otherwise inevitable, "bumping" of RP25, code 88 wheels (aka "semi-scale" wheels) and safely and smoothly prevent them from dropping even partly down into the open frog throat

Supplied in easy to assemble kit form, or pre-built for $3.95 extra.

Look out for Super Detailing Kits.
$4.95

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Fine Scale Rail by the Piece and Short Lengths

Finest quality Nickel Silver Flat Bottom Rail sold by the piece for Turnout building and other smaller track construction projects. Priced by either individual 12" or 18" cut length for ease of packing.
No extra shipping cost. (No Extra-Strong Tube/Box required)

Price starts from:
$0.95
Select rail code and quantity of 18" or 12" lengths required. Note the our bulk packs are also available packed as 18" lengths for reduced shipping cost.

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Fine Scale Rail in Bulk Yard Lengths

Finest quality Nickel Silver Flat bottom Rail. Priced by code size. Available in 99 ft, (33 x 1 yard) packs, 8 x 1 yard mini-packs or 17 yard packs (code 40 only)

For even smaller amounts, it is also available in individual yard lengths priced per yard.

NOTE: Total Order Shipping increases by $6.00 (max) to cover shipping rail in a 42" Extra-Strong Tube/Box.
If you only need a few shorter lengths of of rail, or are willing to accept rail packed in 18" rather than 1 Yard lengths, you can save that extra shipping cost by ordering items from our "Fine Scale Rail in short Lengths" product line instead.

Prices start from:
$39.95
Select rail code and quantity (in whole yards) required.

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HO EASY RAIL END ALIGNERS
Our own new technology alternative and optionally near scale appearance "rail joiners". They have the major advantage that no removal or cutting away of the ties underneath is required. And they will join rails of different sizes.

Thin Flat Stainless Steel rail end aligners of the correct scale length for HO, that slide onto the rail web and sit flat on the rail base. There is generally space in the larger rail sizes (70/83) to fit cosmetic scale joint bars above for maximum realism. Providing the rail ends are well matched and not under significant tension, these much less obtrusive "joiners" will hold the two rail heads in near perfect alignment for smooth reliable running, of regular and even Proto Wheelsets. They can be also be mounted on rail ends spaced slightly apart (~0.020) to allow for expansion rail end movement.

For best closed rail joint appearance, we suggest removing about 1/32" of the rail end base and web from each rail end, with a file or dremel cutting disk, before installation, to accommodate the center cross bar.

Alteratively just grind the rail ends back at 45 degrees for a quicker, easier process and a slightly open joint

Supplied and priced in packs of 30 joiners. Please select the size to match the base of the rail you are using them on

$3.95
Choose rail size for base width match.

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HOn3/HOm THROW BAR/POINT HINGE COMBO
ULTIMATE HO NARROW GAUGE THROW BAR SETS include prototypically accurate working double throw bars and prototypically accurate working Loose Heel Point Hinges. The sets are specially engineering designed to work reliably and almost indefinitely, without needing stressed soldered joints, added pivot bearings, or maintenance/adjustments.

ULTIMATE HO NARROW GAUGE THROW BAR SETS are now offered in Nickel Silver solderable material and come with two undrilled copper laminate base bars, a one time drilling jig to accurately position the rod mounting holes and may be customized to be used without drilled holes in the points and for any type of point rail that can be soldered.

See the help pages for full details applications.

Note that successful use with code 40 rail requires suitable proto or shallow flange wheelsets.

An exceptionally realistic Throwbar and Points Super-Detail option pack is in preparation and will be ready in Sept 2009. Note that any type of these HO NG sets is equally suitable for Proto:87 NG use.
$2.99

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N EASY RAIL END ALIGNERS
Our own new technology alternative and optionally near scale appearance "rail joiners". They have the major advantage that no cutting away of the ties underneath is required. And they will join rails of different sizes.

Thin Flat Stainless Steel rail end aligners that slide onto the rail web and sit flat on the rail base. Providing the rail ends are well matched and not under significant tension, these much less obtrusive "joiners" will hold the two rail heads in near perfect alignment for smooth reliable running of Wheelsets. They will still however allow for expansion rail end movement.

These rail aligners are designed to be the correct scale length for N, and fit and look well on code 55 and code 40 rails. For best closed rail joint appearance, we suggest removing about 1/50" of the rail end base and lower web from each rail end, with a file or dremel cutting disk, before installation, to accommodate the center cross bar.

Supplied and priced in packs of 30 joiners.

$3.95

N THROW BAR/POINT HINGE COMBO
N THROW BAR SETS include prototypically accurate working double throw bars and prototypically accurate working Loose Heel Point Hinges. The sets are specially engineering designed to work reliably and almost indefinitely, without needing stressed soldered joints, added pivot bearings, or maintenance/adjustments.

