Bill, I am building a new layout using SHS flex track and Tom's Turnouts with SHS rail. I am in need of additional turnouts, as well, and it appears that Tom Stoltz is not a viable option with his backlog of orders and limited availability of SHS rail. I will be eagerly anticipating what role MTH will have with track and turnouts. Please keep me informed as to the progress of your search or research.
Keith Erhart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Lane" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:07:14 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} turnouts for SHS rail I have had issues getting turnouts made using SHS rail. I am on my 3 rd source now with the first and 2 nd are not viable. Hopefully the 3 rd 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 &nbs p; .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 . ------------------------------------ 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/
