Perfect!

Thanks for this. looks like a great setup. So is there no manual gray bed turnouts? Are they all electronic? Can they be operated manually do you know? My old school turnouts have a slider on the side.

Thanks for all the help so far guys. I ended up getting enough ez. Track to get the oval rolling so far

She still purrs after 30 years.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WdJXKoeCo4iLTzrb7

Changing up my thought on the inner track turn in. Because this will be going under the xmas tree, is it possible to do an inner track on the front side of the oval so we can manually control the turnouts? I'm not going to use automated turn outs. It gets to complicated under a tree and you won't be able to reach the rear turn out. So think of the longer run sections being in the front and back of the tree. So an inner run would go in the front, with turn ins and outs on the front side. Do they make curved turnouts? A turnout within the 26 curve?

whats the best recommendation then? That's what i used for years as a kid working on my tains. never really had an issue

o she works. I had it out last year and was running it on some straight nickel silver i had. It does need a little steel wool, but it definitely ran!

Wow, thanks guys! That seems extremely complicated to get an inner loop.

So I'll say this, I have not bought any of the 26 degree yet. I'm still formulating this in my head. Our typical tree skirt is 50 - 56 inches. I figured instead of going with a 48 inch wide circle, which seems more standard for like 4x8 sheets, I would kick it out a bit more to the 26 to give a less sharp circle. (oval). I believe that puts me at 52 inches wide, which sounds like it would work nice under the tree.

I wanted to add a turnout for parking some cars and then that inner circle section to add a little bit more to this setup than a simple circle. Maybe I should re-think the setup a bit based on all your feedback here. I'm not looking to make it really complicated, but, wanted to make something a bit more unique than a simple circle.

I have my older HO cars and Burlington engine from when I was a kid (90's). I'm looking forward to getting everything back out for the kids (And myself ).

Hey All, Just joining for the first time.

I am working on building a basic HO circle (oval) setup for under the Christmas tree this coming holiday season.

I am using 26 radius ez track with the gray bed. It will be 2 half circles with 2 9 inch straight sections on each side, to make an oval.

I would like to add a turnout on one side so one half circle has another track on the inside. So it would turn out and come back in with another turnout on the other side. Oval with inner turn on one side.

My question, is, what turnout number do I use #4, #5 or #6? I would like the inner track to be fairly close to the outer track to conserve space, yet have enough clearance to not contact the out loop cars. Would a #6 work then?

And, do I also use the same 26 radius on the inner turn then?

Thanks!