ModelTech Rail Aligners

[markfj]

This product from a UK company called ModelTech is really an interesting and clever idea.

The ProTrack Rail Aligner is just that, a rail aligner. It creates a prefect track alignment between modules or switching cassettes.


Link to YouTube video:
I Started my Own Model Railway Business!

Website:
ModelTech

I’m not affiliated with this company, but wish them well as I think this product will be a success.
Thanks, Mark

[markfj]

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[edgecrusher]

That's clever as hell and I like it. I think I'll be giving these a try. Thanks for sharing Mark.

[csxt8400]

In my planning stages of my layout and I think I'll have to have a spur run off the wall into a door jam opening to allow for proper representation of an industry I'm planning. Being that it's going to be in an awkward place I was thinking about making it detachable just past the switch, and this seems like a great way to do that. Thanks for posting.

[schroed2]

one problem that I see is that the interlocking part is protruding beyond the edge. For modules this is not a good idea in my opinion, as this can lead to damages during the joining of modules (see also the warning at the section about lift-out sections in the user manual...)

A similar principle has been used in Europe by Fremo for at least 15 years (with the tracks going to the edge of the module...unlike the Free-mo standards)without the protruding parts

www.digitalzentrale.de/main.php?sess=jgtqa32kfas1secj39jk7kadp7&abt=11&itemgr=110010

or something like that here:

www.bnm-hobbies.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=20_21

[edwardsutorik]

The demonstration in the video shows the two modules being mated while sitting on a tabletop. This, of course, takes care of vertical alignment.


Ed

[migalyto]

These guys have some really innovative products!