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QUOTE: Originally posted by jecorbett The minimum radius probably depends on the manufacturer. I have an old Rivarossi Big Boy and I read that they made them with oversized flanges so they could be run on 22" curves but I never tried it. My curves were 30" or more except for one tight spot I cheated and put in a 28". Even if you can get them to negotiate tight curves, the big engines won't look good doing it. These are engines that are made for large layouts where they can pull long trains. I would think they would look pretty silly pulling a 5 car consist around a 4X8 oval. These engines weren't made to be switching your local.
QUOTE: Originally posted by challenger3802 And, unrelated to this topic, it looks great going at slow speed. Full throttle looks silly in HO scale. Happy Christmas Ian
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