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model power flex track

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model power flex track
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:00 PM
model power flex track is half price over atlas.(code 100)
any one have anything against model power flextrack code 100?
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Posted by nfmisso on Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:33 PM
It does not flex freely like Atlas....

Which may or maynot be an issue for you. Most of the other flex tracks don't flex freely either. It just means that they are easier to kink.
Nigel N&W in HO scale, 1950 - 1955 (..and some a bit newer too) Now in San Jose, California
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:42 PM
I noticed that it wasn't as flexible too. I have 60' of it destined for my staging yard on my lower level. I got it a hobby lobby for half price when they clearance stuff after the holidays. Paid about a dollar per 3' section.

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Posted by cacole on Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:18 AM
Model Power flex track is a stiffer metal than Atlas, but otherwise seems to be just as good. I have used 200 pieces of Model Power code 100 flex track mixed in with 300 pieces of Atlas code 100 flex track, as well as Peco, Atlas, and Shinohara turnouts and crossovers, with no problems noted other than the curving of MP track to be a little more tedious than with Atlas track.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:28 AM
I have had great luck with model powers flex, in fact I think it looks much better as far as the ties go. the ties are much thinner and closer to scale,that Atlas's code 100 flex.Model power ties look as good as Atlas's code 83 at half the cost. One mans view.

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