Jonathan, June 2011 MR (page 54) had a great article on building closed-frog turnouts that look like they'll support both flange types. The author shows how to use flex track to layout the turnouts. Most of my layout (which I'm about to take 90% apart in order to rebuild in a better design and with a modular construction method) is presently hand laid ME code 100 / 83 and turnouts, with some Tomalco 100/83/70 flex track used.
I'm planning to move up to ME 125 rail in order to have a running option for my friends with larger flanges on their equipment. A friend has used SHS track with his code 100 track and easily joined the two with 'squashed' rail joiners. Hope Don will let us put in our requests early for the next run of his flex track, as I've heard nothing but praise from everyone that has used it. Alan --- In [email protected], Jonathan Hatfield <jonathan@...> wrote: > > Thanks everyone. And especially thanks to Don for chiming in. I have been > able to locate 75 pieces of SHS Flex. Thatâs the good news. The bad news > (for me) is that I checked with Tom about getting some turnouts built and he > is very backed up (good for Tom) and wonât be taking any new orders for a > while. So since I want to be able to run both scale wheels and modern Flyonel > flanges I think my only option is going to be hand-laying my own and > experimenting with the flangeways until I get a good compromise. I have > hand-laid turnouts in O scale before, but obviously Iâve never tried to > build anything to support two types of flanges. I have thought about > possibly using the Fast tracks jigs to get the outer stock rails and frog in > the correct position and then adjust the wing and guard rails by hand. If > anybody has any tips I am all ears. > > Jonathan > ------------------------------------ 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/
