I have several Lambert/Shinohara HO no. 4 brass turnouts on my layout that I purchased in the late 50's. When I converted to NS track I kept them because they looked good (aside from the brass color) and worked flawlessly. I just purchased a new Shinohara no. 4 today and of course, with today's technology, the detail is better than it was 40 years ago. My old ones work fine on my layout, using NCE DCC control. As a point of interest, the turnout today cost $17.95 and the price tag on the old one was $2.50!!