Bob/AM Hobbies had a sale on Atlas track 'til the end of January and with about an hour left to the month I bit the bullet and ordered some...I was waffling between MTH Scaletrax and the Atlas line, but between the odd tie spacing on the Scaletrax (it looks Euro to me) and the photos of forumite Hot Water's layout in OGR and here on the forum -- he uses Atlas track -- I went that route...I need to do a tiny bit of work to the 13'x20' layout room, but the wife has been on me to start construction (how's that for a twist!) so now I have some motivation...
How this applies to 3RS: the single track, around-the-wall, continuous mainline will have O-80 curves with easements...some of the locomotives and rolling stock will be specifically set up with KDs and fixed pilots and some engines and rolling stock will still be classic Hi-Rail...
I have 2'x2' cardboard flats from the warehouse where I work, so I plan on putting those on the floor like the layout tabletop and start fiddling with track plans (I have no patience for computer programs and like the actual visual mock up)...once I start with the mock-ups, I'll start posting pictures and bugging for constructive criticism...
Anyway, here we go....
Brian
