This is true... but the 33" minimum radius will probably depend on the width of the gearbox which limits the swing of the coupler. Such as will be the case with my narrower gear boxes due out next year... wider radii will be necessary. This will only apply to cars and locos that have a longer distance between the truck centers and the ends of the model. The shorter the distance the tighter the curve can be. Taking the SHS Ore Cars for instance... I'm sure they will easily handle much tighter curves than 33" and would probably require little to no easement.
John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Karnes To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 10:56 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: radius roll call The easement is everything. No easement, and you will have trouble with any pair of long cars entering or leaving a curve that's less than 48-inch radius. If you introduce a spiral easement between the tangent and the curve, your problem will disappear and you can use radii down to about 33 inches. Dick Karnes
