No longer interested ...

Since I had issues with my turnouts (they behaved like subject to "programmed obsolescence" and failed after some time), I was planning to remove them all and only run a double railcar on a "topologic" oval ; today I tested the Tortoise, it seems to be more reliable and cause less issues than I thought first ; so, maybe that I will keep the 4 turnouts (equipped with Tortoise's or perhaps MTB's MP1) in the town station, this will allow running the Budd, a freight train with 5 cars + caboose and the "sand delivery" train with 6 33' hoppers + caboose pulled by a "dual" loco (preferably F3 A + B or 2 GP's in MU configuration), the dead end track is long enough ; all the way the village station will stay with only one passing through track (like many protototypical village stations in the 60's), it will not be modified again : all the way the plate could not be easily accessed from beneath to put the actuators.

The turnouts were from 2017 - 2018, but very few in use, since most time I worked on the scenery ... Meanwhile Rokuhan had the issue with the left turnouts ... which caused derailments !

Meanwhile I tested a Tortoise and a MP1 ; the MP1 seems to be better for me, I designed adapters in 3D-printing to connect it with the longitudinal "sled" of the Rokuhan turnouts (and it can switch the frog too, the tracks being switched by the relays) ; I must now first order them at Shapeways (in bronze, wax casting ! ). About other brand of turnouts : the optical design is too different from Rokuhan, and it would look ugly ; in worst case I wouldn't drop the whole layout, only the freight trains and limit to passenger traffic. I remember my Märklin HO layout in the 60's, it was basically an oval with a tunnel and only one station with a divergent track in the station around the plattform, so to say useless, because at the beginning I had only a freight train (BR24 and some cars) !

Are they really "updated" ? Or will I have the same issues in a few years ? No, thanks !