01-04-2014, 01:26 AM
Hi Jonte,
Yes the roco track is used along with atlas turnouts and one peco. The atlas turnouts are ok but it is very hard to attach a wire to the frog ( they are designed for a screw terminal which is awful , but the chemical blackening process used on the frog makes soldering a nightmare so for that reason I don't think I'll use them again, btw these are atlas ' super track', which is more detailed than their basic range called custom track )
The roco flex is great and highly detailed ( as is to be expected from Roco) but it has European tie sizes and distances, for a us railroad it is more realistic to use Peco code 83 for example . That has the proper tie size and spacing, and uses rail spikes and tie plates, instead of large bolts as is the case on the roco track ( common in Europe) .
I chose roco mainly for its availibilty. However I will try to use US style track for my next projects exclusively. ( peco probably).
Koos
Yes the roco track is used along with atlas turnouts and one peco. The atlas turnouts are ok but it is very hard to attach a wire to the frog ( they are designed for a screw terminal which is awful , but the chemical blackening process used on the frog makes soldering a nightmare so for that reason I don't think I'll use them again, btw these are atlas ' super track', which is more detailed than their basic range called custom track )
The roco flex is great and highly detailed ( as is to be expected from Roco) but it has European tie sizes and distances, for a us railroad it is more realistic to use Peco code 83 for example . That has the proper tie size and spacing, and uses rail spikes and tie plates, instead of large bolts as is the case on the roco track ( common in Europe) .
I chose roco mainly for its availibilty. However I will try to use US style track for my next projects exclusively. ( peco probably).
Koos
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