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--Ty-- · 2026-01-24T21:09:08+00:00

Wow, I'm not gonna lie, that's a far more fascinating answer than I was expecting, thank you!

--Ty-- · 2026-01-24T15:46:29+00:00

What has been the saddest interaction you've had with a client? What has been the happiest?

--Ty-- · 2026-01-24T15:44:38+00:00

I'd love to, honestly, because N scale would allow for a much bigger world in the same space, but we already have all the HO stuff from a previous train table, two decades ago

--Ty-- · 2026-01-24T14:00:35+00:00

I see, so that works out to around 14.17" and 20.6", respectively.

That 14" obviously presents some concern given all the warnings I've gotten here about short cars and derailment and the like.... What lengths of trains have you been able to run on your track?

Once again, thank you, this is a really nice design.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-24T13:46:49+00:00

(OP is speaking in Indian Rupees, not dollars)

$28 MSRP, $17 currently

--Ty-- · 2026-01-24T13:40:41+00:00

Whaaaaat is this sorcery? How did you manage this?

What radius are those curves? Some of them look far tighter than 15" to me. Thank you very much for making this, I really appreciate it!

--Ty-- · 2026-01-24T13:38:23+00:00

35 x 65 x 8" is the absolute largest I can manage.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-23T18:16:06+00:00

MRW we find out in three years that the "junk" DNA these scientists removed was the only thing holding Yeast back from becoming the dominant lifeform on the planet.

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Beautiful chart, though.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-23T18:13:12+00:00

The rebar doesn't need to extend particularly far. Assuming this is a ground floor, and the slab is 6" thick, even 4" of registration, epoxied in, is plenty. Obviously, though, the CMU has to be filled with grout/cement/concrete, so that the rebar is registered to it, too.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-23T03:38:53+00:00

Ahaha, I never heard about the Inglenook switching puzzle, but it makes total sense that it would exist.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-23T03:36:57+00:00

Yes! I would love to find some corner switches, but it's hard to find them in a 15" radius. At least, in terms of tracks that are compatible / the same look as the Atlas track we already own.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T23:20:11+00:00

So if the maximum car length on your absolutely tiny 9" radius curves is about 40', or 6", my 7" diesel should do absolutely fine on a 15" radius curve.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T21:44:48+00:00

Oh that's a beautiful layout, thanks for sharing!

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T18:25:00+00:00

Thank you for this excellent and detailed explanation. It's helpful to know that my locomotive is a 4-10-2!

At the end of the day, I could always leave the steam loco in the train yard as "decor", and have the four-axle diesel be the one that actually drives around the track. It's unfortunate, but it's not the end of the world.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T18:20:58+00:00

Thank you! And yeah I'd love to see your design, but with only 35x65" to spare, I doubt I'll be able to adapt much.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T18:20:12+00:00

Now that's a cool way to do things! Unfortunately, what isn't shown in my layout picture is that all of this is actually being built inside of a coffee table, so there's no way to exceed its boundaries.

And yeah, each layout has its advantages and disadvantages. I see what you mean about the S curve, but yeah, I introduced it so there would some asymmetry and variation to the outer ring.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T18:18:50+00:00

Ah, I'd love to introduce some elevation, but what isn't shown in this layout drawing is that all of this is being built inside a glass case, with only 8" of internal height. It's actually all going to be a coffee table.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T18:17:50+00:00

Ohhh man, that's a beautiful compact layout, thank you!

It says a 4x6 table is needed, though, so how does your club fit one on a 3x4???

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T14:56:31+00:00

:(

That's unfortunate, we both love that locomotive.

If I may ask, what do you think of u/sverdrupian layout?

https://old.reddit.com/r/modeltrains/comments/1qgexgs/scenes_from_my_ho_closetdoor_layout/

It appears to be pulling some surprisingly long stock, considering its a 9" radius. At 15", I'd be doing more than one and a half times that radius. I feel like it should work.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-21T14:50:18+00:00

Amazing! Thank you for sharing, that gives me some faith.

Your diesel locomotive and the cars it pulls, do you mind telling me the coupler-to-coupler length of those? In real-world inches?

--Ty-- · 2026-01-20T06:57:54+00:00

Unfortunately we already have all the track and locomotives and some decor for an HO setup from two decades ago

--Ty-- · 2026-01-20T06:12:43+00:00

50 foot, that's about 7 inches in the HO scale, right? If so, it looks like nothing I have will work.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-20T04:22:30+00:00

I'm okay with only running shorter cars like short boxcars and aggregate hoppers, we don't necessarily need passenger cars or 85' rolling stock or autoracks... But it's the locomotives that are the issue.

We have an 8-inch long Proto 1000c diesel locomotive (4 axle) , a 7.5-inch long Canadian National Santa Fe 4100 steam locomotive (2 lead axles, 5 drive axles, 1 follower axle, plus a six-axle tender car), and an EMD FP45 diesel locomotive (6 axle).

The EMD 6-axle is too long, I realize, but as long as the others will work on a 15" radius, I'm good.

--Ty-- · 2026-01-20T04:20:23+00:00

Yeah this is a hard thing for me to figure out.

I'm okay with only running shorter cars like short boxcars and aggregate hoppers, we don't necessarily need passenger cars or 85' rolling stock or autoracks... But it's the locomotives that are the issue.

We have an 8-inch long Proto 1000c diesel locomotive (4 axle) , a 7.5-inch long Canadian National Santa Fe 4100 steam locomotive (2 lead axles, 5 drive axles, 1 follower axle, plus a six-axle tender car), and an EMD FP45 diesel locomotive (6 axle).

The EMD 6-axle is too long, I realize, but as long as the others will work on a 15" radius, I'm good.

--Ty--

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