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Beginners Need Help
Making Trees
Martin wants to hear from those of you who have experience making miniature trees and asks:
“Could someone out there please help me with making trees h.o. using lychen. I bought the stuff but I have no idea how to turn it into trees. Regards Martin.”
Turn Out Confusion
Howard wants a reader to help explain turnouts and asks:
“I am new to this fun hobby what is the diffrence in 4-6 and other turn outs?”
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Turnout numbers are a ratio of the length to the width of divergence, in other words a number four diverges one unit (inches, mm, etc) for each four units of length, a number 5 diverges one in five, and so on. The larger the number the slighter the divergence, and the better longer locomotives will handle it.
Larry’s right. #4’s are the sharpest, and if I remember correctly, have an 18″ radius. #4
switches are good for yards, but mainlines s/b #6.