Just wondering but how will this help manufactures? There are some physical requirements for scale size models that keep them from going around certain curve sizes. Maybe 50% or hobbyists have maximum curves of 031. That's fine and all, but no one is going to physically be able to make a scale size Big Boy run on 031 curves.
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Sure it can help. Can see how things are trending. Should they make more big stuff ? years ago I think this same question was asked and back then most everything was o31 027 and some 072 with just a few larger than that. 072 was big for me, now I think that is the smallest track that should be made.
@Lou1985 posted:Just wondering but how will this help manufactures? There are some physical requirements for scale size models that keep them from going around certain curve sizes. Maybe 50% or hobbyists have maximum curves of 031. That's fine and all, but no one is going to physically be able to make a scale size Big Boy run on 031 curves.
I know it may not be scale but my new LC+ 2.0 big boy which is 29 inches long runs wonderfully with o31. I hope Lionel will keep making larger locomotives with articulating drive wheels to accommodate o31. I have a lot of straights so it makes up for the curves but it negotiates them with ease and looks great too. It shows the real life size of the big boy so it works great.
Brad
@B rad posted:I know it may not be scale but my new LC+ 2.0 big boy which is 29 inches long runs wonderfully with o31. I hope Lionel will keep making larger locomotives with articulating drive wheels to accommodate o31. I have a lot of straights so it makes up for the curves but it negotiates them with ease and looks great too. It shows the real life size of the big boy so it works great.
Brad
If you're interested, they made a LC+ 2.0 SP Cab Forward. Not too long ago they also had plans to release a LC+ 2.0 Allegheny, but unfortunately it didn't receive enough preorders.
Inner loop MIN is O44.5 (sectional compound curve). Outer loop MIN is O54
042 on the main loop to loop, upper branch return loop is super o which i think is 036. Alas space constraints made it impossible to go much bigger, 054 would have been better.
072 on the home layout.
0106, 0102, 072,072 on the club layout.
096 is the largest mainline. Smallest 031 turnouts for track platforms under Grand Central.
040 Gargraves flextrack
0-80
Largest 0144", smallest 031" hidden, the majority 0120"
O-96 Fastrack carpet layout to run my scale engine and passenger cars.
Jim
O 54, keeps me out of the 4-8-4 market
Lionel tubular O42 and O42 switches, which are the largest curvature I could fit on the L-shaped platforms of the lower (main) level of may layout. The upper level has three short trolley runs with Lionel O27 tubular track with bumpers at all ends for back-and-forth travel through DEPT 56 Christmassy scenes.
I own several train sets that require O60 (better yet, O72) tracks), but those curvatures won't fit within my L-shaped train room. Track plans attached for reference.
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
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O-48 outside loop with O-36 inside figure eight loop
Fastrack: 2 outer loops are O48 with O72 switches and 1 inner loop 036 is for storage only.
@wb47 posted:O 54, keeps me out of the 4-8-4 market
HI wb47, maybe I misunderstand your post, but most Lionel Northern Class 4-8-4 Scale models run on O54, so shouldn't be a problem. As a matter of fact I have two scale Northern 4-8-4 SP and WP GS series running just fine on O48 (don't tell anybody) ;-) Here's a photo of them parked on a O48 curve looking good! Disclaimer: I'm not going to say that all scale Northern Class will run on O48!
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Mainline #1 072
Mainline #2 036
Double main so 054 on outer main & 042 on inner main.
O-120 K-Line Super Snap on the outer loop. The other four loops range from O-96 down to O-72.
Largest is 072, but mostly 054 and 031 to get as much railway in limited 9X14 layout with lots of spurs.
Michael
O-128
Mainline - inner loop O-80, outer loop O-92
Secondary - O-72
Yards and Sidings - O-72
Atlas O-81
O27 at home. Large custom curves at the club.
042
Mainline tracks are 072 or 080 GG track. All mainline turnouts are 100" GG.
Siding tracks are 054 plus, with 054 on the two 054 turnouts GG.
O-72 - outside loop
O-27 and O-48 at home!!!
Inner loop is O-54 and outer loop is O-72.
Both loops are tubular.
Inner loop O-31, middle loop O-31, outer loop O-72.
Ron
Three main Loops 096 with Ross 096 switches
Mikey
Mainline: O27
Branchline: O27
Spurs: O27
The most interesting aspect of this survey is to reveal the large numbers of forum members who actually have operating layouts....and thus enormous wealth of hands-on experience to help others.
@Bruce Brown posted:The most interesting aspect of this survey is to reveal the large numbers of forum members who actually have operating layouts....and thus enormous wealth of hands-on experience to help others.
Some of us anyway. I'm still in the early stages of my layout and haven't got to wiring, scenery, or signaling, so I'm still learning. That said, this forum is a wealth of information and I appreciate those who contribute to it.
0-80 Gargraves track an Ross switches
O-72... that way I can run almost anything on the track
072
@rplst8 posted:Some of us anyway. I'm still in the early stages of my layout and haven't got to wiring, scenery, or signaling, so I'm still learning. That said, this forum is a wealth of information and I appreciate those who contribute to it.
Don't sell yourself short. You do contribute!! I don't want to elaborate and hijack this topic, but even asking questions is a contribution, because others are wondering the same thing.
