... 16:13 from: Alan McMillan Hi All I've always started with the Vee. In a slip or diamond crossing, I'll place both of them before I do anything else. I find that this way the rest of the formation stays accurate. After that I place the stock rails and then the wing and crossing rails. The results are always, I thnk, preferable to laying the stock rails first and pehaps building in errors. The crossing nose is the backbone of any turnout and HAS to be right. Alan McMillan 412_111109_570000000.jpg Last edited on 11 Mar 2010 16:16 by Alan McMillan posted: 11 Mar 2010 17:54 from: Paul Boyd For a plain turnout, I'll start with the straight(est) stock rail, but for more complex track it's important to get the "flow" right so I may start with the Vee. For instance, I'm currently building a formation where the turnout road leads straight into a double slip, so the Vees of the turnout and nearest end of the slip will go in first, carefully ...