Grades Crossings in Curves

Paint the tops of the rails and while its still wet, press it onto a piece of masonite to transfer the pattern, then use a jig saw to cut out the pieces, leaving room for the wheel flanges. Whatever paint is left on the rails can be removed with the appropriate thinner, or by sanding it off. 

THEBIGT:

     Blair Line makes boards to insert on curved, as well as straight grade crossings. They make them for 054, 072 and 096 (+ or - 4" for each).  They are laser cut boards with simulated nail holes. Check them out on line. blairline.com

John

Not too difficult.  Done with scrap pieces of luan board, cut and fit.  Board lines done with a scribe tool.

TheBigT posted:

Does anyone have any tips, tricks, ideas for at grade crossings located in curves.  I have two locations I would like to get the tracks embedded.  The roads I used are hard board painted black left over from a craft/nerf gun project for my son.  I went this route for the cheap aspect since I already had the materials.  Any advice of help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

I have a similar situation and was planning on getting some thin bass wood and cutting the pieces I need. I tried cardboard but it didn't give me the correct elevation for tubular track.

Roads are made from 1/8" thick corrugated cardboard and they abut the outside of the rails. Wood coffee stirrers are cut to fit between the rails.

I used "N" scale foam roadbed between the rails.  I don't have a very good picture of the foam I used on my layouts main street crossing, but here it is.

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CBS072 posted:

I used "N" scale foam roadbed between the rails.  I don't have a very good picture of the foam I used on my layouts main street crossing, but here it is.

Very nice CBS072

Clever job hiding the 3rd rail Mike CT