Welcome Rodney.
I've found many useful tid bits by reading the threads of past conversations here. I have also read other scale threads too as I am currently using Fast Tracks for Z and there isn't much going on there and the NMRA is a standard.
Sorry I didn't see your post earlier. I suppose I could give you some lame excuse about my new-to-me '69 Allis Chalmers B-212 FTD and how I've been reading all the threads @ SimpleTrACtors.com but that doesn't answer your question.
It is a topic that has been visited here a couple of times and I found this in HO:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=281Also, my friend, there is a search button in the upper right of this screen. After searching "curved turnout radii" I came across this:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=966&p=3255&hilit=curved+turnout+radii#p3255 Rodney, I would like to also add that I'm kinda new to hand laying track too and I can at times be super curious. This week I've been reading about hard core hand laying track here:
http://www.railsystemsco.com/Groovy%20track.htmI hope something here is helpful to you. The beauty of hand laying track is that is can be completely custom one-of-a-kind-anything-you-want. I think some OTC track references turnout radius but from what I've gathered is it is more of a ratio. As an example (Its possible I'm hacking it up here) a #6 turnout diverges one unit for six units of travel. Radius isn't addressed. emccamey is smart as a whip and explains it this way:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1028&p=3546&hilit=turnout+ratio#p3546peace
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