Rhett, I used 36" on the mainline. I had to go down to 33" on sidings and even some 30" on spurs. Obviously the larger radius looks better, but I had to put one yard on a curve just to get 36" mainline to fit or eliminate the yard itself. A USRA Pacific and a SHS 2-8-0 are my largest radius eaters. My line ran pacifics and consols and mikes and 2-8-8-2's, but there are no matching 2-8-8-2 avaliable.
George Courtney --- In [email protected], "rhettgraves" <rcandamoonpie@...> wrote: > > George, > > I'm curious: What radius did you end up using? > > I'm in the planning stages of an S scale layout for a 14' x 30' upstairs > room. There's part of me that just wants to go around the walls and use some > fairly large radii (60+") and another part of me that would like to use the > middle of the room. The problem with using the middle of the room is that > I'd need to use ~36" radius curves to get into the middle of the room. > > After visiting Pete Silcox's layout, a 72" radius curve sure does look good... > > Regards, > Rhett Graves > Huntsville, AL > > --- In [email protected], "gsc3" <gsc3@> wrote: > > > > I wish I had larger radius for looks. But the trackplan, not coupler > > swing or lack thereof determined my radius. I wanted to accomplish certain > > operational moves on the layout and this led me to the radius I adopted. > > > > George Courtney > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
