Lionel Legacy M1A Turn radius

I've heard of O42 and O48, but never heard of O46.  Was that built using some sort of flex track?

Sorry that I have no answer for your question.

Chuck

I moved this from the 3 rail scale forum to this forum because it is clearly not a 3 rail scale question rather it specifically is asking about a Lionel product's (M1A) turning radius.

I mis-stated- it is O48 Fastrack.   I'll correct the original post.

Mike:

Good luck finding a Legacy M1A. They were offered by Lionel in 2014. Probably my favorite engine. The whistle is the coolest of any of my steamers. There were three road numbers offered, but one came with a set. I liked my M1A so much, I decided to buy another road number, but soon discovered that they are almost impossible to find. There is a seller on eBay who has one of the two I am interested it, but is asking an absurd $2,000 for it. The one I bought from CharlesRo in 2014 cost half of that price. Hopefully, Lionel will offer the M1A again soon.

BTW, the catalog says the M1A needs a minimum curve of 031, so you should be OK.

Pat

@irish rifle posted:

Mike: There is a seller on eBay who has one of the two I am interested it, but is asking an absurd $2,000 for it. The one I bought from CharlesRo in 2014 cost half of that price.

Pat

(Watch that seller, he's a well known" O guage flipper", you can see his reviews aren't the greatest.)

I do own one of the Legacy M1b's offered years ago. I keep it on my o-60 loop but it will do o-48 though it doesn't look pretty.

The caveat however is. Lionel tightened the engine and tender gap on the newer Legacy M1a. I can't say for sure that it will do o-48. Looking at my M1b, if the drawbar were much shorter the tender and cab decks might hit.

Maybe someone has the Legacy M1a and the maens to try it on o-48.

Here are some photos of my Legacy M1b  on y o-48 inner loop for reference. Keep in mind it has a larger engine/tender gap:

RickO- thanks for that extra effort in getting pictures.  My 048 is under a mountain, and not visible.  So I'll begin the search!  I can't see it being worth $2 K though.  Thanks again.