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James Brown wrote in message ...
> OK. John, you're our next stop on the "heaps of technic" train, would you
> be willing to tackle a short (30" or less) trestle bridge, possible a • double
> track bridge?
I'd have enough to do a double track trestle, but 30"
is a bit short... Something longer would look better,
but would mean borrowing or acquiring some more
black beams.
More beams ... I like the sound of that.
In short, I'm willing.
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John
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John Koob wrote in message ...
> I'd have enough to do a double track trestle, but 30"
> is a bit short... Something longer would look better,
> but would mean borrowing or acquiring some more
> black beams.
Clarification - 30" is a bit short, but 60" is too long.
How long is the low table? Could we go for something
like a 45" bridge and have some box/wood constructed to raise
the apparent height of part of the low table?
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John
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> John Koob wrote in message ...
> > I'd have enough to do a double track trestle, but 30"
> > is a bit short... Something longer would look better,
> > but would mean borrowing or acquiring some more
> > black beams.
>
> Clarification - 30" is a bit short, but 60" is too long.
> How long is the low table? Could we go for something
> like a 45" bridge and have some box/wood constructed to raise
> the apparent height of part of the low table?
We can vary the height on more than one table, that's no problem; all it
takes is more legs.
If we drop two tables, we can fill in some terrain on each side of the
lowered area with brick to make it look more "natural", which would give us
some flexability on the bridge length, too. I'll play with track designer a
bit tomorrow at work with this in mind.
James
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> How long is the low table?
What low table are you refering to?
> Could we go for something like a 45" bridge and have some box/wood
> constructed to raise the apparent height of part of the low table?
Ummm - That's what I'm suggesting. (My bridge is _exactly_ 45" in fact.)
By lowering "the table" 16 bricks, the bridge deck and track would be
level with the other tables, as Kevin pointed out quite some time ago.
My mountain/valley/tunnel idea is just a nice-all-LEGO-looking
implementation of the concept. It _would_ require lots of grey
bricks though; As James says - possibly more than he has...
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The low table I made last year is one of the small 30.5x30.5 inch guys, it is
more like a canyon, with vertical walls on three sides and open on only one
side. The walls are there to attach to the adjacent tables with the usual
bolt holes. I think it is 19 bricks deep, enough to fit the large of the boats
with mast under my first bridge.
MIchel
> > How long is the low table?
>
> What low table are you refering to?
>
> > Could we go for something like a 45" bridge and have some box/wood
> > constructed to raise the apparent height of part of the low table?
>
> Ummm - That's what I'm suggesting. (My bridge is _exactly_ 45" in fact.)
> By lowering "the table" 16 bricks, the bridge deck and track would be
> level with the other tables, as Kevin pointed out quite some time ago.
> My mountain/valley/tunnel idea is just a nice-all-LEGO-looking
> implementation of the concept. It _would_ require lots of grey
> bricks though; As James says - possibly more than he has...
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