Hand made turnouts

I'v started to make my own turnouts by hand it's fun and challenging to say the least. I have been trying to get one straight turnout done before attempting to make a curved one.

This is the first one it's a # 6 left hand that I have made from scratch using a templet from a track work book I have. It's ready for painting and then the ballast.

This is the first curved turnout I have made it's a 30" radios on the out side and a 24" radios on the inside. You can see the rails in the first photo in the for ground. I have been using contact cement and spikes to hold down the rails. Once I get the rails installed on this switch I will paint them and the ties and then add ballast.