I might add that a small section of the frogs usually need to be opened up a tiny bit with a needle file because these are built, as Ed says, to very tight specs. Not a problem in my book when balanced against the fact that code 110 wheels will drop down when going over the Shinohara frogs.
I go to the trouble of adding styrene strips to get full depth ties, but some folks just add a sheet of styrene. Out of all of our examples, I've found two that needed moderate gauge adjustment, which means using a Dremel wire wheel to take the paint off and then going down the line and heating each joint with a soldering iron while pressing in the desired direction. One or two passes, and you can walk it over into gauge. The Whiteoak turnouts have been our standard for a long time. We are down to just two Shinoharas left on the mainline, and they are scheduled to be replaced with Whiteoak. IRRC, we got four or six from Kelvin within the last year and a half. He prefers that you order them in matched left and right pairs. --- In [email protected], "Ed" <loize...@...> wrote: > > > How can we find the supplier of this British turnouts? > > Ed Sauers > > Whiteoak Models is the company name used by Kelvin White of Oxford, England. > He purchases them from an English company (forgot name) that primarily makes > HO turnouts. I think Kelvin paid for the upfront design and tooling costs. > These turnouts are very precise, rails soldered to circuit board ties, > accurately gauged, razor sharp points and frogs, and with continuously curved > closure rails which make it easier for long wheelbased steam locos to run > through them smoothly. Really nice. Downsides: ties have no woodgrain or > knots. Cannot adjust rails/gauge easily (no spikes). Tom Hawley used to be > the USA dealer for them. Good luck...Ed L. > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
