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kato n scale unitrack

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kato n scale unitrack
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 5:44 PM
hi looking to build my first n scale layout . considering using the kato unitrack system. any comments negative or positive would be helpful. my layout is going to be 3x7. on my former layout ho scale i used woodland scenics track bed and hated it. thanks
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 6:57 PM
My layout is nowhere being my first, but I used Kato Unitrack on a 36" x 80" door and have been real happy with it. I did use some Railcraft Code 70 for the siding and the industry tracks which are laid in the dirt.
But the Unitrack is bullet-proof and looks good without having to ballast it. Just a little weathering and painting the sides of the rail and it looks great!
Good luck,
gtirr
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:07 PM
I've been using unitrack for a little over a year. Using it with woodland scenic risers. It is bullet proof. I'm inexperianced, but I can run two trains for hours unattended, wih no dropouts, or derail. Go with it. Dave
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Posted by barclaysierra on Monday, March 21, 2005 9:44 AM
I've set mine up on dining room table and run some tests on my DCC Digitrax system and my first loco with a decoder. Ran like a champ! Very easy to use and designed to be set up and disassembled over and over. If you go with DCC be aware that the #4 turnouts are DCC friendly, whereas the #6 are not. This is just the reverse of the HO versions. However, I think with an insulated gap in the right place and another set of feeders, it will work okay with the #6. Anyway, everyone I've talked to in the area recommends Kato, and my goal is to get up and running quickly so I can operate and work on scenery and buildings, not spend months laying track.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 11:03 AM
I use kato unitrack too. Like the rest say it is bullet proof. You can see mine at http://www.railimages.com/gallery/alanmorgan. Mine is a four by eight n scale.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 12:12 PM
Ditto for me. I love the kato system. Mine is on a 32x80 door.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 7:27 PM
thank you for all the helpful information

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