tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886666289730689931.post6750659600034414602..comments2024-02-13T07:18:21.893-06:00Comments on N Scale Addiction: Atlas & Micro Engineering Code 55 Track ComparisonNscaleAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10766732109882500463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886666289730689931.post-64099276028860485462023-04-18T11:22:05.488-05:002023-04-18T11:22:05.488-05:00Atlas turnouts are junk. Go handlaid.Atlas turnouts are junk. Go handlaid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886666289730689931.post-91157255172855861512014-03-08T04:20:10.174-06:002014-03-08T04:20:10.174-06:00I use ME flex and Atlas turnouts too. I discovered...I use ME flex and Atlas turnouts too. I discovered the height differential between the ME concrete tie track and the Atlas track is .020", of which I use "risers" made from of Evergreen styrene sheets to elevate them. For turnouts, I draw a general outline of the tie silhouette on the styrene sheet and cut out with scissors. If I traced a LH turnout and need to use a riser for a RH turnout, I simply flip the riser over. I prefer the sheet risers over styrene strips as uses less ballast when that time comes.Metro Red Linehttp://www.youtube.com/user/metroredlinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886666289730689931.post-28332652349287369722013-01-13T15:06:49.222-06:002013-01-13T15:06:49.222-06:00good point Josh. I actually covered that exact di...good point Josh. I actually covered that exact difference in the article I wrote. Taking that a bit further, I also illustrated that as the ME is flexed around a bend, the ties can spread apart unevenly, since the connecting material alternates between each tie. Bottom line is that it does take a bit of work to get a perfect bend. Once it is bent, it stays bent however. NscaleAddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10766732109882500463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886666289730689931.post-24142736150138858732013-01-12T19:18:17.341-06:002013-01-12T19:18:17.341-06:00Hey there,
One major difference between the Atla...Hey there, <br /><br />One major difference between the Atlas and Micro Engineering flex track I feel you left out is the atlas track when bent into a curve will form a natural curve, it will also bounce back straight when let go. Where as the ME flex is much more ridgid. You have to bend and form the curves by hand which can be much more tricky.<br /><br />Josh<br /><br />Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847325227387706796noreply@blogger.com