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Derek Raycraft wrote:
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> 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.
Cool! I didn't know the wide turns came out so close to even with the
geometry.
> Jeff VW dam needs to be fit in to, so I placed it on the other side.
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...
> 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.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/derek/miscellaneous/hightown1.gif
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/derek/miscellaneous/hightown2.gif
I notice that there's no connection between the inner and outer loops.
If we want one, there's space for one of those four-switch specials
under Hightown in your second layout.
In the first layout, we could do it if we lost the wide turns (which are
underground, anyway).
Susan suggested that we rename Hightown "Altenburg". It gives a more
European sound, and it derives from both "high" and "old".
In a related post, Jeff VW said:
> Second is better... Because I am too lazy to go back 50+ posts... Was High
> town built on 18 - 20 bricks? or was it a wooden structure? Bricks would be
> cool, but costly...
As I planned it, the lower level track is elevated 0.1, and the Hightown
track is elevated 18.0. That means that the supports for the Hightown
baseplates need to be at most 17.1 to allow the track to be slightly
elevated there, too.
http://extranet.telepres.com/staff/jeffe/train_height_hightown.gif
Jeff E
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| (...) Ya, I was just playing around and that pattern of straight - curve - straight - curve seemed to work. (...) That's what I was thinking too, it just got to confusing trying to edit the tracks under there. (...) Cool, I like that. (...) Ya, I (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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