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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
Hey,
Thanks for posting this. It will prove usefull when it comes to planing my next
layout. thank you for throwing this together. OnDrew
NILTC
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
Hey,
Thanks for posting this. It will prove usefull when it comes to planing my
next layout. thank you for throwing this together. OnDrew
NILTC
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Interesting stuff. I wan’t aware of the 12-straight model.
Mathematically, I can see this works because of two things:
1. The two curves at either end do the job of a thirteenth straight aligned on
this diagonal. 2. The result is a 5-12-13 triangle, which works because the
angle of the hypoteneuse (22.62°) is close enough to the run-out from a lego
curve (22.5°) to work.
Are there any other mathematical tricks that can be used?
Jason Railton
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
This is great. It’s so great I put it in the header of the newsgroup. however I
think it’s missing some other info, specifically some of the diagonal stuff that
was asked about recently and a few other tricks. I’d love to see it enhanced to
include that info too.
Spotlighted.
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
This is great. It’s so great I put it in the header of the newsgroup. however
I think it’s missing some other info, specifically some of the diagonal stuff
that was asked about recently and a few other tricks. I’d love to see it
enhanced to include that info too.
Spotlighted.
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Thanks!
If you can send me (email please) links to that other info, as well as any
critques (I’m unsure about some of the terminology, for instance), I would be
happy to update it accordingly.
--Bill.
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
This is great. It’s so great I put it in the header of the newsgroup.
however I think it’s missing some other info, specifically some of the
diagonal stuff that was asked about recently and a few other tricks. I’d
love to see it enhanced to include that info too.
Spotlighted.
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Thanks!
If you can send me (email please) links to that other info, as well as any
critques (I’m unsure about some of the terminology, for instance), I would be
happy to update it accordingly.
--Bill.
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http://news.lugnet.com/org/ca/rtltoronto/?n=9860
http://news.lugnet.com/org/ca/rtltoronto/?n=9861
Have a boo, Bill, and if ya can use either idea, go right ahead (yes I speak on
behalf of JVW as well :p )
Dave K
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
> If you can send me (email please) links to that other info, as well as any
> critques (I'm unsure about some of the terminology, for instance), I would be
> happy to update it accordingly.
>
> --Bill.
Bill,
It looks great.
Here's a post I made on alternate track geometries a while back.
Feel free to use any of the ideas shown.
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=18350
Also, I would put a little more emphasis on the fact that a straight can be
used to replace 2 alternating curves coming off a switch, in order to shorten
90 degree curves. You have it incorporated in the crossover and wye, but it
could stand on it's own.
Play well.
Tim Strutt
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
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I’ve put together a page with some of my thoughts about LEGO track geometry.
Please take a look and tell me what you think!
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I incorporated some of the suggestions made in this thread. Please take another
look:
http://www.wards.net/~bill/lego/ideas/trains/track-layout/
Let me know if you have any other suggestions.
--Bill.
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