Swissboy said:Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. Hope I am not repeating too much of what has already been said. I do have a number of different gauges, but my layouts are H0 (or HO if you want) and a bit of N.
As I live in Switzerland, I want to clear up something first. Swiss narrow gauge is 1 meter, usually. So the corresponding models are Om and HOm (m for meter). There are a few major manufacturers for HOm: most of all Bemo and D+R. Roco does or did some Om, but no HOm. For both gauges, there are snap tracks readily available, thus allowing for some easily set up temporary layouts.
Unfortunately, I have not found any such tracks for On3 and HOn3. Only flex tracks which are not useful for a temporary layout except for a more or less straight test track. Since the previous discussions, a few months have passed, and a few more fine models have come out most of all by MMI and Blackstone. Plus fine cars from San Juan. Thus my question: does anyone know of an impending issue of snap tracks for these gauges? It is a shame that no such tracks are available as far as I know.
Thanks,
Robert
I do not know anyone who makes temporary layouts, and you're the first person I've ever met who has had an interest in them. I'd say that you're better off just building a permanent layout, and working with what's out there. Otherwise you're just going to find that nobody really caters to it, because theres such little demand for that kind of product.
As for Roco, I'm pretty sure they do make HOm models. I've seen them before, and as far as I know they're based on swiss prototypes. I may however possibly have them confused with Bemo...