SM32 point manufacturers

[Petersfield]

I'm having a bad week... Apart from the searing temperatures, I'm have a serious problem with the railway tracklaying.

Plan A was to use PECO points and flexitrack for my line. However, when I laid the points and some lengths for the first station out loosely in the garden, I realised that PECO's 'medium radius' points have a very shallow divergence and '1524mm radius' is actually the minimum. Taking the point as a whole, including the straight bits at each end, the overall radius is more like 2413mm radius. Not what I'm used to from their 4mm scale points ... I have used Setrack points (965mm radius) on my shunting plank and they do save space but are a bit small for what I wanted on the main line outside. I wanted something in between, ideally around five foot radius (as PECO describe their medium as) but with more divergence and less straight bits.

Plan B ... ask Cliff Barker to make me some bespoke points to 1500mm radius. All appeared to go well - UPS were their usual moronic selves delivering the parcel but that's another story - and on unwrapping, the points looked fine. However, when I tried running a wagon through one laid on the desk, it derailed. Some experimentation and much foul language later, I found that wasn't a random problem. All the vehicles I've tried derail in the facing direction at least 75% of the time, the leading flange rides up on the frogs. Locos don't derail but do lurch up and crash their way through. I have emailed Cliff B and really hope this can be fixed.

But if it can't...? I'm not happy using either of PECO's options and if Cliff B's points can't be used either - where do I go from here? Looking round online, I see GRS do points in code 250, four foot radius. Are they any good?

Does anyone else do points around the 4'-6' radius mark in SM32? I know Piko and LGB do 45mm points and my stock is nearly all convertible - but I wanted to build in SM32. Not least as all but one of our local group use this and going 45mm would limit what they can [easily] run here.

I don't want to give it all up and take up needlework or teddy bear collecting instead. But this has been a very frustrating week. Can any of you offer any ideas or information?

[Preseli Chris]

Have a look at Marcway points .They produce a small selection sm32 turnouts .
Chris

[Petersfield]

Have a look at Marcway points .They produce a small selection sm32 turnouts .
Chris

Thankyou, that's worth knowing. Cheaper than GRS and with an option to match PECO track. I will certainly bear it in mind in case I have to move to Plan C.

[ge_rik]

Plan X - there is some 3D printable 32mm trackwork on Thingivers
Plan Y - You.could try scratchbuiling your own

(Tried X in 45mm. Not tried Y, but a few on here have.)

Rik