N THROW BAR SETS are now offered in Nickel Silver solderable material and come with two undrilled oversize pieces of copper laminate base bar material, a one time drilling jig to accurately position the rod mounting holes and may be customized to be used without drilled holes in the points and for any type of point rail that can be soldered.

See the help pages for full details applications.

Note that successful click-free use with code 40 rail may require suitable shallow flange wheelsets.

$1.99

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PRECISION ,ONE LOAD, GLUE SYRINGE AND NEEDLES
This a small 3 cc plastic, disposable, single Syringe, intended for a single loading with either fluid or gel ACC for model buildiong applications. We have found in practice that a loaded syringe can be used several times over a week or so, with new needles each time, if kept in a domestic refrigerator between uses. Often in that case even the needle would stay unblocked and still be reusable.

The syringe takes separate, replaceable, both fine and extra fine stainless steel blunt needles, for precision gluing of both small and extremely small parts.

$5.95
The syringes and needles are sold separately in packs as below:

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Precision Milled, Stainless Steel Spikes
150% Over Scale (S,O)

These 150% scale spikes are precision milled from "half-hard" stainless steel sheet to a far more accurate and realistic shape and head than traditional bent wire spikes. Although still smaller than even "micro" traditional size HO spikes, these are found by many to be easier to handle and use than our near scale spikes. Also they are ideal for "S" scale and many On3,On30 and O scale applications. These are also supplied in two frets; 250 short depth length and 175, pass through, longer than tie depth, length, for fixed down track. All types come in 1 fret and 6-fret pack quantities. And a special mixed type sample pack is available for first time users

$3.95

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Precision Milled, Stainless Steel Spikes
HO Near Scale ( N and Z usable)

These exceptionally accurate and realistic spikes are precision milled from "half-hard" stainless steel sheet to a far more accurate and realistic shape than traditional, way over scale, bent wire spikes. These are supplied in two frets; 250 all tie depth only length for making removable track and 175, pass through, longer than tie depth length, for fixed down track. We also have a special non magnetic solid nickel silver version, that can be scattered along the track for cosmetic effect. All types come in 1 fret and 6-fret pack quantities. And a special mixed type sample pack is available for first time users.

$2.95

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Ultimate 3-way CNC Planed Points
Prototypically Accurate, CNC machined, THREE-WAY PLANED Model Railroad POINTS FOR All scale that use code 83, 70, 55 or 40 rail.
Including S, On30, HO, N and Z and all scale narrow gauge variants

ALL THE STORES MODEL POINTS ARE PROPERLY THREE-WAY PLANED, WITH AN UNDERCUT, TO CLEAR THE STOCK RAIL BASE, EVEN ON THE SMALLEST RAIL SIZES. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO FILE AWAY THE STOCK RAIL BASE AT ALL TO FIT AND USE THESE POINTS

SUPER-DETAIL UPGRADE KITS FOR POINTS, THROW BARS AND HINGES WILL BE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY
$9.95
Note: All point profiles and angles of any particular rail size are normally SCALE independent. You only need to choose Rail Code, and Switch Type/length.

Points are supplied as Plain Milled Rail in pairs, for user cutting to exact required length on installation.

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Ultimate HO Dual Throw Bar Super-Detailing Kit
Solid, chemically milled, nickel silver, Dual Throw bar, near scale, "bolted rod strips" and "width adjusting plates" "super-detailing" kit.

parts, together with a suitable length of plastic supporting/insulating strip to give a much more realistic appearance to the basic Ultimate working model throw bars.
May also be used to create "dummy" cosmetic, scale throwbar details on suitable other commercial or handlaid turnouts.
Apply with any metal sticking adhesive, such as ACC.

Also available in a "combo" set including "super-details" for one pair of Switch Points.

Supplied and priced in packs to super-detail one frog of each rail code. The sections can be easily separated and cut to exact length and position for use, with good quality plain scissors.

$0.99
Choose Throwbars only or Points and Throw Bar "combo" pack

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Ultimate HO Frog Super-Detailing Kit
Solid, chemically milled, nickel silver, frog bolt head "super-detailing" strips.

Supplied in frets of 3 sections, and all three rail sizes, which can be cut down in length to fit any number frog from #10 down, and rail code of 55, 70, and 83, to give a much more realistic appearance to any type of model frog. Apply with any metal sticking adhesive, such as ACC, or can be soldered if desired.

Supplied and priced in packs to super-detail one frog of each rail code. The sections can be easily separated and cut to exact length and position for use, with good quality plain scissors.

$3.95

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Ultimate HO Joint Bars
Our own brand new chemically milled near scale appearance "joint bars".

