Peco Bullhead Points: in the flesh
Some pics of the long awaited and much discussed product. Acquired from Frizinghall Models yesterday. They had a decent stock level and selling them for £27.
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Whilst robust, as expected they are much more flimsy than the flat bottom code 75. The switch mechanism is the usual spring so it clicks into place with finger action if that’s your preference.
You may be able to see some of the compromises for mass production - the
Hi Tony.
Unfortunately I had already laid most of the unifrog points before I realised the scale of the issue, so I had to alter them in situ. The following photo's show how it was done:
(1) above, shows the underside of the turnout where the switch rails are bonded to the stock rail. These two bonds both need to be cut. If you have already laid the track, like I had....
(2) drill a hole through the top of the sleepers to reveal th
