05-24-2023, 04:31 PM
Some 'fake wing rails' could be added to provide a positive stop for the swinging frog piece.
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Those fake wing rails could tend to make the turnout look more prototypical (from a distance),...for those modelers concerned with those details.
I need to think up a simple manner to connect the movement of that frog piece with the more conventional throwbar that operates the point rails,....so there are not 2 separate motors nor manual operations needed to throw the turnout. I don't see a need for great precision ? That swinging frog piece swings between 2 positive stops on either side,...the stops provided by those fake wing rails. And just like most other commercial turnouts, the point rail's throw bar moves the rails from one side to the other. No precision required?
Those fake wing rails could tend to make the turnout look more prototypical (from a distance),...for those modelers concerned with those details.
I need to think up a simple manner to connect the movement of that frog piece with the more conventional throwbar that operates the point rails,....so there are not 2 separate motors nor manual operations needed to throw the turnout. I don't see a need for great precision ? That swinging frog piece swings between 2 positive stops on either side,...the stops provided by those fake wing rails. And just like most other commercial turnouts, the point rail's throw bar moves the rails from one side to the other. No precision required?