e-z on30 track

[oljonb]

It seems to me there would be a substantial market for a line of E-Z track in On30 with narrow gauge tie configuration. Any plans for such? I realize there is a tremendous cost in tooling up for such an undertaking, but I'd think there'd be a lot of casual railroaders and Christmas village fans waiting for its introduction.

[Terry Toenges]

I doubt whether the "once a year" Christmas village fans are all that concerned about how many ties are under the track.

[oljonb]

Would you like to see E-Z track with narrow guage tie spacing? I think for those who enjoy model railroading using sectional track rather than flextrack or hand laid track there would be a market. That's to whom I'm addressing the issue.

[darryl1936]

I use a lot EZ stuff and don't really care if it looks right for On30 or not.  Doubt if Bachmann would even make any EZ for On30 as costs verses sales probably wouldn't cut it.  If any thing, HOn3 is a candidate too. 

TOF in Hawaii

[S. Calloway]

Oljonb,   Micro engineering makes a full line of high quality On30 track. You can get it through the Micro-Mark catalog along with many of Bachmann's On30 products. Hope that answers your question.

[Terry Toenges]

Jon - It would be nice to see. As you said, the costs to produce it would probably outweigh the sales.
for those "tie counting" folks who enjoy model railroading, there's always the option of cutting away every other tie on EZ Track.
The ones who are counting the ties might be the same ones who are counting the rivets. Since those folks spend many hours detailing a loco, they could spend some hours detailing their EZ Track to meet their On30 requirements.

[Anubis]

Hi all,

I apologise for my ignorance, but what is so special about EZ track?

I always assumed that it was basic 'train set' quality, and was relegated back to the box when one moved onto more prototypical standards - especially in On30...

[NarrowMinded]

It's seems strange to me to worry about how tie spacing looks if your using Ez track...

BTW I have seen pleanty of photos of proto type Narrow rail laid on ties that would match the ez track ties.

NM-Jeff

[az2rail]

Hi all,

I apologise for my ignorance, but what is so special about EZ track?

I always assumed that it was basic 'train set' quality, and was relegated back to the box when one moved onto more prototypical standards - especially in On30...

The grey and nickel silver track is as good as anything else on the market. It may not be prototypical, but it works great on carpet, and if you get tired of you track plan, it is easy to change.
Bruce

[Stevelewis]

I doubt  that  the  market  would be  large  enough  for  any  manufacturer to contemplate investing in the production of 0n30 sectional trackl.
Its  worth  considering  also  that  Narow  gauge layouts  are  much  simpler in there nature  than   Standard  Gauge  layouts  so really  there  is no real  problem in using  Flexible  track  and it  works  well.

Ref  H0n30  track  worth  remembering  that  PECO have  just  introduced   Flexible track in H0n30  with  points (switches)coming  soon.

[Johnson Bar Jeff]

The grey and nickel silver track is as good as anything else on the market. It may not be prototypical, but it works great on carpet, and if you get tired of you track plan, it is easy to change.
Bruce

It works great/provides a good, firm base for running trains for any layout that for whatever reason isn't "fastened down," in HO or On30.

[Anubis]

Hi there,

That's exactly what I was inferring.

It's good, basic, train set track. No argument. 

It has its market for around the Christmas tree, or for the temporary carpet layout, but once you update to a permanent pike, you usually move up to a more prototypical sectional track or flexible track.

I am not trying to denigrate something that is a very useful product - particularly on a forum that manufactures / sells the stuff.

So I re-ask my original question:

What is so special about it? 



If you want more prototypical On30 track, just move to one of the other specialist manufacturers....



Thank you.

[Stevelewis]

Hi there,

That's exactly what I was inferring.
It's good, basic, train set track. No argument.  
It has its market for around the Christmas tree, or for the temporary carpet layout, but once you update to a permanent pike, you usually move up to a more prototypical sectional track or flexible track.
I am not trying to denigrate something that is a very useful product - particularly on a forum that manufactures / sells the stuff.
So I re-ask my original question:
What is so special about it?  

If you want more prototypical On30 track, just move to one of the other specialist manufacturers....

Thank you.

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Exactly  my point
Whats  the  point in buying expensive  Shays , Climaxes etc  then running  them on track  which  bears  no resemblance to that  which  those locos actually  ran on, I think that some modellers  may  be a little  uneasy at  the  thought of  using  flexible  track, BUT its  not  diffucult  and  after  you have  laid a couple  of  yards it  becomes  very  easy to do, give it a try!!

[hminky]

What is the point of "prototypical" TOY train track?

EZ-Track is TOY train track.

Hrold

[Jim Banner]

Why not try hand laying some track?  You can use the ties you want spaced as you want and you might even enjoy doing it.

I got my layout up and running quite quickly with E-Z Track and am now slowly replacing the E-Z Track with rail laid on hand cut ties. 

Jim