Hi
I have purchased the Marklin 0232 mini club track game or layout guide.
I'm not sure exactly what I have, but I bought it with the hope that I could use the pieces to create my layout.
The pieces of plastic track are smaller than regular track, but I wonder if the sections would still create the correct arc if pieced together.
Any advice on this would be appreciated.

A few have said that 1 pack is not enough.

But at least draw up a Master Plan at the end of the day to the actual scale so you can visualise the overall plan in its location. Butchers paper for drafts, then buy a few A1 (or A3 & sticky tape together) sheets of architectural drafting tracing paper. A few dollars spent here will save a fortune in money & time later avoiding stupid mistakes. You can calculate & pencil in RLs (Relative Levels) on the plan.

Best to iron out all problems on paper than having to rebuild. Even working out building, street & tree spacing.


A Z gauge model at 1:10 (so 1:2200).


To draw up large radius use a long strip of cardboard. Push a pencil through one end & a nail or another pencil through the other end.

The Marklin 660mm track section is very handy to minimise joins. You will have to cut sleepers if using for radius & or spirals, but it's worth the effort. I have boxes of it for my next layout.

If doing gradients, aim for 300mm radius on spirals etc. 2% gradient maximum. So this is one area where the standard 220mm radius or less is basically useless. If doing dual main lines on gradients try to have uphill trains on the outside track for larger radius, thus less gradient.

Keep track in general 50mm (2 inches) in from edge of layout especially for straight sections for scenery, it just looks so much better if track doesn't look like it is going fall off the edge of the layout. It actually makes the layout look bigger.