I have a couple of questions regarding track radius...

Joe had a superb article on track radii in issue 1 of MRH.  Here's my dilemma.

My 1970's era HO lay out is a 19.5 x 14 L shaped along two walls with a turnaround loop at each end (for continuous running)  One loop will be a 30" radius, while the second will be 27 or 28" r. It could possibly be stretched to 30 if I must. I'll have to put access hatches in both loops for maintenance and during construction.

Good morning gents, 

Another update with pictures dating from the debut of September showing the progress of my layout.  Some tracks, mainly the turnouts are in their final, glued position while the tracks continuing east have just been pinned in place temporarily.

Looking at the start of the runaround and with the diverging spur leading to the paper recycling industry.

Hi Everyone.

After years of wishing I had the room for a model railroad, I have finally gotten a spare bedroom which is 12'10" x 10'6". I think so far I have decided to go with N Scale and DCC power, with an around the walls layout and an island in the middle, also there is a closet in one corner of the room which is 6'3" x 4'8" which i was going to use for staging.

I started my layout a couple years and two moves ago in an apartment (built in sections knowing we would move a couple times before buying our home).  Now, my wife and I have moved into our final 'forever home', and we have talked about the railroad making it's way from the 'train room' through walls into other parts of the house (as shelf style in the other rooms, mostly.