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Re: Micro Steam Engine
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lugnet.build.microscale
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Sat, 8 Oct 2005 23:18:59 GMT
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Tim McSweeney wrote:
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Wow, that is even more complicated than I first realised. I hadn’t noticed
the studs up section between the rails, and didn’t realise what the gauge
was.
In my head I was visualising a full-snot solution something like:
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tmcsweeney/Misc/MicroTrack/microtrack1.jpg
(This is a slightly wider gauge, but that can be adjusted easily)
Of course, Once you’d hit upon the basic idea of using the door rails as
actual rails there are probably myriad ways of putting it into practice.
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Yeah, I had quite a few variations for the track construction, a full snot one
as you’ve illustrated among them. I opted for the studs up style to give the
impression of gravel between the railway ties.
I actually had 4 different gauge variations of just the studs up style - with 1
stud, 1.5 studs, 2 studs and 2.5 studs spacing between the tracks. Even though
the 2 stud spacing was technically too large for the scale I was building to
(approximately 3 feet per stud), it ended up looking the best and being the most
practical.
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If you ha a deep enough base if hide the necessary substructure it might be
possible to approximate curves using the “1x2 plate with door rail” and a
complex set of hinges and wedges.
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Yes, I may explore this possibility when I get a chance. Thanks for the
feedback!
J
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