Scott, One of the Achilles heals of S-Scale is turnouts for scale track. I'm not as up-to-date as I once was on available products cuz I hand- lay everything using true code 125 and code 100 rail and fabricate my own turnouts to fit the location.
However, I really like the SHS flex track even if the spike heads appear too large and wood grain is a little exagerated. It is a robust product that really flexes, something I'm drawn to because it would be easier to reuse than the code 100 product from Shinohara or Tomalco. SHS flex track's downfall is the lack of RTR scale turnouts. It's make your own or have someone else make 'em for you. You can also order machined jigs from (someone help me out here). There are more scale-ready turnouts and etc. available for code 100. If I were starting over I would spring for SHS flex, some jigs for standard # turnouts and fabricate the rest. Making your own turnouts is not as difficult as it would seem, especially if you are at all handy and mechanically inclined. Ben Trousdale --- In [email protected], "lotus45356" <lo...@...> wrote: > > Who I Am: New member. Was an HO gauge guy in my younger days with a > 4x8 layout. Currently 47 and a mechanical engineer. I really liked > the S-gauge size I saw in a hobby shop and purchased a SHS Starter > kit with an SW-1 switcher and an S-Trax oval for Christmas. > ... ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
