ULTIMATE MODEL RAILROAD TURNOUT ("SWITCH") BUILDING TEMPLATES AND INSTRUCTIONS
REALISTICALLY DIFFERENT, MUCH MORE PROTOTYPICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE, TURNOUT DIAGRAMS THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FULL SIZE FOR HO.
- NOW INCLUDES BETA TEMPLATES FOR N AND Z SCALE PROTOTYPICAL TURNOUTS
WHILE STILL MEETING ALL THE APPLICABLE NMRA STANDARDS, THESE UNIQUELY EXTREMELY ACCURATE TURNOUT TEMPLATES ARE DRAWN TO MATCH THE TRUE PROTOTYPE (AAR) TURNOUT GEOMETRY AND CORRECT VARIABLE TIE SPACING.
THEY APPEAR MUCH MORE REALISTIC, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CONTINUE TO REPEAT THE COMPROMISE, CURVED SWITCH TURNOUT GEOMETRY (NMRA RP12). THE NMRA RP12 and RP 13 CURVED SWITCH GEOMETRY WAS INTRODUCED IN THE PAST DAYS OF THE NMRA PURPOSELY TO ALLOW TRAIN SET MANUFACTURERS TO MORE EASILY HANDLE THE THEN MUCH CRUDER TOY TRAIN LOCOMOTIVE CHASSIS' AND SHARP CURVES OF THOSE TIMES.
AS WELL AS BEING FAR MORE PROTOTYPICALLY ACCURATE, THESE TEMPLATES INCLUDE MOST OF THE MISSING MAJOR PROTOTYPICAL PARTS TRADITIONALLY LEFT OFF MOST COMMERCIALLY MASS DISTRIBUTED COMPROMISE TEMPLATES. THUS IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO HAND LAY, SCRATCH BUILD, JIG BUILD AND/OR KIT BUILD, AUTHENTIC TURNOUTS THAT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THE REAL THING.
MANY DIFFERENT PROTOTYPICALLY CORRECT FROG TYPES CAN BE USED WITH THESE TEMPLATES, SO THOSE WILL BE SHOWN SEPARATELY LATER.
You can select which templates you wish to download from the appropriate table below. Many more turnout types and sizes are coming, so come back and check frequently, or email us, if the ones you want aren't shown yet. We have just added "N", "Z" and "Easy Street" Tram/Trolley as extra tables below.
SO MANY USES:
ILLUSTRATED TURNOUT BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS, LAYOUT PLANNING, DETAIL VERIFICATION, TEMPLATES FOR FAST TRACK CONSTRUCTION ON THE BENCH, AND OF COURSE THEY MATCH OUR "SWITCH-WORKS PRO" COMPLETE TURNOUT BUILDING SYSTEM BELOW!
We also stock all the various tieplates, pre-machined points, throw bars, rail, spikes, pre-cut ties and pre-formed frogs, etc, to enable you to reproduce these prototypical turnouts easily and to the finest possible standards.
"SWITCH-WORKS PRO" INCLUDES
A MASSIVE, PRECISION, ALUMINUM "FACTORY FLOOR"
AND VARIOUS REPLACEABLE, SPIKABLE, "FLOOR" WORKING SURFACES
EVEN BUILD DIRECTLY ON YOUR OWN ROADBED MATERIAL!
AND - ADD MORE SWITCH SIZES ANY TIME
WITHOUT REPEATING YOUR BASE INVESTMENT
INSTEAD - "SWITCH-WORKS PRO" USES THE ORIGINAL "SWITCH-WORKS" TOOLS
AS INEXPENSIVE AND INSTANTLY INTER-CHANGEABLE TOP LAYERS
THE FULL RANGE OF EXISTING SWITCH WORKS UNIVERSAL TOOLS
#6, #7, #8 and #10. . .AND MORE COMING
EACH WORKING AS IS WITH ALL RAIL SIZES
. . . CODES 55, 70 and CODE 83
ARE AVAILABLE AS INSTANT UPGRADES TO "SWITCH-WORKS PRO"
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