Seanw12 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hello,im thinking of buying a american steam train and it performs best on 22 radius curves does anyone know is that the same as hornby second radius curves or what? Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dave Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hi Sean, is that 22" radius? 22" is 559mm the closest in the Hornby range is radius 4 which is 572mm. Typically large American steam locos won't run on anything smaller than radius 4 in Hornby. I have a Challenger 4-6-6-4 with a big tender and that barely runs around radius 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Seanw12 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hi Sean, is that 22" radius? 22" is 559mm the closest in the Hornby range is radius 4 which is 572mm. Typically large American steam locos won't run on anything smaller than radius 4 in Hornby. I have a Challenger 4-6-6-4 with a big tender and that barely runs around radius 4. This is a 2-8-4 pere marquette 1225 it says Performs best on 22" radius curves or greater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dave Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 This is a 2-8-4 pere marquette 1225 it says Performs best on 22" radius curves or greater. Wow, nice loco! Stick to radius 4 as a minimum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Seanw12 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Could it not run on a 2nd radius then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Could it not run on a 2nd radius then It can't, as Dave explained above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GSR 800 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 You could use flexitrack which could give you smooth running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Garfield Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 You could use flexitrack which could give you smooth running. It'll still need to have a minimum radius of 22". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dave Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 You could use flexitrack which could give you smooth running. It doesn't matter if it's flex track or set track, you will get smooth running either way if the track is laid right. Its With American locos and rolling stock they are much bigger than European trains even though they are HO. Here is a pic showing the size of my challenger compared to a 141 with a craven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Seanw12 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Thanks for the help lads,think I'll get the loco a it's my favourite American loco and it's not to big of a deal to change some track around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dave Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Go for it. It's a beaut of a loco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Seanw12 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Go for it. It's a beaut of a loco Yep it sure is I'll put up some pics when I get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hello,im thinking of buying a american steam train and it performs best on 22 radius curves does anyone know is that the same as hornby second radius curves or what?
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