"Kelvin A. White" <[email protected]
Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine --- On Sat, 7/31/10, Brian Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Brian Jackson <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Is there one...?? To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 3:28 PM Whiteoak Models (T) c/o Kelvin White 16 Broaden Close North Hinksey, Oxford England 0X2 90S --- In [email protected], Edward Sauers <ehsaue...@...> wrote: > > Brian, > > How can we find the supplier of this British turnouts? Do they provided > curved > tournouts also? > > Thanks > > Ed Sauers > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Brian Jackson <brian__jack...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, July 31, 2010 2:55:14 PM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Is there one...?? > > Â > Roger that. We have been replacing all Shinoharas for the same reason. Once > the > rail joiner-like pivot points wear there's no easy fix. Been using > British-made > PC tie turnouts (can't remember the name) for more than a decade now with > excellent results. With the improvement of the dollar-to-pound ratio, they > might > become a more affordable option now. We have over fifty switches. Yes, they > were > expensive, but my time for building switches from scratch is better employed > for > working on scenery, locos, et. al. > > > True #4, 6, and 8s. Wish they did a #5. > > --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@> wrote: > > > > I noticed that Don Heimberger had a few Shinohara turnouts at the > > convention in a new style box. I have no idea if the changes Jim > > mentions were made but the box appears to be new. I do have a few > > Shinohara turnouts on my layout in some minor use locations. I tore > > many of them out because their durability just wasn't there long term. > > Additionally even though the important part of the turnout is short the > > rest of the turnout is somewhat longer than a true #6, which means they > > waste that space making them less than desirable in many yard situations. > > > > Bob Werre > > BobWphoto.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Ed > > > Kozlowsky <soldado7264@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I've never bought a Shinohara S turnout, but I've used dozens of > > > their HO 6s and find it hard to beleive that they would be that > > > sloppy. They have a first class reputation. I may actually buy one > > > just to measure it. > > > > > > > > Ed Kozlowsky > > > Ed: > > > The urban legend goes that someone (who remains nameless) convinced > > > Shinohara to take the HO turn out and basically split it and regauge > > > it to S scale. The result was an S Scale turn out with a #6 frog but a > > > point to frog distance equal to a #4.75 turn out. > > > > > > They work fine when used in the appropriate application, it is just > > > they do not scale out to NMRA standards for a #6 switch. > > > > > > I was under the impression that since the initial production runs that > > > situation had been fixed, but maybe that is an urban legend I am > > > telling myself!! > > > > > > Jim Kindraka > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
