Hi,
I'm looking for the best suppliers (price-wise) for Atlas code 100 track.
I'm assuming online is the cheapest?
Thank you!
-Ed
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle
EDZ, try NHSHobbies.com, last time I checked about a month ago their price was $2.97 for Atlas NS code 100 flex track.
Ed,
This may be the electronic age, but nothing beats shopping around. Check the prices at your LHS (if any).
Check some on-line suppliers. People's prices and availability change all the time. Maybe what you're really looking for is a list of on-line dealers. Here are a few to get you started (in no particular order):
Walthers (www.walthers.com)
Blue Ridge Hobbies (www.blueridgehobbies.com)
Dallas Model Works (www.dallasmodelworks.com)
First Hobby (www.firsthobby.com)
Caboose Hobbies (www.caboosehobbies.com)
Internet Hobbies (www.internethobbies.com)
M.B. Klein (www.modeltrainstuff.com)
Toy Train Heaven (www.toytrainheaven.com)
Trainworld (www.trainworldonline.com)
Lenz Hobby Shop / Wholesale Trains (www.wholesaletrains.com)
My personal favorites are MB Klein and Trainworld, but your mileage may vary.
Just about all of these vendors have had complaints on these boards; some more than others.
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Ed ;for track and such I always use nhshobbies.com ,great people, best prices .contact name is Ed to bye the way .free ship on 100.00 orders , never any problems here...Jerry
its nhshobbies.com
Thanks everyone.
Those NHS prices are the best I've found for code 100 flex track. eBay has a similar price, but you need to buy 100 and I only need 40 or so.
Thank you.
CTValleyRR Ed, This may be the electronic age, but nothing beats shopping around. Check the prices at your LHS (if any). Check some on-line suppliers. People's prices and availability change all the time. Maybe what you're really looking for is a list of on-line dealers. Here are a few to get you started (in no particular order): Walthers (www.walthers.com) Blue Ridge Hobbies (www.blueridgehobbies.com) Dallas Model Works (www.dallasmodelworks.com) First Hobby (www.firsthobby.com) Caboose Hobbies (www.caboosehobbies.com) Internet Hobbies (www.internethobbies.com) M.B. Klein (www.modeltrainstuff.com) Toy Train Heaven (www.toytrainheaven.com) Trainworld (www.trainworldonline.com) Lenz Hobby Shop / Wholesale Trains (www.wholesaletrains.com) My personal favorites are MB Klein and Trainworld, but your mileage may vary. Just about all of these vendors have had complaints on these boards; some more than others.
Thank you for the links.
If you have some time, I've found awesome deals at a variety of LHSs on used track and turnouts. By the time the track hits their shelves the junk has been thrown away(usually). Don't forget estate sales. There's a guy using this forum trying to figure out how to sell his stuff since he's got to move. I've paid $10 for a large Shinohora curved turnout.
Richard
Not to hijack,but I was gonna go with code 83,but decided to do code 100 sense I'm buying a full box to save on money.
I recently purchased one Atlas 3' flex track from my LHS - the price: $4.85 - that must be a top price anywhere
Butterhawk,
I've seen them for $4.95 each online (plus shipping) so although $4.85's no great bargain, it's not a terrible deal when you're buying just one.
Richard,
Is used track worth the deal? I can see jumping on your turnout because that's a deal, but I'm kinda leery thinking about using used track for a whole layout.
Tony,
Did you just buy it off eBay?
Buying 2 boxes of track next week along with turn outs,roadbed and a DCC system. Just waiting on my track design to be finished to know the number of turn outs needed.
You'll find that code 100 will also save you a good bit on turnouts as well.
Springfield PA