Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Thanks for the photos... those turnouts look superb. Perhaps I might try a little EM side project at some point... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted September 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2020 Second photo is not showing here (bad link). Here's the corrected URL: https://scontent.flhr2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118745725_10214380587708575_7403363698923679407_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=07e735&_nc_ohc=3jzazqhFOl0AX98XfVD&_nc_ht=scontent.flhr2-1.fna&oh=648aec0c704115ffebc54709963148ac&oe=5F89E436 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted September 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Thanks for the photos... those turnouts look superb. Perhaps I might try a little EM side project at some point... I am only doing one because of this track, another side project I may have to do normal streamline due to tight curves and too many points. Luckily no stock commonality between both projects one is 50s steam the other WR changeover with small Prairies and Hydraulics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted November 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2020 The blurb mentions "correct length sleepering", but doesn't say what this is based upon. What actually is this? To be more precise, are the sleepers at the toe end of the turnout 9' or 8'6"? Cheers Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffer Davies Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, NCB said: The blurb mentions "correct length sleepering", but doesn't say what this is based upon. What actually is this? To be more precise, are the sleepers at the toe end of the turnout 9' or 8'6"? Cheers Nigel 8' 6"..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-A-T Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 As a relative novice I’d say they are an excellent product. My small taster layout is coming along nicely, I may even enter the Chairmans Challenge. By cutting the webbing between sleepers they can be coaxed into a sweeping curve. Hopefully they have been a commercial success so more sizes are introduced. A single slip would be an enormous boost in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted November 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, NCB said: The blurb mentions "correct length sleepering", but doesn't say what this is based upon. What actually is this? To be more precise, are the sleepers at the toe end of the turnout 9' or 8'6"? Hi Nigel, Some pre-group companies used sleepers (10" wide) in the switch front, but the REA designs and all post-group companies use timbers (12"wide) in the switch front. Usually the end timber at the rail joint has the heavier S1J joint chairs. Templot has an option for the switch front to be sleepered or timbered. The EMGS say their turnout is a bullhead B-6, which means it is either an REA design dating from the 1925 designs, or a GWR design from 1930. In either case the switch front timbers will be 8ft-6in long (34mm). cheers, Martin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted November 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2020 Thanks Martin. I know what a B-6 should be; it's more a question of what Peco/EM Society actually produced. But from Chuffer Davies's comment I'll take it that they are 8'6". I did try to measure them from the pic and made them 8.8' but it was a messy method. Nigel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) On 23/11/2020 at 23:27, NCB said: I'll take it that they are 8'6" Sleeper at toe end measures 34mm. Edited July 13, 2022 by Porcy Mane Replace image after RMweb outage. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penrhos1920 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Will there be 1 in 6 diamonds and slips available soon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Morning all Sorry if this has been asked before but has anyone mated these points with SMP Flexi? if so what joiners did you use and how well do the rails match up? Tia Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffer Davies Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, sulzer71 said: Morning all Sorry if this has been asked before but has anyone mated these points with SMP Flexi? if so what joiners did you use and how well do the rails match up? Tia Dave Hi Dave, both use code 75 bullhead rail and so any code 75 fishplate will work. They have different sleeper thicknesses however and so you will need to pack the SMP track up slightly as you transition onto/off the EMGS point work. The packing will subsequently be hidden by any ballast. Regards, Frank 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 42 minutes ago, Chuffer Davies said: Hi Dave, both use code 75 bullhead rail and so any code 75 fishplate will work. They have different sleeper thicknesses however and so you will need to pack the SMP track up slightly as you transition onto/off the EMGS point work. The packing will subsequently be hidden by any ballast. Regards, Frank Hi Frank , thanks for the info , how much of a difference is there in the sleepers? I don't have any flexi yet but picked up some brand new points in the same village as I live last night , I have looked at other options such as the CL Finescale stuff but being new to EM I don't want to over complicate things too much especially trackwork , fortunately I have a good stash of the Peco bullhead fishplates as it happens Regards Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffer Davies Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, sulzer71 said: Hi Frank , thanks for the info , how much of a difference is there in the sleepers? I don't have any flexi yet but picked up some brand new points in the same village as I live last night , I have looked at other options such as the CL Finescale stuff but being new to EM I don't want to over complicate things too much especially trackwork , fortunately I have a good stash of the Peco bullhead fishplates as it happens Regards Dave I'm the opposite to you. I have access to SMP flexi track but not to any EMGS points as I make my own point work. I have measured a piece of SMP and the sleepers are approx 0.8mm thick with the rail head being approx 3.1mm from the top of the cork underlay. Hopefully you can measure your EMGS points to get the equivalent measurements as a comparison. Frank 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer71 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Just now, Chuffer Davies said: I'm the opposite to you. I have access to SMP flexi track but not to any EMGS points as I make my own point work. I have measured a piece of SMP and the sleepers are approx 0.8mm thick with the rail head being approx 3.1mm from the top of the cork underlay. Hopefully you can measure your EMGS points to get the equivalent measurements as a comparison. Frank Hi Frank Turns out the guy that sold me the points (Hi Dave 🙂) , read this thread and has 5 lengths of the matching Flexi which I am picking up later so it will get me started Regards Dave 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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