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Re: "Core" layout features for rtlTrainN
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Mon, 22 Jul 2002 19:18:26 GMT
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Calum Tsang wrote:
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> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Elliott writes:
> > _Description_: The modules, in at least one place, form a ring and the
> > engineers can stand inside. • <snip>
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> You can do this with a figure eight making one of the "loops" open for
> engineers and the other one closed with a harbour or mountain or whatever.
> Other pros include the fact you can differentiate the audience from the
> rtlToronto members, which is if anything, psychologically good for
> maintaining order.
Yes, this had occured to me as well. Minimum # of modules is 11 to get
this effect with a figure-8 though, and that's a lot for the amount of
"core" comittment we're getting.
> > (B) A high-low crossover
<snip>
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> I really like this idea. I mentioned to JeffVW on the ride home from
> Washington that you could half the requirements for height and run in if you
> dropped one track under the surface of the module by cutting a path below
> the plywood. The "under" track goes down eight and the "above" track goes
> up eight". Requires creative benchwork.
A number of my designs revolve around this idea, but in general I've
assumed that we'd lower an entire module, or raise all the others. If
the whole module is, say, 4 bricks lower, it's easy to build a 'ditch'
to put the track in.
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> > (C) Mountain • <snip>
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> Another pro is that it visually separates two areas-ie, two regions, two
> towns, two time periods, etc.
Yeah, see my "Hightown" design.
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> > (D) Tunnel • <snip>
> I dont' mind cheating btw :)
with the number of basic bricks I've got, I'm in favour of not putting
wood between the two tracks (ie: raising the module) because it adds a
*lot* to the clearance requirements, and it prevents the possibility of
underground stations and a lot of other neat-o things you can do with a
hillside.
> > (F) Multiple independent loops • <snip>
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> Ideally I'd like to see two independent tracks. It allows for a lot of fun
> and staging flexibility.
Yeah, I think this one is a given. My Hightown design can support as
many as three or even four independent loops. If four, the fourth is
totally separate, but with three you can actually drive a train between
them. This limits the amount of space for anything else, tho.
Jeff E
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| (...) Currently I have the 6 modules that I had at T3, as well as the new module that I have been working on (and almost finished). calum was mentioning that his train station would consist of 3 modules, so that is 10 right there (2 of which are (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) You can do this with a figure eight making one of the "loops" open for engineers and the other one closed with a harbour or mountain or whatever. Other pros include the fact you can differentiate the audience from the rtlToronto members, which (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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