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Hi, I went and re-designed the layout with 24 radius track. However, I just have the mainline on the design, with a branch line running from one end of the main to the other. I gave up trying to figure out which turnouts to use, since I want the longer cars to be able to be used. I watched a UP train come through here yesterday, and she had a lot of the longer cars on her, so dropping those types of cars is NOT an option for me. I use Atlas track exclusively, and I made a small error in saying that 22 radius track was all they had, besides the flextrack. I prefer to use the cork roadbed that Woodland scenics has, because it is already beveled out at the right angle to add ballast to. Right now the design calls for 8 x 4 plywood sheets rather than benchwork. However, I ordered the Benchwork book from Kalmback, so that may change-especially since my design would take a lot of 8 x 4 sheets of plywood! My question now is, what turnouts to use?? I was totally used to using the standard snap switch turnouts that Atlas has, but with the 24 radius track I gather I am going to have to use the #6 and #4 custom turnouts. My problem with this is that to make a track straighten after a turnout, I used to use 2 1/3 18 radius off the curved end of the switch, or I would use a 1/3 18 and 2 1/2 18 and it would straighten out. Using the #4 or #6 I cannot get it to straighten nomatter how hard I try. Would it be possible to use the snap switches for industry spurs, sidings and yard areas, or do I HAVE to go to the custom turnouts? And.... what pieces used yield a straight track after placing a custom turnout? I hope I am coming off clear here. Thanks. -Wolv33
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