01-30-2011, 01:43 AM
If you aren't familiar with Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine, check it out at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com">http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com</a><!-- m --> The magazine is free. Look at the first issue. When you are on the home page there are a bunch of tabs at the top of the page. If you put your curser over the tab marked "MAGAZINE" you will get a drop down menu. Click on "BACK ISSUES" and open the January. On page 5 is the table of contents and there is an article beginning on page 45 titled "Powerful new curve insights for any scale." It is illustrated with a lot of photos showing how various lengths of rolling stock work on various curves. If after reading the article and looking at the pics of various cars on the different radii, you are sure that you want to run short enough equipment to use an 18 inch radius, go for it. But the pictures will tell you exactly what the short comings are with such a tight radius.