John H posted:I'm very happy with Fastrack. 22 switches and a couple scale miles of lines on ceiling tile. Noise is not a problem. I have had to change some switch stand leds and tweak a couple of points, but the switches are almost trouble free. And just for the record, the O36 switches will replace a 10" section.
That's a good point. While I was only focusing on the curve aspects in my comparison above, for the O72, there is also not a single FasTrack piece that is equivalent to an O72 turnout straight part of the route. But it is possible to come up with one that is very close with just a single fitter and a 10" straight, I believe.
Of course the same can be said for for O gauge tubular, there is no (edit: currently, at least- see Rob's post below) O72 turnout equivalent straight piece. It's of course much simpler to just take a razor saw or hack saw to make one that is that exact length (from a 40" straight), even if it's not a piece they sell. (maybe there was such a thing during post-war years? I seem to recall an entry on that infamous CTT track planning template that actually had an "O72 straight" item that was the right length to match an O72 turnout - but I truly don't know the history on why it was included)
-Dave
