hey guys, I got my ribbonrail track alignment gauges. I set up a 32" for the outside track and a 30" for the inside track on one corner of my main line. Its huge for my shelf's :cry:
It works and i could get away with it possibly but that wouldnt leave room for to many switches to branch off for industry.
My question is, what is the smallest radius i could get away with? I will be running SD90MAC's.... BIG Locos but nothing bigger then that. Biggest rolling stock will be Double Stacks (Singles, 3-unit and 5-units; Walthers, Athearn, Kato, Intermountain and Atlas). Could i get away with 24" inside, 26" outside for mains? Will that work? I dont necessary care for too much realism, as i know the bigger the radius, the better the train will look. I just care mostly about getting the most out of my 18" shelf's. Mainline runs along the front edge of the shelf's, so in the corners, mainline tracks are aloud to hangover the corners where the shelf's meet at 18" and i will build pieces to support the tracks that overhang.
Could i make it with 24" and 26" running Large Locos and Double Stacks?
Thanks in advance for any advise
It works and i could get away with it possibly but that wouldnt leave room for to many switches to branch off for industry.
My question is, what is the smallest radius i could get away with? I will be running SD90MAC's.... BIG Locos but nothing bigger then that. Biggest rolling stock will be Double Stacks (Singles, 3-unit and 5-units; Walthers, Athearn, Kato, Intermountain and Atlas). Could i get away with 24" inside, 26" outside for mains? Will that work? I dont necessary care for too much realism, as i know the bigger the radius, the better the train will look. I just care mostly about getting the most out of my 18" shelf's. Mainline runs along the front edge of the shelf's, so in the corners, mainline tracks are aloud to hangover the corners where the shelf's meet at 18" and i will build pieces to support the tracks that overhang.
Could i make it with 24" and 26" running Large Locos and Double Stacks?
Thanks in advance for any advise