10-09-2010, 06:11 PM
AF350 Wrote:The layout in question would be a club modular type layout at the moment it occupies an 8 x 12 foot area when put together. Will use 9" sectional pieces to join the modules and flex for curves and long straight sections.
Our modular club (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hotrak.ca">www.hotrak.ca</a><!-- w -->) has similar standards, although a couple of years ago we went from 9" joiners to 6". THe track on the mainline must be Code 100 - although what brand is up to you. I think most use Atlas for the cost. However, the track on the modules must terminate with a minimum of 3" of snap track, partly to mate with the joiner track (which is also "snap" track), and partly because the sectional stuff is much more rigid. We changed that standard because in a lot of cases, the flex track ends were being pulled up or forced out of alignment by the repeated insertion and removal of the joiner track. Once it had peeled up (so to speak) it was nearly impossible to fix.
Hope that helps. You can see all the standards on the site above.
Andrew