dogsbody1542

I just got an SMP point kit and 10 yards of scaleway track on a certain auction site! Am dead chuffed as it will go a long way to doing my extension.!!

Hi Andy,

              Thanks for your input, and yes I am now going to do precisely that. I am not going to get bogged down in technical details and construct my first turnout to 00 standards and using code100 rail. 

Frank.

Thanks for that. Stoke Mandeville is rather a long way from Kyle of Lochalsh unfortunately, so will have to buy online.

   My intention had originally been to purchase a full turnout kit. However, taking into due consideration various posts which refer to gauges and the set on the stock rail, I have decided that the best option would seem to be to get a kit of chairs and sleepers, code 75 rail and 00-sf gauges. I would then use a templot template to facilitate the build.

   If that goes well I will buy the flextrack and further turnout parts to complete the extension to my layout. All my stock runs out of the box on code 75 as I have checked it on a piece of rail. I just don't want to finish up with  track items which wont allow my stock to traverse them. My point about the cost is valid, so I have to ensure that any items purchased will fit seemlessly into my layout.

If you are being asked to pay over £50 for a turnout kit and the instructions are not including a vital action to ensure the correct and satisfactory operation of that turnout, then may I suggest that this step is included in the instructions asap! I can only go by what Martin has posted here with regard to the "set" and his statement that this step is vital to ensure the correct operation of the completed turnout(point set). " A word with Phil over the weekend" seems to be a somewhat layed back response to what seems to be a big omission, particularly when you consider the price of this kit.

Frank

Thanks to all who responded to my question. I have read and digested all the various postings on this site but have to confess that the more I read, the more I am filled with trepidation about building the turnouts I become. I am thinking that just having a go is the best way forward. If it turns to the proverbial then nothing lost other than a bit of time and some money, but am sure that the gains outnumber the negatives.

Frank

I have an L shaped layout which is currently using code 100 rail and turnouts. I would like to extend this into a U shape and I thought I might try to build my own points and use  C & L or SMP flexitrack. I guess the question is would I use 00-sf to construct the points? If so would I need to use code 75 rail and a conversion piece to go from 100 to 75?

Frank

Here is aphotograph which I think may help your quandry about the roof. I am sure that the drawing is wrong. I suspect that the roof angle is toosteep and that the left hand turret is not high enough. I hope this helps.