Could you please tell me
what is the above for a Big Boy ?
Many Thanks for now
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I assume you are talking about one of those LifeLike 2-8-8-2 Mallets? Maybe not? If you are, while I don’t own any, I’ve heard from other owners that it will actually handle 9 3/4" curves, but looks best on 15" min radius curves.
I’m a diesel era modeler myself, so please excuse any ingonrance I may have of steam engines. [:I]
But at least we’re both in the best scale, right? [tup][swg]
I don’t own one, so I can’t speak from experience, but I’d say that 15" is a workable minimum radius for a large articulated steamer. While it might run on less (I wouldn’t want to put it through anything less than 11" radius), it will look rather awkward. I run diesels, which with their two trucks can handle much sharper curves, and I have even noticed an appreciable slowdown when my six-axle units go around a 12" curve; I’m trying to adhere to a 15" mainline minimum myself.
MABRUCE: You’re right about being in the best scale!
I have a Con Cor Big Boy. When i first got it, I ran it on a small board using Kato UniTrack with a 9 3/4" radius. It will handle that radius with no problem, but it doesn’t look realistic. Broader curves look so much better.