Has anyone used these to construct a Wye? I cannot make ends meet (as it were). I've seen the one with #6 switches. But wondering if you've used the #2's and what that might look like plan wise. Using Railmodeller Pro to try and get it all together.
Never did a 'Y' with them. The pictures I have seen indicate they are best used going from 1 to 2 tracks at a passenger station and then back to 1 track.
Haven't done it myself but my understandings is: Both ends of track that meet that come off the 'wye' would need to be isolated where they meet the Wye. You would in theory be making a 'reverse loop'. IMHO #6 would work better and look better. A #2 would work. The track geometry coming off...and back into the Wye would be up to the modeler.
You need 30 degrees of curve between the wye switches on all three sides of the wye. The radii must be the same on all three sides too. 13.75R30, 15R30, or two 11R15's, etc., of any radius (so long as they all match on all three sides.)
BTW, if you ever need to custom cut lengths of Unitrack, it's not difficult. I had to work this in a number of places on my layout. TrainBoard's own Mike Fifer [ @fifer ] explains it here. https://www.fiferhobby.com/how-to-make-your-own-lengths-of-kato-unitrack/
A #2 wye switch/turnout has a divergent angle at the frog similar to a #4 turnout so not as sharp as a #2 turnout would be. Using #2's on all of the legs of a 'reversing wye' section of track would give a strange looking 'wye' in most case but .... ... as shown above could be advantages if two of the routes to the wye went off in a curve and you were working in a situation that warranted it. Using #4 or #6 turnouts for the turnouts on the main and the #2 for the leg that maybe goes nowhere might work where the reversing wye track has to fit into a smaller area. Sumner
