... days, maybe. (I can't believe I just said that!) posted: 17 Aug 2017 11:54 from: Martin Wynne Thanks for the explanations. Is it strictly necessary that a turnout base is in one piece? If it was assembled by sticking several timbering sections down onto a base, you might eliminate some of the rail threading problems. It might also save some costs if the timbers were thinner. For example, if the main moulding looked like this (it might need some additional temporary webs): 2_170637_340000000.png the pre-bent closure/wing rails could be easily inserted from the end until they come up against the half chairs on the split timbers. The vee rails could then be more easily assembled on a separate moulding, and inserted in place. If the joins in the timbers are aligned to the edge of the chairs, they wouldn't be too noticeable after painting. For the check rails, the flared ends are often unnecessarily wide. For example in 4-SF (00-SF) and EM, with 1.0mm ...