Does anyone know the minimum turning radius of Atlas Super-Flex track?
I’m planning to use this type of track exclusively in my layout. (Havn’t recieved it yet to test it out myself).
Thanks!
Mike
the minium radius is 15" if you have short 4 axle locomotives and rolling stock below 50’ scale length but some have put in spurs to as small as 12"…a good rule of thumb though is to try and get no less than 18"…18" is about as sharp of a radius as you want if you run locomotives with more than 6 axles or rolling stock longer than 50’ in length …this is HO if that’s what you are running…my layout has nothing less than 24" radius because I like really long freight trains…the longer trains and locomotives take the curves a whole lot better the larger the radius is.
For regular HO deisels try and stay at 18" or greater. The track is VERY flexable and I’ve heard of people using it for trolly layouts that can have an 8" or 10" radius. I’m trying not to go less than 22" on my new layout.