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[tfo@comcast.net]

I am making an oval 18" radius and 6 straight track per side, I also have inside that, a figure eight out of 15" radius, bridge over center crossing,  How do I join these two tracks and keep the same layout? I do not have any turnouts yet. thank you

[Quentin]

If I remember correctly, you need a crossover and/or a switch or two...

but I can't remember!!!

I wish i could.

I would look up some good ways to connect the figure 8 to an oval, but I really do think you would need a crossover or switches.

-Quentin

[Terry Toenges]

Is this what you are talking about? The oval radius is 18". The figure 8 radius is 15" except that the radius of the turnouts is 18" and on the right side there are 2 1/3 18" pieces and two 1" straights. On the left side of the figure 8, there is one piece of 33 1/4" radius.

[tfo@comcast.net]

thank you very much. I like what you put up and very well may use it. Again thank you. I seemed to have lost the parts list for this layout, I do not know what happened , could you send it again. Does anyone know what the little red mark is on the corner radius track?

[Trainman203]

Someone with better eyes and more patience than I please elucidate, has a reversing loop been created?

[Len]

Someone with better eyes and more patience than I please elucidate, has a reversing loop been created?

Not with that particular configuration. But it's something to look out for if the switches on one or the other track are both either left or right handed.

Len

[jward]

Someone with better eyes and more patience than I please elucidate, has a reversing loop been created?

Not with that particular configuration. But it's something to look out for if the switches on one or the other track are both either left or right handed.

Len

As Len said, in this case no, but you do have to be careful in your designs. I assume this was done with Anyrail? If so, it has a feature that will automatically checque for reversing sections that need to be dealt with.

[Terry Toenges]

I double checked it for any reverse loops by using my finger train. My fingernail pilot always came out facing the same way and never reversed itself. I did do it with Anyrail.

[tfo@comcast.net]

I don't know if I'm doing this right? Terry could you send me the parts list again, somehow I lost it, also what is the red mark on the left corner?

[Terry Toenges]

That little mark is like an anchor that holds the whole layout in one spot for when I move pieces around.
Here is the parts list. There are three 1" pieces in there. A fitter set only comes with two. You could try a different combination on the part that goes underneath and eliminate the 1" there so you would only have to buy one fitter pack. One 3" and two 2" would give you the same as two 3's and a 1".
44501, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve radius 18", angle 30º              14
44505, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve radius 15", angle 30º              15
44508, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve (1/3) radius 33 1/4", angle 6º        5
44511, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 9".                                      15
44512, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 3".                                        2
44513, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 2 1/4".                                        3
44514, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 4 1/2".                                        2
44530, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve (1/3) radius 18", angle 10º        2
44532, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve (1/2) radius 22", angle 11.25º        3
44561, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Left turnout 9". radius 18"  (remote)        2
44562, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Right turnout 9". radius 18"  (remote)      2
44592-2, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 1".                                        3

[tfo@comcast.net]

thank you so very much!!

[Terry Toenges]

I redid it again and eliminated the fitters. This one should be easier for you to do. The smallest piece is 2 1/4" so you don't have to buy the little fitter pieces. There's another 1/2 22" radius (on the figure 8 ) next to the one on the bottom part that I don't have marked in blue.

44501, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve radius 18", angle 30º                 13
44505, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve radius 15", angle 30º                 15
44508, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve (1/3) radius 33 1/4", angle 6º          2
44511, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 9".                                        15
44512, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 3".                                          6
44513, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 2 1/4".                                          4
44514, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Straight 4 1/2".                                          3
44530, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve (1/3) radius 18", angle 10º          2
44531, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve (1/2) radius 18", angle 15º           1
44532, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Curve (1/2) radius 22", angle 11.25º          3
44561, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Left turnout 9". radius 18"  (remote)          2
44562, H0 Bachmann E-Z Track, Right turnout 9". radius 18"  (remote)        2

[Quentin]

HeyTerry, what platform are you using for those diagrams? I could really use that.

-Quentin

[Terry Toenges]

I'm using Anyrail. I love it. I can get lost for hours making up layouts in that.
https://www.anyrail.com/en

[Quentin]

Sweet. Thanks Terry.