New Laser Cut Intertrack Fence- PRR Standard (Hairpin)

Doug;

Two questions... it appears that the material is rather thin - will it bend around a curve??? And can you do a mixed order (say 4 of one size and 2 of another with the “freebie” being the less expensive)???

Thanks.

Paul-

The material is the .023" PolyBak material that we use for our layered windows. The material is pretty strong, but there are many break points because the railings, about .026" wide,  are cut so thin. The material is also very flexible as cut, but I would suggest bending no tighter than a 6" radius.

This is my first go at the Buy 5, Get 1 free promotion on the Wix website. I just tried to purchase it myself and you had to put 6 of the same items in your cart and then the checkout calculated the refund for the 6th item. I would rather cover your situation and every other order, more and less, so I cancelled the BUY5GET1 code and created a FENCE20%OFF code. The FENCE20%OFF code is good through Thanksgiving Day weekend and again goes for all items in the catagory.

I also reworked the unit weights and shipping weight ranges so it is not so crazy high to ship them.

Thanks for helping me work out the bugs!

Doug that's great service in response to a customer question.  Thanks.

Today we add Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Inter-Track Fence to the lineup. PRR standard drawings 58611 and 61175-E were referenced.

The retail card has 44" (176 scale feet) of hairpin fence. The height is 3-7/8". By nature of scale, the finished product is fragile, but very near to scale.

That PRR fencing is very awesome!

After my question regarding the fences, Doug was kind enough to send me some of the leftover samples he had to get a better idea of the scale of the three offerings. I must say I am, in general, impressed by the offerings. I have been away from my layout for several weeks helping my brother after spinal surgery, but was able to get home for a couple of days last week and was able to try out the three fences.

First, I have to admit I am not into building kits (which is why I have a wall full of Doug’s shadowboxes!!!), so,I entered into this with some trepidation. As Doug states, the fences are somewhat delicate - the Pennsy fence especially so. Cutting the fences out of the sheets was relatively straightforward using a sharp pointed x-acto blade. Again, the Pennsy fence was more difficult due to it’s very delicate structure (though it was easier when I noticed that there were faint reference marks on the sheet indicating where the fence was attached to the sheet).

Here is a pic of the three offerings after I cut them from the sheets:

Unfortunately, I did not have the time to paint the samples, but I think that a little color will definitely make the fences pop.

All of the fences are sufficiently thin to allow bending around most curves (I have O-72 and O-84, but I see no reason that there would be any issues with any curve down to O-27). As to scale, personally I think I like the larger fence at the top of the picture. Here are some pics of the fences I test-fitted the fences on a straight section of my layout.

First, the high fence:

Next, the low fence:

Finally, the Pennsy fence:

I think that the high fence is best for keeping interlopers off the right of way (I am thinking of a nice hunter green paint job). I think the lower fence will work around buildings and parking lots on the layout. For my skill level, I think, as nice and finely detailed as the Pennsy fence is, it is too delicate for me. 

I have to order a few sheets.