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I was interested in building a coffee table type HO layout as featured in the Hans D. Rudolph article in the March 2003 Model Railroader, beginning on page 106. <br />I'm a bit put off by the inaccuracy of the layout size vs. the minimum radius given. It might have been a good idea to proofread this article. It is physically impossible to contain that layout on a 27" wide table, if the inside track radius is at 12". A 12" radius requires a diameter of 25 1/8" to the outside of the ties. Assuming 2" track spacing, the outer track ties would have an outside diameter of 29 1/8". There is yet another loop going to that front siding track which would need additional width...probably out to at least 31 1/8". Then one requires clearance from the edges, which probably means a table 34" feet wide, not the 27" width indicated. <br />This may not seem like much on a layout, 7" in width, but it is a lot on a coffee table unit, about 25% of an error. Perhaps the author meant the minimum radius was more like 9"? <br />regards / Mike
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