Atlas O Switches

JD's Trains/AM Hobbies is a good place to start. (www.amhobbiesonline.com) Keep in mind that Atlas track has gotten VERY expensive over the past couple of years. You might want to look at alternatives such as Gargraves track and Ross turnouts or MTH ScaleTrax depending on your needs.

I had atlas and got rid of it. I really regret it. I currently have fastrack which I'm not a huge fan of. I was going to lean towards scaletrax because it's nickle silver but they don't have much options in the curve department.

Not sure what you're looking for but I have several "as new" or "c7" Atlas 045 switches if you need any.

Thanks britrailer. I am in the market for #5 turnouts.

 Bano - ScaleTrax has the best flex track in O scale - very easy to work with (like HO track) and the finished product is hard to beat for looks.

This will curve your Scale Trax perfectly:

I use one of these all the time.  You will have a perfectly curved piece of flex track in about one minute.  You will no longer be held captive to precurved selections.  Also a big $$$$ savings.

Where can I find one of these?

Agreed...  I only wish the new MTH catalog would have expanded the ScaleTrax product line a bit.  Still no curved turnouts. 

 

David

Another positive note I've heard about scaletrax is how "to scale" it is compared to other manufactures track. I want to stick with nickle silver so it's between scaletrax and atlas. My width of my layout is 60" so I want to go with something like an o45 outside and o36 inside loop.

If you want to see a marvelous Scaletrax layout just look at Rich Battista's fine layout.

This is such a tough call on my end. I really like both types of track. The scaletrax and switches are much more affordable then altas is. I wanted o45 curves but if the 30'' flex track can do this how can I go wrong? Tough Tough choice.

Try Trainworld.  They have #5's for $73 each, but if you order today with the codeword YORKFALL13 you can get between 5 to 15 percent off (function of how much you spend.  Remember it ENDS TODAY  21 October!!

Jan

 

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I'm a huge MTH guy, but I do not like Scaletrax for a few reasons:  the tie spacing is way too far apart and the finicky connectors do not hold up very well.  I also think the thin, smooth sided center rail sticks out like a sore thumb.  There also used to be availability issues, I don't know if that's still true.

 

I've had Atlas track for five years now and it still looks like new - it's been pulled apart and put back several times without any problems.  I love how easy it is to work with along with the clips being durable and simple - way better than pins.  And I also have flawless DCS signal.

 

i've found JD's to be the best for Atlas.

I just got the rail bender that Tom shows above. I can't believe how easy it was to bend Atlas flex. Nice, smooth curves in a very short time. Works as advertised.

 

Andy