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"Realistic looking track with realistic looking ties costs more. Now the question becomes Do you care?" <br />"Some do. Some don't" <br /> <br />Actually, I do care, but I place a value on my choices. Is having virtually the same quality of manufacturing standards for 2 like products be spaced so far apart in price for some very small cosmetics worth it. I want as life-like as possible without losing an arm and a leg. Some of you probably look at it as though you need it at whatever the cost. That is probably why there is such a drastic difference in price. If noone had been willing to pay that enormous price, they wouldn't be priced so high. We aren't comparing apples to oranges, rather Granny Smiths to Golden Delicious. I would be more than willing to pay 10% more for the extra 30 seconds it took the Shinohara guy to make his ties and spikes different, but double or triple the price of the track? That just doesn't seem justified. If tomorrow Atlas cuts its track price in half and Peco or Shinohara double theirs, along with all the turnouts, etc, will you still pay the price because it looks more perfect? As far as my layout, I am STARTING with 100 pieces of flex and somewhere near 40 turnouts. That works out to be approx $500.00 for all Atlas products versus $1100.00 for Walthers/Shinohara brands. That is more than double the price. That is a big difference, and that is what I have been trying to decide. Is there any reason to more than double my expenditure for no increase in quality, but just some minor cosmetics? Many of you talk about the more prototypical look, but that does not mean it is of any better quality in materials and manufacturing. If I were to take a photo of my layout from 10 feet away and post it here, would any of you be able to say what track I have?
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