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hi[:D], I am new at starting with g scale trains, I have been using lionel O scale for some time and know some of the basics. When I saw G scale the first time I really thought nothing of it, but now I want to get into it. So my question? I pertty much have most of my layout finished on paper but just like lionel there seems to some picks on the radius's of curves. I would like to know if there is one radius that is perrty much standerd to run most of, if not all the trains? I have a perty big back yard, it is just over 60ft long and 30ft wide I wanted to use a C style layout going around the back walls and having a loop at the opposite ends of the yard. My first pick was to use a 10' diameter (5'radius), but I am not sure? The brand of the track that i am going to use is the USA track if that helps. I did some research but unlike lionel most of the trains did not tell me what the minmum radius they could use, I am planing on using most desiel trains, I dont plan on running much steam engins. <br />thanks.
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