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CORRECTING & ADJUSTING EARLY TOMALCO ® TURNOUTS

~ Updated Friday, February 06, 2009 ~


Here in Step #8, Jimmy is making sure his "fix" is a good one. And as you can see, it is !

An NMRA "Sn3" Standards Gauge is really helpful for this operation. One of our PBL-538 ( Plastic ); PBL-538c ( Celcon ); or PBL-016 ( Brass ) Three Point Track / Coupler Height Gauges will work too, but with an NMRA Standards Gauge it's easier to see and correct potential problems.

We highly recommend that you have at least one of each in your tool kit.

And here's the final product. And of course, the real proof is in the testing of it with an operating model. Our K-28 glides through it smooth as glass!

My own preferences would dictate that, if my turnout wasn't already in place during these operations, I would drill a couple of #75 holes adjacent to the guard rail, then drive a couple of spikes home when the turnout was correctly positioned.

But just so's you know, Jimmy tried his darndest to knock that guardrail loose; broke his thumbnail trying. It didn't budge.

We, for sure, apologize for the inconvenience this problem will cause many of you. But as you have seen, you CAN make these turnouts work as good as they look! And with all those scale sized Spikes showing, they sure do look good, don't they?

[ Not to mention that, even after discovering this problem, they're still a darn sight faster than hand laying the things would be! ]

Good "Sn3" Modelin' to ya!

The Guys and Gals at P-B-L

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