I'm thinking about getting an Mth Railking Imperial berkshire but I'm worried it might not clear some scenery on my layout. I have tunnel portals built into curves and rock formations on curves as well that almost bump up right to the ballasted part of the FasTrack.
My Williams sd45 just barely skims these surfaces when the back end goes through the curves. Might any of you know whether the MTH steam engine like the 2-8-4 berkshire will swing even more on the back end?
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YouTube has a video by G Force Productions that shows the RailKing Imperial Berkshire NKP running on what appears to be 036 Fastrack. I don’t see a lot of overhang. You should be able to find the video with a quick search.
All RK engines run on O31 so you should be good.
Dave
Ok I'll give it a shot if the guy accepts my offer. If anything I'll have to get out my Dremel.
I can tell you that my Imperial Big Boy which is probably the longest Rail King steamer out there has a heck of a swing on my 036 and it has a few "just make it" moments on my track just missing some signals and a few other scenery items in the curves.
The RK Cab Forward has the largest swing I've seen (But I don't have the RK Big Boy.). But the Berk isn't the same style as the articulates. I have a RK PRR Steam Turbine (The big one they made 1st, not the tiny later ones.) and a RK NYC Hudson. As far as I remember, they both stay with in the edges of FT. So if the Berk does overhang, it won't be much.
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