Keith & Jonathan,
By far the current weak link in using SHS flex track for complete scale use is getting good turnouts - unless you are going to make them yourself using Fast Tracks tools. I am not knocking Tom's turnouts, but decided before the loose rail dried that was not where I was going. I have 2 #8 crossovers made by Custom Trax. They were made to order for me. Right out of the box they are very nice. I don't recall if I was asked if they were for scale use only. I think I was asked. But they quickly became very troublesome because of the frogs. Even code 110 wheels could span rails and make literally flashing shorts. A surprising number of locos actually stalled on them because there was almost an inch of urethane frog and no real rail. I have a write up of the fix at the bottom of my page here. http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout_Page_2.htm If you are getting Custom Trax turnouts made you should use the Protocraft frogs. Norm will sell them separately. With the solid cast frog they are great turnouts. Protocraft does not have #6 though for the SHS sized rail, and are not going to make them either. I asked. I am currently getting 2 very custom #8 curved crossovers made using SHS rail and the Protocraft turnout kits. It took John a year to "get it right" but he did. I will report on them whenever they get installed. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 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
