HO track translating to 55n3

[nachoman]

This makes me wonder - if many feel that the lack of prefab track components are the biggest limitations to On3 and HOn3 - you would think that a track manufacturer like Atlas would take advantage of that - especially with RTR HOn3 now on the market. I've got nothing against building my own track, or even against building my own locos and cars, at least for a small layout. But things like trucks, wheelsets, figures, automobiles are the tricky ones - for me it is best to stick with a "standard" scale. I would do On3 if it weren't for the fact of limited space and a desire to have a standard-gauge interchange.

Harold, if I understand you correctly, you want more prototype fidelity than On30 offers, but don't want the hassle and expense of On3. I think I have stayed away from On30 for the same reasons as you. I don't want to model 30" gauge lines, and most of bachmann's offerings are of diminutive prototypes rather than 36" gauge prototypes with a "gauge compromise". I saw their 2-6-6-2 offering, and am a little disappointed that it is not of the Uintah 2-6-6-2. I often wonder if bachamann would have been better off just releasing On3 trains, and a line of track to go with it.