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Action, How big is the layout and how much time do you want to spend on the trackwork??? Which part of the hobby do you enjoy most? I like it all, but I most prefer scenery, building rolling stock and operations. Given my preferences, I won't be doing too much handlaying of track because it takes time away from other aspects of the hobby that I enjoy more. If you are talking realism, I think ME flextrack looks better than handlaid. Compare the spike detail in ME to handlaid and you will see what I mean. The only area I might consider handlaying would be switches. I have done some hand laying and it is very time consuming. I have a large layout and am using ME flex and a variety of switches with the goal of completing the trackwork sometime in my lifetime. There is the old joke as far as the progression of modelers and track: Starting with Snap track, then flextrack, on to handlaid, back to flextrack......
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