Charles, Sorry to jump in on your question to Dick, but the Northern Ohio S Scalers' switching layout is mostly laid with Shinohara #6's and we have no problems with SHS switchers and 40' cars. I'd go so far as to say any currently available diesel model and the SHS 2-8-0 all work without a hitch. Your aesthetic values will dictate what you think of the look as those larger diesels move through the 5 1/2 (or whatever) frogs. We have very few issues with the Shinohara track. I could nit- pick the construction of the turnouts but in practice they work pretty well right out of the box.
Chris Borgmeyer Westfield Center, OH Re: Turnout advice for newcomrs Posted by: "mark_h_charles" [email protected] mark_h_charles Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:52 pm (PDT) Mr. Karnes, Would you consider the shorter Shinohara turnout an acceptable option if it were correctly labeled as #4.5, #5.25 (or whatever the diverging route really measures?) I've not yet seen one, and measure for myself when I do. I'm planning a switching layout with an SW-9 diesel and 40' freight cars, so a frog angle sharper than #6 is acceptable. I don't have the 'real estate' for #8 frogs. Mark Charles Ann Arbor, MI [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/
