I'm a bit disappointed with the N-scale turnout ties WT-N-T. They are advertised as being a scale 9" wide, but the ones I have are at least a scale 10".
If I could afford it I'd be tempted to buy quicksticks for all my turnouts, but it seems that even the regular crossties are slightly wider than the quicksticks ties. Here's what I measured:
Turnout tie: .062"
Crosstie: .055"
Quicksticks tie: 0.51"
PC tie: .055"
One might think that is too small a difference to quibble about, but note in the attached photo the obvious difference between the turnout ties and the quicksticks laster ties.
I guess I could just space the ties a bit farther apart, but that starts to defeat the purpose of handlaying track in the first place. I'll try piling all the ties together in a block and sanding the width down, but that's a pain.
I'm also not impressed with the "fuzz" on the end of all of the ties - does the manufacturer cut them with a dull axe?
Does anyone know if the Kappler ties are any better quality than Mt.Albert's?
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