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I'm surprised that Bachmann hasn't introduced O scale narrow gauge track components such as flex track and a few different manual switches (#4s, #5s, #6s and some curved ones) that would accept good switch machines. Serious modelers will probably not want to use HO track w/ its way too short and too narrow ties that are too close together. I know Peco makes some track components, but most of their stuff has been more typical of European practice, although I am not real familair w/ their On30 track. What's needed is typical uneven spaced ties that are not 100% parallel to each other, of uneven spacing and almost as long as standard gauge ties. Narrow gauge ties were often more "beat-up" looking than the manufactured look of standard gauge ties. Hopefully if Bachmann or someone else steps up and produces On30 track they'll pay attention to the details such as molded on rail spikes and tie plates, rail height and cross-section, and even how the track is 'nailed' to the roadbed. One of the best things about O scale is how details pop out, and the opportunity to add more of them when modeling. That can be its worst attribute if the manufacturer cuts corners and omits important ones, or botches how they execute them. One of the things that kept HOn30 from ever becoming a reasonably popular gauge to model was having to use the mostly clunky looking N scale track available when it first made a splash on the scene back in the late '60s when the Carrabasset & Dead River was first featured in the hobby press. The other obvious issue were wheel sizes (flanges, diameter, etc), the lack of US prototype models, and just how awful most early N scale ran, which we converted over to HOn30. Today we are fortunate to have most of that covered in On30, plus there's plenty of room in the larger scale for decent can motors, DCC components, and smooth mechanisms. This gauge has almost arrived !
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