Solid Nickel Silver, 4 bolt style, correct scale length for HO, that sit flat on the rail web and on the rail base. Attach to visible rails at scale 33/36 ft interlaced intervals,to give a much more realistic appearance to any type of model track. Apply with any metal sticking adhesive, such as ACC, or can be soldered if desired.

Supplied and priced in bulk packs of 50 joint bars. These can be easily separated for use using good quality plain scissors. Please select the size to match the code height of the rail you are using them on

$3.95
Choose rail size for size match.

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Ultimate HO Points Super-Detailing Kit
Solid, chemically milled, nickel silver, Protoypical "Points Reinforcing Bar" Strip and Rivet Head "super-detailing" strips.

Supplied in frets of one each of pairs of three rail sizes, codes 55, 70, and 83, to give a much more realistic appearance to any type of model points made from model rail. Apply with any metal sticking adhesive, such as ACC, or can be soldered if desired.

Supplied and priced in packs to super-detail one pair of points of each rail code. The sections can be easily separated and cut to exact length and position for use, with good quality plain scissors.

Also available in a "combo" set including "super-details" for one Dual Throw Bars set.

$3.95
Choose Points only or a Points and Throw Bar "combo" pack

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Ultimate HO Throw Bar/Point Hinge Combo
ULTIMATE THROW BAR SETS include prototypically accurate working double throw bars and prototypically accurate working Loose Heel Point Hinges. The sets are specially engineering designed to work reliably and almost indefinitely, without needing stressed soldered joints, added pivot bearings, or maintenance/adjustements.

ULTIMATE THROW BAR SETS are now be offered in either of two material types - Stainless Steel non-solderable or Nickel Silver solderable

The second throw bar of the stainless steel, non-soldered version, requires a drilled hole in the point rail base. So these bars are only suitable for use with point rails that have or can can accommodate such a hole, or are sprung (flexible) instead of hinged. (cast points are generally not suitable). It is with supplied with pre-drilled plastic throw bar bases.

The Nickel Silver, solderable/customizable version comes with two undrilled copper laminate base bars, a one time drilling jig to accurately position the rod mounting holes and may be customized to be used without drilled holes in the points and for any type of point rail that can be soldered.

See the help pages for full details on differences and applications.

Note that successful use with HO or N code 40 rail requires suitable proto or shallow flange wheelsets.

An exceptionally realistic Throwbar and Points Super-Detail option pack is in preparation and will be ready in Sept 2009. Note that any type of these HO sets is equally suitable for Proto:87 use.
$2.49

Quantity:

Ultimate N Fine Scale Joint Bars

Accurately scaled, super-detailed,solid Nickel Silver joint bars with mixed dummy bolt and nut heads heads. Manufactured to fit N code 40 and code 55 rail. Available in 50 joint bar single frets, or economical 6-packs. Starting priced from:

$1.95
Pick the tie plate type and pack size

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Ultimate N Fine Scale Tieplates

Accurately scaled, super-detailed,solid Nickel Silver tie plates with mixed holes and dummy spike heads. Manufactured match N code medium duty rail. Available in 50 tieplate single frets, or 10-packs that will typically complete a whole yard of model track. Starting priced from:

$1.95
Pick the tie plate type and pack size

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Z EASY RAIL END ALIGNERS
Our own new technology alternative and optionally near scale appearance "rail joiners". They have the major advantage that no cutting away of the ties underneath is required. And they will join rails of different sizes.

Thin Flat Stainless Steel rail end aligners that slide onto the rail web and sit flat on the rail base. Providing the rail ends are well matched and not under significant tension, these much less obtrusive "joiners" will hold the two rail heads in near perfect alignment for smooth reliable running of Wheelsets. They will still however allow for expansion rail end movement.

These rail aligners are designed to be the correct scale length and fit and look well on Z code 55 and code 40 rails. For best closed rail joint appearance, we suggest removing about 1/64" of the rail end base and web from each rail end, with a file or dremel cutting disk, before installation, to accommodate the center cross bar.

Supplied and priced in packs of 30 joiners.

$3.95

Z THROW BAR/POINT HINGE COMBO
Z THROW BAR SETS include prototypically accurate working double throw bars and prototypically accurate working Loose Heel Point Hinges. The sets are specially engineering designed to work reliably and almost indefinitely, without needing stressed soldered joints, added pivot bearings, or maintenance/adjustments.

Z THROW BAR SETS are now offered in Nickel Silver solderable material and come with two undrilled oversize pieces of copper laminate base bar material, a one time drilling jig to accurately position the rod mounting holes and may be customized to be used without drilled holes in the points and for any type of point rail that can be soldered.

See the help pages for full details applications.

Note that successful click-free use with code 40 rail may require suitable shallow flange wheelsets.

$1.49

Quantity: