Joe back a ways I was considering either that or atlas but ended up getting gar-graves which so far I'm pleased as I like the look of the ties and didn't care for the look of either fastrack or realtrac it appeared to me would be great for around the Christmas tree type thing but I have seen lots have gone way beyond and good for them. I like the look of the super-snap track.
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Last week, I received the small amount of RMT's Super Snap track I purchased. Yesterday I had the time to set up the track and test it out. I only purchased enough track to form a small oval (8 - O31 curves and 2 - terminal sections). Here are my simple, non-expert observations as compared to my current track (FasTrack):
1. The appearance of the track is great. I really like the blackened center rail and ability to create my own roadbed and ballast. I also believe the ties are more realistic than the ties painted on the FasTrack.
2. Connecting the track pieces was not as easy as connecting FasTrack. I was a bit nervous I would break the small conductor pins and plastic connectors, but I eventually got the hang of connecting the track. Disconnecting the track pieces was simple enough. However, I'm not sure this track would be as durable as FasTrack if one wanted to regularly assemble/disassemble an oval of track.
3. The trains ran great on this track. I ran one Lionel GP-38 and one WBB 44-ton switcher (both recently made) on the oval. Both of the locomotives ran around the oval without any problems, and no voltage drops were noticed (I didn't think there would be since the oval was so small). I need to run my pre-war and MPC era locomotives to make sure they run fine as well.
4. I was greatly pleased with how quiet the trains ran on this track. I set up the simple oval on our living room carpet where I would normally set up a small oval of FasTrack for our Christmas display. The Super Snap is far quieter than the FasTrack.
5. The price of this simple oval of track was about $22 (w/out shipping) which is a great price. To buy those same 10 FasTrack pieces brand new would easily cost over $40 (w/out shipping).
Based upon the performance of this small oval of track, I am seriously considering switching from FasTrack to Super Snap. I do not use TMCC or Legacy so keeping FasTrack for the switch benefits of these features does not apply to me, but I understand how it would benefit others. At the end of the day, I wanted a quieter and less costly track system than the FasTrack and the Super Snap meets my expectations. The only concern I have right now are the limited number of curves, switches, and track sizes currently available.
Please do not read this review as a slam against FasTrack as that was not my intent. I have used FasTrack since getting back into toy trains a few years ago and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. It has performed extremely well for me and I have not had any major complaints about it. As I think about future layout needs and desires, I'm not sure FasTrack will meet my needs due to budget constraints and our family's needs for less train noise.
Please let me know if you've had similar or different results with RMT's Super Snap.
Thanks,
Joe
71835,
Thanks for the reply and the information. I should receive my first loop of RMT's Super Snap soon. I'll post my thoughts on it once I receive it.
I have a fair sized layout and use K-Line super K and super snap track. I have not bought any of RMT's version, but am very happy with the the system. K-line made the track in a large number of curves from O-120,O-96 O-84(I think), O-72,O-54,O-42,O-31. This let me use some of the larger curve sizes as easments entering curves of a smaller size. Very prototypical.
On the wider curves I found it was sometimes difficult to get the track to align. Then I just added O gauge track pins. No big deal.
You will find new old stock and used track on E-bay most of the time.
You can join super snap with any tubuler track , but you have to trim some ties to allow for the connecting tabs of the super-snap track, or cut the tabs off.
RMT's pins look similar to Lionel pins but at considerably less cost. That's why I stocked up when they had one of their sales. You won't be disappointed.
POTRZBE,
Thanks for the reply and the information. I ordered just enough Super Snap to have a small oval so I can determine how I like it. Unfortunately, RMT was out of the pins right now, but since the oval will be small, conductivity should not be an issue right now. If I like it and decide to make the switch I'll make sure to get the pins.
Regards,
I have a fair amount of K Line track. I am not too fond of the connectors so I bought a lot of O gauge track pins to help conductivity. It is solid and good looking track and RMT had a great sale on pins and other stuff a year ago so I stocked up.
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone is using RMT's Super Snap Track. If so, how is it working for you? I am considering using this track in place of FasTrack. While I enjoy the FasTrack, it does take some effort to deaden the track noise and it can be expensive. Here are some questions I hope some of you can provide:
How is the track in regards to track noise?
Does the track make a sound electrical connection?
How durable is the track?
Do any trains (Pre-war, Post-war, Magna-Traction) not work well on it?
I know this track was originally made by K-Line so those users might be able to chime in as well.
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