adding ties to 3 rail

If you're using tubular traditional track 3R Plastics makes ties to match O and O-27. I'm using them on my layout and they fill the spaces between the metal ties and look good.

A search of the forum will turn up some discussion on various plastic ties.

Scotie

http://threerplastics.com/rrties/

I used Jim Lyle's wooden ties with my Lionel tinplate O gauge track. He's a great guy and helpful in determining how many you'll need. I cannot find his wesite but here's an e-mail address I use for him. wjjim@aol.com

 

Here's a video about them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo2zZwY80ew

 

Enjoy

 

Mike

Email me I have many Rubber Ties for use with Tinplate track.

If you don't want to buy them, you can generate a whole bunch of them if you have a table saw.  To match the width of the O-gauge track, get some 1/2" or 5/8" clear pine boards.  Rip them down to the right width, the height of the ties.  Then you just take a bunch and cross-cut them to length.  When you get the whole batch of them, dump them into a heavy plastic bag, add a quart of dark stain and massage them until it's evenly distributed.  Remove and dry, and you have a lifetime supply of real wooden ties for your tubular track.  You can also seal them if you like with a matte finish Urethane sealer.

 

Another alternative would be craft foam boards (I think I have bought 3mm and 5mm). You can find them in black and brown. They cut easily with a decent pair of scissors and are cheap. The sheets range from 99 cents to $3 for a sheet that is around 2 feet by 3 feet.

 

Tom 

I appreciate all of the ideas. I'm going to test a few out and see what looks best.