smallest curves on your layout

[Anonymous]

Firstly; I really should not be getting involved in any non metric conversations, however maybe the local authorities won't find out.

I have to agree with Smoggy, I use LGB's tightest curves and I must say my LGB Mallet and its associated carriages (600mm long) look really strange, as does my ICE train on these curves. I have many in my reversing loop but I have no choice as I am determined to make my railway fit my garde and and not the other way around. To put an LGB Mike through my reversing would be an incredible sight. However I do have a few of these tight curves on my main line and I have no trouble with them at all, as I run only LGB rolling stock.

I used some second hand LGB R1 curves but nearly all my track is LGB and Garden Railway Club of Australia club track, which is similar to flextrack only better in my opinion. But I do use LGB curves as minimum templates to compare any curves I do make and it works for me.

Regards

Ian; Kawana Island Tropical Railway.

[Anonymous]

Firstly; I really should not be getting involved in any non metric conversations, however maybe the local authorities won't find out.

I have to agree with Smoggy, I use LGB's tightest curves and I must say my LGB Mallet and its associated carriages (600mm long) look really strange, as does my ICE train on these curves. I have many in my reversing loop but I have no choice as I am determined to make my railway fit my garde and and not the other way around. To put an LGB Mike through my reversing would be an incredible sight. However I do have a few of these tight curves on my main line and I have no trouble with them at all, as I run only LGB rolling stock.

I used some second hand LGB R1 curves but nearly all my track is LGB and Garden Railway Club of Australia club track, which is similar to flextrack only better in my opinion. But I do use LGB curves as minimum templates to compare any curves I do make and it works for me.

Regards

Ian; Kawana Island Tropical Railway.

[Shadowbourne Inc]

When I started my layout last year I was using 4ft curves which was working good for my moguls and 0-4-0s but after purchasing my LGB Mike this year I finding it binding up on R1 curves. I am also having problems with keeping it from derailing on manual switches, any suggestions? All my track and switches are LGB. Rolling stock is a mixture of LGB, Bachmann, and Lionel.

[Shadowbourne Inc]

When I started my layout last year I was using 4ft curves which was working good for my moguls and 0-4-0s but after purchasing my LGB Mike this year I finding it binding up on R1 curves. I am also having problems with keeping it from derailing on manual switches, any suggestions? All my track and switches are LGB. Rolling stock is a mixture of LGB, Bachmann, and Lionel.

[Tom The Brat]

The smallest in the shop layout is 11.5 ft diameter. The biggest is 16.5 ft.

[Tom The Brat]

The smallest in the shop layout is 11.5 ft diameter. The biggest is 16.5 ft.

[Capt Bob Johnson]

My main line is currently 20', however when I get the mountain division built it will be down to 15'. It has been the plan to maybe use some 10' in yards or on sidings when I get around to building them. My rule was nothing smaller than 10'!

[Capt Bob Johnson]

My main line is currently 20', however when I get the mountain division built it will be down to 15'. It has been the plan to maybe use some 10' in yards or on sidings when I get around to building them. My rule was nothing smaller than 10'!

[markperr]

Outdoors 8 ft

Indoors 4 ft

[markperr]

Outdoors 8 ft

Indoors 4 ft

[Chompers]

my minimum is a lgb R2 curve.

[Chompers]

my minimum is a lgb R2 curve.

[Anonymous]

The smallest curve on my G.R.R. IS 6 FT. ben

[Anonymous]

The smallest curve on my G.R.R. IS 6 FT. ben

[ghelman]

My layout as it is today has 4 ft dia (1.22 meters) because that is the room I was trying to fit it in. But, I am enlarging to another part of the yard. The plan is to have nothing smaller than a 10 ft dia.(3.05 Meters) The new section will be reserved for the larger trains.

[ghelman]

My layout as it is today has 4 ft dia (1.22 meters) because that is the room I was trying to fit it in. But, I am enlarging to another part of the yard. The plan is to have nothing smaller than a 10 ft dia.(3.05 Meters) The new section will be reserved for the larger trains.

[Train 284]

Mine are 4ft. I'm operating a narrow guge layout, so it works good.

[Train 284]

Mine are 4ft. I'm operating a narrow guge layout, so it works good.

[Anonymous]

im 8' 10' thats all nothing smaller.

[Anonymous]

im 8' 10' thats all nothing smaller.

[Anonymous]

Mine a r-1 (4 ft dia) . I've been thinking of redoing it using r-2 (5 ft dia), but I'd have to move a few small trees and bushes. We rent, so a larger layout just isn't in the cards for the forseeable future.

[Anonymous]

Mine a r-1 (4 ft dia) . I've been thinking of redoing it using r-2 (5 ft dia), but I'd have to move a few small trees and bushes. We rent, so a larger layout just isn't in the cards for the forseeable future.

[Anonymous]

My newly completed area 3 has almost all 1.1 m rad curves, however i have had to have 2 onlly R 2 aprox i e bigger than R1 but smaller than R3.

Rgds Ian

[Anonymous]

My newly completed area 3 has almost all 1.1 m rad curves, however i have had to have 2 onlly R 2 aprox i e bigger than R1 but smaller than R3.

Rgds Ian