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Given that size, I can't see why you can't have O72 at least on the outside loop. A couple sidings off the inside loop and maybe a reverse loop provision would be useful.
If you tell us exactly what size you have to work with, you'll probably get better answers.
gunrunnerjohn posted:Given that size, I can't see why you can't have O72 at least on the outside loop. A couple sidings off the inside loop and maybe a reverse loop provision would be useful.
If you tell us exactly what size you have to work with, you'll probably get better answers.
Hmm, now that I have taken a second look, I believe you're right. Not sure what I was thinking when I did the first design. I'll go back and play with it a bit.
I am not sure of the exact measurements, I'd say the area is about the same size as the layout it's self but, there is at least another 1 or 2 feet of clearance all around.
Go with the biggest curves you can fit. "My only layout regret was using large radius curves, I should have gone much smaller" said nobody ever. Lol
Also I would move those switches further apart, would allow use of either loop as a passing siding.
I'd start by taking a real measurement, and also deciding about access to all parts of the layout. If the space is in a corner, you have to arrange for access to the stuff that you can't walk to. That's either from the outside, or one or more openings in the middle. The space is the foundation, and the foundation is the first thing you get in place before you build anything.
