Fitting together N gauge track

[sandtrain]

Is fitting together N gauge track a bit more difficult than OO ?

I've bought a Farish set off of EBay with a basic oval and then ordered some points and N fishplates,

Trouble is the fishplates dont seem to go on the track the same as in OO.

Maybe ive been a bit naive about it? Some of the points were Peco streamline and other points Shenora, I thought they were all 80 and not 55, and maybe made a mistake buying the Shenora?

Still have some more peco 80 to come. Just want to make it a bit more interesting than an oval, on a small space on a sideboard top. ( 5'6" X 18 " approx )

As I said totally new to N so any pointers welcome.

[b308]

The Peco ones should go together ok if you are using Peco fishplates, just compared with OO they are a little bit fiddly!! Can't speak for the Jap track as I don't use it... Compare the ends of the two rails, then you can then see what the differences are...

[ste234]

If it is Peco flexi track (streamline), did you file the burr off the bottom of the rail after you cut it? Quite often stops the joiners sliding on in my case!

[locoworks]

the shenohara stuff has a wider foot i think so peco fishplates won't fit, the point i inherited didn't even have an over centre spring mechanism so i didn't use it.

[Gronk]

The fishplates can be difficult to slide on, especially if you bent them back and forth to break them up as there might be a slight lip on them as a result.

[b308]

the shenohara stuff has a wider foot i think so peco fishplates won't fit, the point i inherited didn't even have an over centre spring mechanism so i didn't use it.

You could use shenohara (sp?) fishplates to join it up to the Peco track, then!