Carey TeaRose posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Carey TeaRose posted:Right now, as almost everything is pulled off the table... PLEASE pardon my dust! Could I maybe fit a 36" loop of O-scale track on there?? The layout table surface is 8' 10" long x 5' 5-3/4" wide. It ain't getting any larger, not in this little house.
What do y'all think?
Carey
A loop of 031 would fit nicely inside. Marx 034 would give you a better radius that would still fit, but it is lower profile track. Any of these would decrease the amount of accessories you can fit in. Another option would be to convert one of your existing loops to 5 rail so you could run either.
Steve
Steve, even my O-scale Polar Express says it needs 36 curves. How can it run on O31??
Carey, I am assuming you have the boxed Polar Express set with the Berkshire loco. These are semi scale and I would bet it would run on a smaller diameter than 036. It probably came with Fastrak which is why the box would say it runs on 036, that's what they packed it with. The wide roadbed on the Fastrak would also make it more difficult to fit inside your existing loop. Maybe someone else knows if the Polar Express Berkshire will run on 031.
Steve
