@Mallard4468 posted:Have you actually run the Big Boy on the 11" curves? Just because it "will run" doesn't mean it will work smoothly or that you'll like how it looks.
I don't have a Big Boy, but based on what I have - largest loco is a Berkshire - it seems like there will be a lot of overhang with that radius. Suggest setting up the oval and running it to see if the overhang is acceptable to you.
One option for making a shallow layout look larger is to add a partition down the middle to block the view of the far side of the layout.
Figure 8 is fun on a tinplate layout, but I'm not a big fan of it for scale trains.
I have not. It was supposed to come in the mail today but according to the tracking I don’t think that’s going to happen. There will be overhang. This is from Kato’s website.
that’s not bad if this is actually an 11” curve.
at the end of the day that’s all I have room for so it is what it is. Otherwise I’ll put it up on my wall layout with my o scale.
