12-27-2008, 10:16 AM
A lot of the locos and passenger cars mentioned are designed to navigate model railroad curves of 18" and 22" radii.
Granted, they don't look protypical(or real), with the hellish hangovers, and trackside clearances maybe a problem. But they will still run. If anyone wants that protypical look of large locos and cars going though curves, you would need a radius of 48" or larger, and unless someone inherited a warehouse, or have a huge basement space free of the stuff need to keep the house warm, the cloths cleaned, and an stairs to get to the basement, they are quite impossible to achieve.
I have the Rivorossi Big Boy, and I designed a 30" radius curves into my layout. Believe it or not, the Big Boy still overhangs when going through the curves. Not as bad as if it was a 22", but still noticable.
Granted, they don't look protypical(or real), with the hellish hangovers, and trackside clearances maybe a problem. But they will still run. If anyone wants that protypical look of large locos and cars going though curves, you would need a radius of 48" or larger, and unless someone inherited a warehouse, or have a huge basement space free of the stuff need to keep the house warm, the cloths cleaned, and an stairs to get to the basement, they are quite impossible to achieve.
I have the Rivorossi Big Boy, and I designed a 30" radius curves into my layout. Believe it or not, the Big Boy still overhangs when going through the curves. Not as bad as if it was a 22", but still noticable.
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.