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Which turnouts are most realistic on a model railway layout?
If you have ever been to a model railway show, you may well have been inspired and impressed by the realism of the turnouts showcased on some of the layouts and wondered who makes them or where you can get some.
Sadly, some of the turnouts you will have seen are likely to be scratch-built by the owner. Of course, there's nothing to stop you from having a go at building your own turnouts too, but if you don't like that idea, there is some good news.
A lot of the realism surrounding trackwork and turnouts comes from the effective weathering of sleepers, ballast and the rails. Granted, an express turnout with electrofrogs will always look more realistic than the type of points included in a starter set, but painting your sleepers with sleeper grime, painting the rail's walls with a rust effect rail pen and weathering your ballast will by far produce the best results.
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