Cwheels

Hi Paul, I found your layout after browsing for inspiration for a design which I would find satisfying and challenging to build and would be endless entertainment for 2 small, train-mad kids. I've since binge-read the entire design and build threads and I must say it seems a brilliant layout and its been a really inspiring read. I'd love to replicate what you've achieved to some degree but my space is limited and N gauge will be my only option. I believe I can replicate the curves required on a 2 & 1/2 by 5' base but my nervousness is around the gradients on the curves. Are your gradients 2 or 3%? If I've done my calculations right, at 2% the clearances at the crossover feel tighter than it looks like you've achieved, but a little reading has warned me off going over 2% . I realise I'm considering a different scale but I understand the gradients are all relative. Thanks Chris