if you had to use the snap together n scale track with the roadbed witch brand would you use? and why? what brand is more common to find? what brand has the best switches?
However,if I was to use this track I would use Atlas's Trutrack or Kato's Unittrack
i want it as the track needs to be tore down and put up repeatedly , or one track design took a part then a new one made repeatedly. i want to reuse the track , thats why i use Lionel fast track in o scale. my fun is coming up with and building layouts, and scenic work. different scenes . after 30 days of completing a layout im ready to rip it up and start a new one. i been using atlas flex track, but track is not cheap to replace after each layout, hard to save when its glued or nailed down.
ok with the Kato or Bachmann track do they have lots of different sizes of curves? like my lionel fast track has 0-36, 0-48, 0-54, 0-72, 0-36 takes a space 36" wide to make a U- turn, 0-72 takes a space 72" to make a U-turn.
in N scale are we stuck with just one or 2 sizes of curves in roadbed track?
here is a list of kato unitrack curves, buy looking at the way there describe each curve how does a guy figure out how wide a space that is needed to make a U-turn? or how many pieces needed? when going out and buying track and your layout is 24" wide, how do you keep from buying curves that need 30" of space to turn around?
for those that think the "roadbed track" looks toy like,,,,, what i plan to do is put the track down into the pink foam base. cut the edges of the foam the same angle as the sides of the road bed. so the only part of the plastic roadbed you see is the top of the track/roadbed , then it will not look like the roadbed and track is 1/2 high off the base. and you can use the glue down ballast to blend it all in together.
And you're talking about tearing that up when you get bored and want to build a new layout?
If you're gonna go through all of that, you might as well use regular track and ballast.