Lillen,
I commend you on staying on the high ground and not sinking to the level of others on this thread. It's I hope you did find some value in the posts made.
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el-capitan wrote: Lillen, It's I hope you did find some value in the posts made.
It's I hope you did find some value in the posts made.
I certainly did and I sure hope that everyone involved understands that I'm gratefull for both sides arguments.
Thanks everyone, Magnus
Gee, this sounds almost like an Atlas Code55 vs. Anything Else discussion on an N scale board.
Magnus, it sounds like, through all the sturm and drang, you've gotten a pretty good handle on the factors and compromises involved and how they relate to your situation, enjoy building your layout. If you do give the FastTracks jig(s) a tryout, let us know how it works out for you. I'm fascinated by them, and plan on building some N Scale #8 C55 double crossovers and #10 C55 turnouts for NTrak use when fundage permits.
Finally, some geographic reality for my fellow North Americans. Most of Europe is much farther north than we normally think, because we usually think in terms of climate. Sunny Rome, Italy is at almost the same latitude as New York City and Chicago! Expanding on what Magnus said, the Gulf Stream drives most of the European climate, tempering the cold Arctic air. For us, that cold air originating in the same Arctic gets to spill down across the Canadian Shield resulting in much colder weather at similar latitudes.
Grace and peace, BD
For some roads, Code 100 is closer to prototype. For instance, to model the C&O, code 100 is better than code 83.
As stated many times, once painted and ballasted, it's hard to tell the difference.