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A modulator updated the poll choices.
I'm thinking about getting back into N Scale. I had a small 5x7' modified 'L' shaped layout 15 years ago that I had to cutup, but I still have the power & rolling stock and most of the Atlas switches. I went with Atlas because of cost, but now I'm considering Peco. The location was a spare room.
Taking a closer look at Peco's construction, I now see they embed the rails into the ties as opposed to placing the rails on the ties only securing them with plastic spikes. I never understood how they would hold under stress with the common Atlas design, namely heat kinks (another topic).
Now the new location is a damp basement in a not built yet separate room with three walls of wood and the forth the stone foundation. That wall is usually dry, but gets slightly damp after a rain, but no real seepage. I do plan a dehumidifier for that room.
The layout will be along the constructed walls, not the foundation, in a 'L' shape three foot deep. The overall size is around 10x23'.
Anyway, I'm willing to spend more, but is Peco worth the difference in cost, or how about another choice other than Kato? I can't see the advantage of any so called self ballasted piece of 'ready' track.
I'm thinking about getting back into N Scale. I had a small 5x7' modified 'L' shaped layout 15 years ago that I had to cutup, but I still have the power & rolling stock and most of the Atlas switches. I went with Atlas because of cost, but now I'm considering Peco. The location was a spare room.
Taking a closer look at Peco's construction, I now see they embed the rails into the ties as opposed to placing the rails on the ties only securing them with plastic spikes. I never understood how they would hold under stress with the common Atlas design, namely heat kinks (another topic).
Now the new location is a damp basement in a not built yet separate room with three walls of wood and the forth the stone foundation. That wall is usually dry, but gets slightly damp after a rain, but no real seepage. I do plan a dehumidifier for that room.
The layout will be along the constructed walls, not the foundation, in a 'L' shape three foot deep. The overall size is around 10x23'.
Anyway, I'm willing to spend more, but is Peco worth the difference in cost, or how about another choice other than Kato? I can't see the advantage of any so called self ballasted piece of 'ready' track.
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