Hi all; Almost any turnout can be curved, even the Shinohara with the cast plastic ties (cut the plastic between the ties). Do not curve through the frog area, however, that part remains straight.
How frequently you should use curved turnouts is another matter. I suspect they are rare on the prototype (They generally have more space than we do!). Pieter E. Roos --- On Mon, 8/2/10, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you have the skill to > handlay track, > > you probably have the skill to build you > > own turnouts to custom fit your plan > > without contorting it to fit fixed > turnouts. > > Ben Trousdale > > Going from memory, I think the FAST TRACKS web site shows a > technigue for using their curvable laser cut wood ties to > make a flexible turnout. Thus, you could curve a > turnout to some extent to fit a particular geometry. > Not sure how they would handle the frog angle in this > situation, but the web site would be an good place to look > for answers. It is not absolutely necessary to > strictly stick with the standard #6, #8, etc. Having > fun yet?...Ed L. ------------------------------------ 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/
