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I've been thinking about Jeff E's High Town track layout and what we
could do with it. After talking with him, and knowing what I know about
what other people have planed for the next train event I did up some
playing with Track Designer too.
First I played with adding a second line on the lower level. I set this
up in such a way that it would allow for several standard modules to be
added to the layout. I also played with some different turn geometry to
give larger sweeping curves.
Now, as I recall, Calum's new train station has three platform bays, and
sits on three modules. I've placed this in a section that may or my not
have enough space.
Jeff VW dam needs to be fit in to, so I placed it on the other side.
The idea of High Town is that its raised above the track at one end of
the layout, and it shouldn't be too big. Jeff E and I were thinking 3
modules at most. Now I was thinking it would be cool to have a trussle
for the trains to run over and under. This could be taken from the High
Town line.
The other thing about High Town is you need to get up there. In Jeff
E's original design it required a 1 brick slope to get from the lower
level to the top. Remembering that Calum's train station had three
bays, I though what better then to have one of those bays actually go
somewhere. So I looped the slope track around to run parallel with the
lower levels main line. This gives three lines through a space the
train station could sit and allows the slope the track to be 2 plates
per section.
So anyway pictures would be nice. The first one is of a layout the same
size as Jeff E's original design. The second I enlarged to get more
space to stand in the middle.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/derek/miscellaneous/hightown1.gif
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/derek/miscellaneous/hightown2.gif
These are deep links to brickshelf. Hopefully they will work without
waiting for moderation.
Derek
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| (...) It was originally designed for two modules, but the core is one module only. That's a good thing anyways, because it gives much more space for Town elements to sit on the sides. I hear Zellers might be BOGOHP soon. (...) little more breathing (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) <snip> (...) Cool, that will fit. (There will also be three straight road sections on the other side (...) Mmmmm Truffles... I mean Trussles.. (...) Cool.. (...) town built on 18 - 20 bricks? or was it a wooden structure? Bricks would be cool, (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Cool! I didn't know the wide turns came out so close to even with the geometry. (...) Jeff, you should think about where your dam would be coolest - we *could* have a river gorge coming down under the trestle and feeding your module... (...) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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