... turnouts designed in Templot. These are constructed using Peco SM32 components for 16mm scale, 32mm gauge. These are moulded in plastic and assembled using a suitable solvent. I constructed the turnouts with a 1mm thick plastic batten underneath the turnout timbers (ties) to maintain the alignment of the timbering. The only aids to construction other than tools were the Templot templates, a steel rule marked in mm and an offcut of rail (as a check gauge)- no expensive fancy jigs or gauges. Hopefully the picture will demonstrate! 54_210431_240000000.jpg One of the big advantages of Templot is that you can have the scale/gauge combination that suits you and you can specify every aspect of the track design. A side benefit is that the cost of building your own turnouts is much less than buying ready made. I think that matching chairs are generally used with plastic timbering (ties) rather than spikes. One technique for using spikes with plastic timbering is to use longer than normal spikes and then clench the end of the spike underneath the timber to retain it. ...