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I'm using flextrack for my layout, but the best article I've found for handlaying turnouts is Tony Koester's in the December '89 issue of Model Railroader. It's a great step-by-step article that takes you through the whole process. My first couple were a little shakey, but I switched to smaller spikes and started leaving the points unhinged, like Tony does in the article, and my handlaid ones were better than the pre-fab ones I was using, as far as smooth tracking through the frog. I used some pieces of brass for the headblocks, instead of the Clover House ties he used(the brass pieces were a lot tougher to isolate electrically), and I also used code 100, but I still had a lot of luck. I think I handlaid about 15 or 16 turnouts like that. <br /> I've dismantled that layout(I hated tearing up those turnouts), but the benchwork is up for the next one, and I've switched to code 83 rail(a little more flexible) and bought some ties from Clover House. These look like they'll really do the trick. I need some small track nails, which I'll pick up on Thursday, and I'll be ready to start laying track on the Ohio NorthEastern this weekend. <br /> I got lucky and found this issue at a yard sale. I'm sure you can get a photocopy by contacting Model Rairoader. It would be well worth it.
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