What is solution to r1 points?

[nimbus]

Hi, just a couple of pictures of mods i did to my R1 points. hope they come out ok.
Cheers
Clarry.

 

[Tim Brien]

Clarry,
are you sure that they are 'R1's as the guard/check rail looks too short and the powered frog looks unlike any LGB switch. Is this an aftermarket mod?

I use something similar on my Aristo wide-radius guardrails. I simply bend a strip of brass with a 180 degree bend at each end and slip over the guardrail moulding. The bends hold the brass strip firmly to the guardrail and are easily removable should the need require.

 

[MRail]

Hi, just a couple of pictures of mods i did to my R1 points.

Thanks Clarry. I've seen something similar before, but these are great pics.
I need to do this to my street track, because I'm finding Roundhouse locos unhappy on R1's.

 

[nimbus]

Tim sorry, you are quite right, the photo is of an R2 point mod. I took that photo on the bench before it went out into the garden. I have just been out in the garden to have a look. I must have picked the wrong photo out of the "Trains" album, but, I have done the similar mods to 4 other R1 points, and as you say the check rail is much longer. I originally tried to Araldite plastic strip inside the check rail , but it did not stick on good enough. The brass strip works ok though.
Cheers
Clarry