Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts

Group, That last note was only meant for Chris Rooney. Sorry to be wasting bandwidth. Jamie Bothwell Bethlehem, PA

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Hi Dave -- Go to your local R/C aircraft hobby shop. These are commonly used in aileron control linkages. You can also make what you need using brass strip from the hobby shop. You just need to drill the appropriate holes, and use a screw for the pivot. If you have some of the copper

Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts and track

Tomalco Fred Tolhurst Maryville, TN -Original Message- From: Willam Fraley wjfra...@comcast.net To: S-Scale S-Scale@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 11:44 am Subject: {S-Scale List} Turnouts and track Hi, Once agin the question comes to me, what

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Hi Bill -- I use Tomalco flex (all rail sizes, both S and Sn3) and Shinohara turnouts (#8 very slightly modified, #6 totally rebuilt).A large percentage of the trackwork is handlaid because it is dual gauge. Have fun! Bill Winans -- Hi, Once agin

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I use Tomalco flex and hand build my turnouts using the Fast Tracks fixtures.   They are very reliable with no wheel drop at the frog. Jim Martin From: Willam Fraley wjfra...@comcast.net To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:44:39

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Regauged Atlas #6 Customline turnouts. There's an article out there in the stratosphere somewhere. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, scale S only wrote: Hi Bill -- I use Tomalco flex (all rail sizes, both S and Sn3) and Shinohara turnouts (#8 very slightly modified, #6

RE: {S-Scale List} Turnouts and track

It's said that there are four stages to track in the life of a model railroader: 1 - Sectional 2 - Flextrack 3 - Handlaid 4 - Flextrack I'm in stage 3. Laid in place on wooden ties. Although I do use a Fast Tracks PointForm tool to speed up filing points, I don't use their jigs.

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Very astute, Dave! I'm in stage four. Fred Tolhurst Maryville, TN -Original Message- From: David Heine dave...@rcn.com To: S-Scale S-Scale@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 1:25 pm Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Turnouts and track It’s said

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Bill, My 100+ turnouts are a mixture of Old Pullman and BK kits, point and frog castings, and a sprinkling of Whites and Shinoharas. Most of these have been picked up at swap meets over the years at bargain prices. Where there have been special situations, or where I just felt like it, I

Re: {S-Scale List} turnouts for SHS rail

The majority of my frogs were curved (now all pulled up and waiting to move to new digs). When I did the planning in AutoCAD wherever two tracks diverged there went a turnout following the center lines (frequently both tracks would start their respect arcs somewhere in the turnout length - the

Re: {S-Scale List} turnouts for SHS rail

Someone asked the question in an earlier email when and whether MTH might make SHS flextrack available. Gary Cameron, who is not on the yahoo groups, checked with MTH about a week ago. The response he received was that it would be available in the future but not until six months or more.

Re: {S-Scale List} turnouts for SHS rail

Bill, I am building a new layout using SHS flex track and Tom's Turnouts with SHS rail. I am in need of additional turnouts, as well, and it appears that Tom Stoltz is not a viable option with his backlog of orders and limited availability of SHS rail. I will be eagerly anticipating what role

Re: {S-Scale List} turnouts for SHS rail

I will be eagerly anticipating what role MTH will have with track and turnouts. Keith Erhart KeithI recently sent an email to MTH with a question. Two days later I received a very nice response which answered my question. Perhaps if you wrote directly to MTH, they might lift the

RE: {S-Scale List} turnouts for SHS rail

Bill, From what little I know, curved frogs are more common in some other countries than in the USA. You can see lots of them in picture of British trackwork. In my case, I have built several turnouts with curved frogs on my layout and there will be more. You should consider trying to

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Very interesting catalog. I'm surprised how many employees the firm had at the time. I think Branch Line Models in Memphis sold the Peare line of 172 flex track well into the 60's. On two occasions while on family vacation in the Black Hill of my home state, I visited a very tiny hobby shop

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My first 'AF set' came with about 45' of Bob Peare track and 1 turnout and a few pieces of HO flex. Forever and ever I thought there was another turnout that got lost in an attic closet because a turnout was soldered to another track. I was probably in error and the one had probably broken of

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Dear Howard I'd guess the Peare are more than fifty years old, probably going on sixty. He mostly made O scale track, so these are probably from some of the same rail (although quite a few O scale modelers back then used the even more comical code #172) to accomodate AF wheelsets and drivers.

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Does anyone know more about these? I want to sell them but don't know  enough about them. I found this: http://www.sscalenews.com/downloads/bobpeare1952.pdf Stan Stokrocki [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links *

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@yahoogroups.com] on behalf of JGG KahnSr [jacek...@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 10:24 AM To: s-scale@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Turnouts Dear Howard I'd guess the Peare are more than fifty years old, probably going on sixty. He mostly made O scale track, so these are probably

Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts

Degnan scaler...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: ssc...@bestweb.net To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 11:25 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts Does anyone know more about these? I want to sell them but don't know enough about them

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[jacekahn@...] Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 10:24 AM To: s-scale@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Turnouts Dear Howard I'd guess the Peare are more than fifty years old, probably going on sixty. He mostly made O scale track, so these are probably from some of the same rail

Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts and Yards.

