I am using it on my curves...very stable and everything runs over it fine. My flex track skills are poor, very poor. I am just unsure as how to ballast it to match the rest of my track. Ski
I have a figure eight layed down with Kato Unitrack during the year-end. I am going to testrun next weekend (I hope). Paul
I never used it but I hear good things about it. A good way to get a layout up and running quickly. A little too expensive for me though. I think that Kato should have made it with code 55 rails and prototypical tie size and spacing as the price would be more justifiable. To me it looks like ballasted Atlas code 80 track, which is alot cheaper than the unitrack.
Hi Mike, welcome to Trainboard I too use Unitrack, for the ease of installation. It doesn't look too bad after detailing it with Unitrack Ballast. <img src=http://members.home.net/chesapeakenscaler/rrpics/SD80_4123_2.jpg> Bill
I use Unitrack to set up temporary loops since I do not have a permanent layout. It works extremely well for this purpose, since it stays together better than ordinary Atlas track, and doesn't lose the rail joiners easily like normal sectional track. There's such a variety of track components availiable now that it could readily be used for a more permanent layout if desired, although it does have awkwardly large rail and somewhat unrealistic tie spacing as mentioned above. ChesapeakeNscaler - Nice!!! I wouldn't have guessed that it was Unitrack.
I know that if Kato would use code 55 it would look alot better. But the track can look better with some work, I found out if you look at the rail joiner you can make it look like ties. With some black paint and a little time it can look Great! Thanks for your input Guys!!! UP Mike
Being currently between layouts, I set up temporary ones "the Table Top Connecting RR" . I used to use Atlas snap track but got too frustrated with it coming apart, poor continuity etc. so I recently switched to Unitrack and have been very pleased with it. It sets up and tears down quickly and I have had no derailments either. Since it was designed with the temporary modeller in mind I guess it serves the purpose well. I also like that it has larger radius curves too.
Well, I'm no expert on anything But about 2 years ago, someone said to try Unitrack because I was having a bit of problem with switchs and etc with Atlas. The 4X6 layout was about all I could handle. I bought a small Kato layout and put it on the carpet, and "WOW" was about all I could say. This is not a bragging session, just a statement how easy and how much more I enjoyed model railroading since I found Kato. Within 2 months got rid of all the other trackage and in those two years have created a layout that consist of 2 different passenger yards and one freight yard. I had so much fun and everything worked the first time, the layout has expanded greatly, to include a 25 foot run with the Altoona Horseshoe curve at one end. During the building process, I probably tore the layout up at least 4 or 5 times, relaid it in less than 2 hours, with everything working again. The layout consist of over 40 switches, three double crossovers, and it all worked each time I added another siding, switch, etc. No soldering, checking polarity, and the other things. (I am electrically challeneged Kato Unitrack does have a major problem, it is much more expensive, but the trade off for me was. it always worked the first time it was connected. The ease in tearing a system down, changing it, and working again. I also would NEVER use their 9 inch curves again, those curves are much to unrealistic for the longer engines/passenger cars, but I was new at modelling and wanted to maximize space, DON'T! Also their #4 switches are quite prone to derailment. Fortunately for me, my dealer allowed me to exchange all of them for the #6 switches. Why they sell 9 inch curves when they are so unrealistic I don't understand, but found a place for them on the trolley car layout.
