I have had issues getting turnouts made using SHS rail. I am on my 3rd source now with the first and 2nd are not viable. Hopefully the 3rd choice will get me the few I need to fix the mainline but I am probably not going back for more. I should know by Weds on that one. I even bought complete Fast Tracks sets. If someone has been thinking about buying a #10 set up for SHS rail I could have a deal for you. What I was thinking I don't know.
I just received a turnout casting set from Protocraft aimed at P48 market. It is cast points, guard rails and a frog for about $25.00. I need to find out want number turnout it makes - hopefully a 6 or 8. My original thoughts were to eyeball it and see if I have to make something new in Solidworks. So far to my uneducated eye they show great promise as is. The flangeways match the NASG gauge perfectly. Best of all there is no massive HOLE in the middle of the frog big enough to suck the whole car into it. Here is how they compare. SHS Protocraft Rail height .138 .134 Foot .106 .111 As you can see they are really close. I think I am correct when I say a frog is a frog - there is no scale to it. Is there such a thing as a curved frog? I have at least 2 sets of curved crossovers in mind. I can easily live with the slightly oversized bolt details if needed. Given I will probably need 10 new turnouts tops for this rail making something new would be a huge effort. I will update my decision once Don T or Charlie Leonard see the castings. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
