01-07-2011, 03:55 PM
I'm in HO so it may not be the same.
ME track sure looks better but is stiffer and trickier to get it to form just how you want it. Once it's how you need it to be, it's that way unless you re-bend it. Atlas flex is easier to flex and bend however you need to tack it down while you glue it, or just use track nails to hold it in place if you plan to reposition the track as you go.
Again, I'm in HO, but I'm using the ME flex in an area of the layout where the track will be up front for closer scrutiny and the Altas elsewhere. And the only reason why I had some ME flex was because it was on sale at a LHS going out of business and I was in the market for track. Once it's gone I may not get any more since I prefer working with the easier-to-flex Atlas.
There's an article in a Model Railroad Hobbyist issue about the different N scale track varieties. It's by Bernie Kempinski, if memory serves me right. Check it out.
Galen
ME track sure looks better but is stiffer and trickier to get it to form just how you want it. Once it's how you need it to be, it's that way unless you re-bend it. Atlas flex is easier to flex and bend however you need to tack it down while you glue it, or just use track nails to hold it in place if you plan to reposition the track as you go.
Again, I'm in HO, but I'm using the ME flex in an area of the layout where the track will be up front for closer scrutiny and the Altas elsewhere. And the only reason why I had some ME flex was because it was on sale at a LHS going out of business and I was in the market for track. Once it's gone I may not get any more since I prefer working with the easier-to-flex Atlas.
There's an article in a Model Railroad Hobbyist issue about the different N scale track varieties. It's by Bernie Kempinski, if memory serves me right. Check it out.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!