5: Here’s what the bumper looks like with a
coupler against it.
STEP 5:
5
Scratchbuilding a Code 83 Rail Bumper - 4
There you have it. Now all that is left is to add rail joiners, wood
ties under the rail joiners, install on your layout, then paint and
ballast to match the rest of the track on your layout.
Mark Conradt started model rail-
roading with the ubiquitous Lionel
train set from Santa. Over the years
Mark has modeled in N and LGB
scales. Upon retirement, Mark sold
his LGB and N scale equipment and
now resides in Fort Meyers Florida
with his wife Lynne. He is currently
hand-laying track for a portable
adaption of John Allen's Timesaver
switching puzzle.
MRH-Jun 2013
