Hey guys,
I'm planning a layout in my garage that is going to be loosely based on GN's route over Stevens Pass. I've started by modeling up the area between Scenic and Berne.
I've given myself 7' x 8' for this area, and I've been fiddling around with XTrkCad 3.1.4. I know from the design work I do for a living that you can get anything to fit, and work great on a computer, but real life if often a different issue.
I have a number of curves leading up to the old Cascade tunnel that are 2-1/2 feet in diameter, and some are 180 degree curves. I purchased 2 - 3' sections of track to help me visualize what I am drawing up, and it looks pretty tight to me.
I'm ok with tight curves on this part of the route, it's suppose to be an inferior route on the side of a cliff, but I don't want to pull cars off the track every time I go around a corner. What do you guys think??
I'm planning a layout in my garage that is going to be loosely based on GN's route over Stevens Pass. I've started by modeling up the area between Scenic and Berne.
I've given myself 7' x 8' for this area, and I've been fiddling around with XTrkCad 3.1.4. I know from the design work I do for a living that you can get anything to fit, and work great on a computer, but real life if often a different issue.
I have a number of curves leading up to the old Cascade tunnel that are 2-1/2 feet in diameter, and some are 180 degree curves. I purchased 2 - 3' sections of track to help me visualize what I am drawing up, and it looks pretty tight to me.
I'm ok with tight curves on this part of the route, it's suppose to be an inferior route on the side of a cliff, but I don't want to pull cars off the track every time I go around a corner. What do you guys think??