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Editor René Gourley explains the accompanying survey sheet.
How much difference does a tenth make?
Brian Harrap reminds us that scale track aesthetics can be ruined
by insensitive placement of electrical gaps. He recommends two good hiding
places for these necessities.
René Gourley continues the work on scale turnouts for the Pembroke Southern
by describing the operating mechanisms. This includes a simple mechanism for
an operating switch stand.
Peter Thomin reports about a large FREMO Proto:87 layout that was set
up this fall in Germany.
Appendix: The Protofour Manual. Standard Dimenions
The Proto:87 Journal is published twice a year by the
Proto:87 Special Interest Group, a non-profit SIG affiliated with the National
Model Railroad Association (NMRA). The SIG's goal is to develop and
promote practical and reliable standards and construction techniques for
high-fidelity wheels and track in HO scale.
The opinions expressed
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are not otherwise credited. They are not endorsed by the NMRA, the
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