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blue point switch machine turnout controllers

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    January 2007
  • From: Kelowna, British Columbia
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Posted by NNeil on Sunday, May 27, 2007 11:43 AM

   I use bluepoint controllers for all of my turnouts except crossovers where I use tortoise because I want one switch to control two turnouts.

   Bluepoints are easy to install, require little or no wiring depending on turnout types and other options you may have (signals, indicator lights, etc.) and they work great.

  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: St Clair Shores, Michigan
  • 98 posts
Posted by steve58 on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:46 AM
I'm just getting started again building a layout. I looked at the Blue Point ones. Look good, but for only a couple bucks more, you can buy the Tortoise machines. I think that fact alone will stop me from seriously considering them.
**** 'course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong ***********
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Posted by denny99 on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:05 AM

A member of our european FREMO group used it on his module. very nice things, indeed.

 

here some pics (sorry only italian text):

http://fremoitalia.blogspot.com/2007/03/blue-point-turnout-controller-prima.html

http://fremoitalia.blogspot.com/2007/04/articolo-ed-immagini-di-marco-trespidi.html 

Denny Modeling the SP Coast Line in N scale in 1974
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blue point switch machine turnout controllers
Posted by bob@osd on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:39 PM
Just curious to see whether anyone has used this product that micro-mark sells to operate their turnouts? They look like they might be a simple application. Thanks,  Bob T

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