I have been wondering about curved turnouts. I don't recall seeing anything about radius, size, if radius is dependent on the manufacturer or if they can be treated as flex track. I would assume their use depends on overall radius of a curve but just looking for info.
There's never time to do it right, but always time to do it over.....
Not sure exactly what your looking for, but a Google search for "curved turnouts" shows just about everything, the different manufacturers, sizes, track codes, hand layed, and even some prototypes.
Check out the images.
Mike.
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mbinsewi Not sure exactly what your looking for, but a Google search for "curved turnouts" shows just about everything, the different manufacturers, sizes, track codes, hand layed, and even some prototypes. Check out the images. Mike.
I was looking at MB Klein's web site and saw Shinohara curved turnouts for sale. I have seen them but don't think I've ever seen stated radius or modifications. I could be wrong but just wondered.
It's a controversial matter.
Holy Moly, I didn't not mean to do that. Failure of Control C, lets try this again.
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/78451.aspx
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Every manufacturer is different. Lots of data out there. The radii are fixed, not like flex track at all.
The Walthers/Shinohara curved turnouts that I acquired 12 years ago were overstated in radii. I don't honestly recall the exact numbers at this point, but I seem to recall that I purchased four of their #7.5 curved turnouts. The radii were listed in the literature as something like 28 and 24 for the outer and inner routes respectively. However, that wasn't what they turned out to be. It was more like 27 and 22 inches, with that latter reality a show stopper for my main line application. I tried a single #8 curved in the W/S line which turned out to less than described as well (30/26 as opposed to the advertised 32/38). I had to hack them up horribly in order to spread their routes wider to use them.
This may not be what you hoped to hear, but unless the solely, uniquely, Shinohara version is unlike the W/S version, you should heed the warning and go one full frog number higher.
BigDaddy It's a controversial matter. https://www.pscp.tv/w/1kvJpkOzazmGE
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1kvJpkOzazmGE
This link goes to what appears to be a partisan political site.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
MisterBeasleyThis link goes to what appears to be a partisan political site.
Wow, I guess! Whats up with that Henry?
mbinsewiWow, I guess! Whats up with that Henry?
He's just a cartoonist, but clearly a brain gas moment on my part. I fixed my post and this is the link I intended.
I have a tight 5' x 9' HO layout and found that using curved turnouts gave me some interesting flexibility. I have two crossovers using the Walthers-Shinohara code 83 7-1/2 turnouts, plus another 7-1/2 lead-in to a yard off of a curve.
I've been happy with these. I was aware of the tighter than nominal inner curves so it worked ok for me. I had planned my layout with XTrackCAD, which allowed calling up these items, though I can't verify how accurate the templates are. When I placed the turnouts on my actual layout per my plan, I do not recall having to make radical adjustments.
Do recognize that these turnouts have some pretty long frogs. The size I have do not pose problems for my locos, though I did power the frogs via my Tortoise contacts.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
BigDaddyHe's just a cartoonist, but clearly a brain gas moment on my part. I fixed my post and this is the link I intended.
OK, well, they're wasn't any cartoons, just talk. Anyway, I'm sure it will be gone soon!