A storage area is only as good as my designer Kathy Ireland book case I use for my layout trains. LOL Really, found this really nice oak book case, as I was able to get additional shelves and Kathy designed it just for me. Right. Now my train room has class. Mike From: Willam Fraley

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Perhaps, but since the goal is consistent and repeatable functionality and cross-compatability, which has certainly been achieved by the majority of HO track manufacturers, I would say the NMRA standards are irrelevent. Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine  --- On Fri, 7/30/10, Ed

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--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Ed Kozlowsky soldado7...@... wrote: snip I would say the NMRA standards are irrelevent. Ed Kozlowsky Ed, if you are a manufacturer that's a scary statement! SHS, RRM and others design and build models with wheel sets set to current NMRA/NASG standards to

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I second Jim's observation--model railroading would never have been a viable hobby without the NMRA standards! Fred Tolhurst Maryville, TN -Original Message- From: raisinone raisin...@wi.rr.com To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, Jul 31, 2010 9:16 am Subject: Re: {S-Scale List

Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts

gftolhu...@aol.com Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:04 AM   I second Jim's observation--model railroading would never have been a viable hobby without the NMRA standards! Fred Tolhurst Maryville, TN -Original Message

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--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Ed Kozlowsky soldado7...@... wrote: Either the NMRA is giving approval to non-compliant turnouts, they don't require all of the standards to be met for approval, they haven't approved any HO turnouts, or the rumor that no HO turnouts comply is incorrect. I

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to go in my oppinion. You can build any size frog that your layout needs using the PC method.   Paul --- On Sat, 7/31/10, ctxmf74 c...@ix.netcom.com wrote: From: ctxmf74 c...@ix.netcom.com Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 9:24 AM

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.  Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine  --- On Sat, 7/31/10, Bert Cutler bertcut...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Bert Cutler bertcut...@hotmail.com Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Turnouts To: s-scale@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 12:45 PM I had 50 Tomalco turnouts on my last layout

Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts

: RE: {S-Scale List} Turnouts To: s-scale@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 12:45 PM I had 50 Tomalco turnouts on my last layout and didn't have a single issue after some minor tweaking, which is required of every turnout I have ever tried. The Tomalco turnouts are the best

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Either the NMRA is giving approval to non-compliant turnouts, they don't require all of the standards to be met for approval, they haven't approved any HO turnouts, or the rumor that no HO turnouts comply is incorrect. Ed Kozlowsky Can anyone tell us exactly which HO turnouts currently have

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NONE as far as I know!   Paul         Can anyone tell us exactly which HO turnouts currently have the NMRA football conformance seal?  Just curious here...Ed L. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To

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It isn't just our MRR hobby. We recently purchased a new travel trailer. Plenty not quite right but worst is the breaks. They pulsate or bounce when applied, especially on a slow stop. So far the dealer has replaced all four brake drums (out of round) and one scored axle. Now the brake supplier

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I used lots of BK's years ago since there wasn't much else out there, especially in 125. Most of them had to be redone but it was faster than scratch building. Original Tomalcos were OK as were Eschleman years ago. Larry's first Tomalcos were as John says but his later ones have been much

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--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Ed loize...@... wrote: Either the NMRA is giving approval to non-compliant turnouts, they don't require all of the standards to be met for approval, they haven't approved any HO turnouts, or the rumor that no HO turnouts comply is incorrect. Ed

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I've used the same trick of replacing the weak wire in HO. I've found that I like the hands on of manual throws however. Unless of course the turnout is hidden or way out of reach. I've saved a few Tortoises for just such an evantuallity. Ed Kozlowsky robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts and who likes what kind of S stuff

This subject has been discussed before, like most others, but I am not sure if I have seen a suggestion to start yet another S group: S-hi-scalers. Sounds more like a mountain climbing club instead of a model railroad interest group... But in point of fact, I am on both S scale and S trains list

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--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, roy inman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I am on both S scale and S trains list because I am a hybrid hi-scaler. Stuff on both lists has interest for me. I am becoming a hybrid hi-scaler myself, Roy - out of necessity. Stuff on both lists has interest for me as

Re: {S-Scale List} Turnouts and dead frogs

Dear Stan, When the CJSS built our original 16' module, we had insulated frogs. In those pre-American Models days (pre-NASG standards too), motive power was brass models or Miller switchers. Those without all wheel pickup on occasion would die on the frogs, but all wheel pickup changed