Category: Track
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My SCARM Track Plans for Kato Unitrack
Learning Kato’s naming conventions for its track is easy once you realize it’s all in millimeters. SCARM gives you information on each of the track parts in the library including part numbers. Every single item on the KatoUSA site’s UniTrack section was part of SCARM’s UniTrack library, so it gave me tremendous control over the…
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Why I Switched from Bachmann EZ Track to Kato Unitrack
The difference in Bachmann and Kato’s integrated-roadbed track products became clear. I got my M2 and V2 sets. I cleared the table of Bachmann EZ Track, rolled up the life-size SCARM track plan featuring EZ Track, and set up the Kato UniTrack M2+V2 track sets according to the directions. (download these directions to see components…
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My Introduction to Kato UniTrack M and V Sets
Ah, Kato UniTrack. There’s so much to say about Kato, and I will say a lot about this company and its products in upcoming posts. But I’ll start with my introduction to Kato UniTrack. UniTrack competes with Bachmann EZ Track for the integrated-roadbed market targeting beginners and casual hobbyists like myself. The similarity of structure…
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Learning the N Scale Ropes with Bachmann Starter Sets
I continued to use my Bachmann set-up to learn about modern N scale trains with DCC and how I can grow in the hobby. One of the first things I learned was that although Bachmann EZ Track was easy to put together, it was also easy to put together incorrectly. The joiners need to be…
James' N Scale Train Layout Project 