Tag: switch-works
Throw Bar Throw Down
— Shimming Proto:87 Stores “Ultimate” Throw Bars I’m continuing to build Proto:87 Stores “Ultimate” turnouts. One feature I’ve complained about before is holding…
Summer Spurt 2013
It’s been a real slow summer. No time for trains. Kids summer camp brought me a couple of hours of…
Switch-Works – A Second Turnout
February has been a hard month and my second turnout project has been stalled by parts delays, illness, a death,…
Switch-Works Lessons Learned
I’ve finished assembling my first Proto:87 turnout using the Switch-Works Turnout Building fixture. It took about a month and I…
Switch-Works Take 2
I am building a #10 turnout with Proto:87 Stores Switch-Works assembly fixture. I thought I’d be clever and use Press-N-Seal…
Switch-Works Arrives
My Switch-Works assembly fixture arrived recently and I finally got a chance to get started building some #10 turnouts. After…