My track is permanently installed. The plastic roadbed is half buried in wall joint compound and isn't going anywhere without being pried up with a screwdriver. It took me two days to take up half the track so I could change the layout to a walk-in design.You have a complicated layout- from the few pictures posted that I saw. I would think that you might use more flex type track and permanently install everything. I still have not decided on a course I will take.
What I do like are the DCC controls.
Can one link the operation of all the switches etc completely to a laptop ?
I'm doing N-Scale and I'm also tying to decide to stay with E-Z Track or move to something else. I'm interested in your specific reasons for choosing Kato vice E-Z Track. I've got about $100 invested in E-Z track, but I'm having 2nd thoughts, mostly because I'd like to use FlexTrack for straight runs to add some gentle curves.
Also, and more important to me, I'm about 5 months from beginning construction on a 10x6 layout that will have to be portable. It will be done in 2-4 sections and I'm currently working on designing two 10x3 sections. The sections will back against each other using tunnels to go to/from each section. I might cut both sections in half to give me four 5x3 sections to make it easier to assemble/disassemble 3 times a year. At any rate, I'm interested in how you deal with your temporary layout.
I bought some EZ track for my 6 year old and am going to permenantly set it on a plywood layout. Is there another way to adhere the tracks than using the glue method. I see small holes in each track...are there nails/pins than can work as well?