who here has an N Scale Kato Unitrack Layout

My son and I had one on a 5 by 8 table. I think Kato "N" gauge Unitrack is great stuff.  Sorry, no pictures.

I was into N scale from about 2006 to 2015. I used Kato Unitrack exclusively because it's so reliable. I never had derailments unless I caused them.

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Here's the track plan. The short leg at right was 6' long and the long leg at the top was 11' long. Each legs was 30" wide.

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I hope this is some help for you.

I used some secondhand 1980's Kato unitrack on my first permanent (portable) N-scale railroad, years ago. The Kato geometry favors creation of multi-track arrangements. The switches and crossovers perform flawlessly, with no dead spots to stall locos. The pieces snap together with good alignment and good conductivity.

I used Kato track just for the double track on the flat base level, using 11" and 12.3" radius curves, also some wider-radius easement approaches cut to fit. I used various other flex-track and sectional track for the upper levels, which had to be engineered to fit in limited space. The graded roadbed is plywood with wood supports glued to the door-table. Scenery is layered 1.5" secondhand styrofoam panels. I sold this layout years ago, but still have some other N-scale projects.

I also used N-gauge Kato unitrack for some temporary trial layouts with a kitbashed HOn30 train.

I still have a bunch of N-scale Kato unitrack and switches which I might use for another layout some day. I notice the plastic roadbed has become somewhat brittle and it needs to be handled more carefully.

I'm not sure why the photos didn't appear in the post rather than links. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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I have a layout inside a table, currently covered by an O scale layout.   Sorry no pictures.   I love Unitrack - but I am doing O for the last decade, so it gets little run time.

I have a 29x3 N layout with Kato unitrack--double track.  The switches are amazingly reliable.  The only issue I have is the super-elevated curves are on inclines, and engines tend to lean a bit too much and lose traction--this was particular problematic on my articulated steam engines.  Funny thing is I have been moving over to O from N--Love the N, but at 50 I am having troubles seeing the details--too much time with the magnifying headset on.

I have a small layout with Kato N scale unitrack and love it trains run very well on it and don't derail much like other track systems.

I have bade several layouts with both ballasted track and Karl unitrak. The ballasted track looks nice but it can be a maintenance nightmare. Any loose ballast will inevitable find its way into a switch point or guide rail and cause derailments. I was spending more time putting trains back on the teacks than I was running so I moved to Kato unit rack. It is the silver bullet that kills the derailment werewolf. Works wonderfully, has tons of options and doesn't require a lot of work. You really cat go wrong. That Kato #6 turnout is the best turnout in in model trains