For those that make their own trackwork, you may wish to obtain a copy of the June Model Railroader. Aside from the interesting (but a bit short) feature of Bob Allen's former Ida Valley 9mm layout, - quite a surprise find in a US magazine - there is an article about making high speed points in HO.

These points, as can be seen from the poor quality scan of the leading image from the magazine article, are a compromise between performance and prototype appearance. The point blades and wing rails are constructed as a unit that has a single central pivot, allowing the whole thing to swing around, rather than just moving the tips of the blades. This lets the wing rails butt up against the frog on the non-selected track side, removing the clearance gap that frequently allows small wheels to drop in to and potentially de-rail.

This is a new concept to me, not that I have attempted to make large numbers of turnouts, but it strikes me as potentially usefull for NZ120, given that the viewer is less likely to spot the non-prototypical behaviour of the points due to the smaller scale.

Also, for those of you who may occassionally purchase Model Railroader magazine, consider a subscription. I purchased a 3 year sub, at the time it worked out at $6 NZ per mag including shipping. Not bad for the not unreasonable amount of content in each magazine.