Hi all,
Here is a plan for the top of a shelf (and then some) that wraps around a stairwelll.
I need to keep the main area as narrow as possible, so if I use 11.5" radius turns, it will fit in 27".
The grids are 6" across, and there will be a mountain side in the upper left, the track will pass into a tunnel right after the turnout in the center, emerging from the tunnel and then climbing a trestle and passing over itself.
I am going to be running steam from the 1920's-40's. I have read the NMRA guidance on track radii, etc., and it seems to advise wider radius curves, but I've tested a LifeLike 2-8-4 11.5" radius Bachmann EZ-track, and it works fine. I've also noticed some people using much tighter turns on their layouts here. So do you think 11.5" radius is OK for me?
The wyes and turnouts on the lower right are for a possible future expansion. ;-)
Thanks for any comments!
Bob
Here is a plan for the top of a shelf (and then some) that wraps around a stairwelll.
I need to keep the main area as narrow as possible, so if I use 11.5" radius turns, it will fit in 27".
The grids are 6" across, and there will be a mountain side in the upper left, the track will pass into a tunnel right after the turnout in the center, emerging from the tunnel and then climbing a trestle and passing over itself.
I am going to be running steam from the 1920's-40's. I have read the NMRA guidance on track radii, etc., and it seems to advise wider radius curves, but I've tested a LifeLike 2-8-4 11.5" radius Bachmann EZ-track, and it works fine. I've also noticed some people using much tighter turns on their layouts here. So do you think 11.5" radius is OK for me?
The wyes and turnouts on the lower right are for a possible future expansion. ;-)
Thanks for any comments!
Bob