Time to admit defeat in N - A reprieve, thanks to StevenB & Kato

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Like most things in life, you just need to talk to the right person!

[Steven B]

bmthtrains - David mentioned Kato track first, so I can't claim all the glory for suggesting it.

 

Good to hear it's proving useful!

 

Have a look at T-TRAK too...

 

Steven B

[MrTea]

Hi Rab, glad to hear you’re not giving up on your dreams for an N gauge layout. 
 

You don’t see too many UK-themed layouts using Unitrack but I do seem to remember one being featured in Railway Modeller earlier in the year. 
 

I personally love the plug-and-play nature of Unitrack and the built-in point motors are a real bonus. You can also mix the radii of the curves to get some quite nice gentle transition effects. It can be expensive to buy but you do see good value ‘job lots’ of Unitrack on eBay from time to time. 
 

Although the plastic base is quite tall in profile, with a bit of additional ballasting and some weathering you can get some reasonably realistic looking track. Here’s an example from my Swiss layout:

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!

 

Ian