... the rail, and start to assemble, to only then realise what I'd done. Thanks in advance. Attachment: attach_2783_3361_scissors_2018_12 _03_1521_12.box 161 posted: 3 Dec 2018 17:20 from: Martin Wynne Hi Richard, A type 1 scissors (with the diamond V-crossings in the turnout curves) needs quite a bit of faff. I will post some notes soon. A type 2 scissors is much easier: Change to B-9 regular instead of B-8 generic (I used CLM angles as your original): 2_031147_180000000.png Use SHIFT+ F11 mouse action to move the crossing entry straight back clear of the vees. This will also shorten the turnout back to a similar length to the B-8. Then tick this option before mirroring the other turnouts: 2_031205_480000000.png Note that this setting is template-specific, and is lost if you copy other background templates to the control. The full mirror sequence to create the other turnouts is: CTRL+ 5, CTRL+ NUMPAD-8, make mirror on peg, make crossover, CTRL+ ...