The other day I came accross an ad for MTH that was featuring ‘Scaletrax’. I’m sure that the track is way out of my price range but I was wondering if anyone has used, seen or has an opinion about ‘Scaletrax’. As always, many thanks.
From what I have read on other posts on here Scaletrax is hard to work with, don’t go together easy!! Scaletrax should be in the same price range as Fastrac, toooo expensive for me!!! My layout is all tubular track, seven tracks with some being 7&half feet wide by 10feet long and some switches.
Lee F.
The stuff is closer to Atlas O in terms of the way it works/looks. The ties and rails are much closer to scale but the tie spacing is way off (about double what it should be). To mate this to any other track you will need to make your own custom fittings. The available turnouts is not quite up to Atlas and well below what Ross offers. The thin blade like third rail will also cut/wear scintered center pickup rollers but these are easily replaced and this is more of an annoyance than a true detriment. When ballasted and weathered it looks pretty good. I personally find the tie spacing too much to put up with for a premium product (aka it’s supposed to be scale).
I use it and its great for me. Yes, its a bit difficult to put together. (A pair of pliars is best for putting together multiple sections) The tie spacing is not really that important to me, it still looks great!
I like the low profile. It is very prototypical. When I have seen the track ballasted, the tie spacings do not look too far apart.
Regards,
John
I bought three straight sections years ago and used them to replace the outside rails of a long K-Line O27 piece. They are the same height as O27 rails and solder easily. That piece is at the end of a siding and serves as a test track when I want to compare the tractive effort of a locomotive with and without magnetraction.
Lee F.; Chuck; Grayson; John; Bob: Thanks, so much, for the replies.