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A picture of my first Hex-Trak module. It isn’t quite completed, it still needs people and maybe a couple of vehicles on it. But I think that it turned out pretty well for my first attempt. I learned a lot while working on it and it has given me the drive to do more with Hex-Trak and to get back into my T-Trak work.
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Looks nice!
Do you think the Hex modules are (or going to be) as useful as T-Trak modules, or are they more for small dioramas than operation?
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@BananaTie To me they are more for dioramas than operations. While you can run a train around the loop(s) and you can use the 150mm turnouts, they just don’t really offer as much as T-Trak in my opinion. There are some ways to do some operations with them that are “non-standard” at this time by putting “extra” tracks on them. But the time that it takes to put a module together is so small that they may make a great “educational” tool. If you have 6 or more people putting together a module, you could have a loop running in a very short time, and they do lend themselves to the whimsical type work, like using Lego block for scenery, etc. that could bring in new modelers. They also seem like they will be good for experimenting with new techniques that you haven’t tried before. Smaller than a T-Trak single but large enough to prove what you are doing, and you can still run a train on it. And it takes the transportability of T-Trak to the extreme limit, these modules can be moved from place to place with extreme ease. Or they could be good for use in like senior citizen activities because they are inexpensive, easily transported, and quickly built.
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@Kelly That is a great perspective – thank you for your insight!
I think I can actually use the senior citizen activity idea.
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Very cool!
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I have another hex painted and track attached. I am going to a show next weekend and hope to pick up something to put on this one. I was thinking about maybe a junk yard scene on it or possibly a farm scene.
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