11-13-2012, 03:56 PM
Hey Phill,
Unless you're doing a switching layout, you need a minimum of 38 inches for 18 inch radius curves. A shelf style Industrial Switching Layout gives you more floor space without cramping the area. I'm a proponent of island and loop layouts, but from what I'm reading, it would be a tight space all around. The only way that it could work and still give you curves is to do a dog bone style.
A better description of the room or a drawing of the area would be helpful. There's also a thread called the Givens and Druthers on the main page of this forum. If you use this as a guide, then it narrows down what you want to model. Era, equipment, and the focus of what you want to model help in the design of your layout.
Unless you're doing a switching layout, you need a minimum of 38 inches for 18 inch radius curves. A shelf style Industrial Switching Layout gives you more floor space without cramping the area. I'm a proponent of island and loop layouts, but from what I'm reading, it would be a tight space all around. The only way that it could work and still give you curves is to do a dog bone style.
A better description of the room or a drawing of the area would be helpful. There's also a thread called the Givens and Druthers on the main page of this forum. If you use this as a guide, then it narrows down what you want to model. Era, equipment, and the focus of what you want to model help in the design of your layout.
Mike Kieran
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.