The Houston Group's S Modular layout has 42" inside and 45" outside radius curves. To my knowledge, there are not any locomotives we have operated (when I have been there)that can not negotiate those curves. On my home layout, I am using 45" and 42" curves with no problems. (plenty of six axle engines and the occasional 4-8-4). Danny Click
--- On Fri, 9/3/10, up148 <[email protected]> wrote: From: up148 <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Radius Curves To: [email protected] Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 8:30 PM I finally have room for a decent sized layout in a new home we'll be moving into in a few weeks and although the finished room isn't as wide as I'd like (11'x 28') with an inward sloping roof at the 52" level on both sides, I think it should work okay for "S" scale. So, I have what may seem like primary quesions while I imagineer my new layout. Although I won't be able to use more than 8' of the width for the first half of the room due to ingress and egress I should be able to use the full 11' width for the remainder as long as I don't mind a duck-under or lift bridge to get inside what I assume will be an around the wall layout. I really like mainline operations with some switching locations along the route, but, my primary goal is long train mainline running. My question is this. What is considered broad and conventional radius curves in "S" scale? I've got Linn Westcotts layout design book and several others including Paul Mallory and John Armstrong's books, but in the real world, at what point will larger steam locos (4-8-4 and larger) and RRM 8500 Turbines look stupid running curves that are too small. Is 42" and 45" radius curves too small to operate these types of locomotives and should I resign myself to 4 axle diesels and 6 coupled steam? Hoping some more experienced "S" scalers can give me some words of wisdom as this will be my 1st real layout after 40+ years of mostly armchair modeling. Thanks! Butch [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
