Minimum radius for Mikado locomotive ?

Biased turkey

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I have 2 locos on my small layout: one SW9 and one GP 7, but dream of having a Mikado steam loco. The small layout has Atlas 9 3/4 22 and 11 " radius.
Is it too small for a Mikado ?
tia for any info or opinion.
 

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Biased turkey said:
I have 2 locos on my small layout: one SW9 and one GP 7, but dream of having a Mikado steam loco. The small layout has Atlas 9 3/4 22 and 11 " radius.
Is it too small for a Mikado ?
tia for any info or opinion.

It looks better on a larger radius but will handle the 9 3/4 fine.
 

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Thanks to all the people who took some of their time to reply.
Now I know that if I purchase a Mikado , it'll be able to run on my small layout and not just gather dust in diorama.