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Post by Baikal on Mar 27, 2024 6:22:21 GMT -8
Late to the party here, but beyond operational performance, appearance does enter the discussion. I found that if you normally view the curve from the inside, you can go a little sharper and have things look reasonable. Outside curves highlight the toy-like nature of a sharp curve much faster. Thus, whatever your minimum radius would be, aiming to make outside curves larger than that will help trains look better.
Good advice. Also, a higher layout level reduces the angle you view the curve. At eye-level the curved track disappears, but you still see the cars overhang and coupled at an angle. But high layouts introduce other problems.
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Post by slowfreight on Mar 27, 2024 6:51:14 GMT -8
Late to the party here, but beyond operational performance, appearance does enter the discussion. I found that if you normally view the curve from the inside, you can go a little sharper and have things look reasonable. Outside curves highlight the toy-like nature of a sharp curve much faster. Thus, whatever your minimum radius would be, aiming to make outside curves larger than that will help trains look better. Good advice. Also, a higher layout level reduces the angle you view the curve. At eye-level the curved track disappears, but you still see the cars overhang and coupled at an angle. But high layouts introduce other problems.
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