Its annoying enough dealing with three different coupler styles on the layout already.
What style does the chuggington series use?

can you pull the whole track section out and put  atlas snap track in the ez roadbed?
Haven't tried but it looks feasible.

they make/made a passenger old time set. Google "bachmann old time coach" you should have no trouble finding one that is the correct vintage and even the right railroad.

Couplers are usually easy to change if you find something you like with the wrong type.

Quote from: Joe Satnik on March 01, 2011, 11:35:23 AM
Dear All,

Atlas is usually pretty smart with its track geometry...so I have no clue as to why they made a 24"R curve section. 

As Doneldon said, 24"R is too close to 22"R to avoid overhang/underhang collisions, and it doesn't fit on a 4' wide sheet....

...

A Just because they make a 24 nobody said it has to be nested tight against a 22.

B some people run closer than recommended and just avoid cars with too much overhang.

he seems to have room for the 60 degree version. In that case if the 60 degree x-over is to long you can use shorter straights.

right, i was figuring the width of the "8" is the same as a circle. (2*18+2=38)
Likely the dimensions in the first post are correct with a 2 inch margin all around. If you want I'll break out the trig tables and work out the length of a figure 8..

EZtrack is 2 inches wide so an 18 inch circle (the end of your figure needs 38 inches without overhang. I don't know where those other numbers come from. With 40 you should have plenty of room for a guard of some sort, or if one side is against a wall run the track against the wall and have 2 inches in front.

I'd say you got some really low grade plywood if it bowed that much.

Try it again and splurge on the $30+ premium stuff and it wont go anywhere.

Like it or not, the most sensable thing business-wise might be to make
a Thomas narrow gage set...Skarloey..

thanks!

Anybody know where to get micro- size wire connectors (eg spade lugs for #2 or smaller lug)? 

just a little update. You probably cant see in these poor pics but my spring is actually broken.  This does not seem to be an available replacement part, at least i can only find numbers for the whole truck.



Anyway i managed to attach wires to the spring mount screws and run them to the chasis -- it now runs fine so at least i know for sure that's the problem.



The trouble im running into now is my first pass at attaching the wires to the chassis doesn't allow the shell to fit.. any thoughts on that welcome. The darn thing is pretty snug everywhere.

"HO items are much larger than them."

not following, first of all 4mm is bigger than 3.5 no? secondly Thomas is distinctly too big when set next to a regular HO loco.

If it is brand new i'd be looking into the warranty process before you take it apart.

so far no one asked the obvious, but how much room do you have?
You really want to design the layout before running out and buying a bunch of stuff that might not fit. (And think it may not look right if you have a great shed setup on a small layout with no place to go.)

Also, assuming you have lots of room, consider working with cork roadbed and flex track. It looks better, is more satisfying, more cost effective, plus you have greater flexability not being stuck with the selection of curves/lengths available with snap track. 

I'd use good plywood. Perfectly flat, no worry about warpage, you can do larger sections for corners and such with the same material..