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Re: Train width clearance for wide turns, etc.
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 30 Jul 2002 04:40:43 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Elliott writes:
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> So I mocked up the support for Altenburg on Sunday. I've got a support
If the top town is called Altenburg, what is the bottom villages called?
> Derek, it'd be helpful if I knew what the clearance specs were for
> different turn geometries for your Big Beast (tm). Could you at least
> post a simply diagram of your different cars - y'know, 8xN with bogies
> of size X at positions Y and Z? That way I can mock up a model and put
> support together.
Speaking of that, I'm having a lot of trouble with making things 14-15 brick
tall compliant. This requirement really stretches the vertical axis of
buildings far too high, making over track structures rather unusual looking.
Calum
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| (...) My trains do pretty much make use of the full 15 brick clearence. But I really only request that there be one line that I can run on. I think the outside loop makes the most sense. If people want to deside to make the inner loops 6 wide only (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Train width clearance for wide turns, etc.
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| So I mocked up the support for Altenburg on Sunday. I've got a support grid which provides baseplate support every 16 studs; it seems to be quite sturdy. However, I'm not sure where to put the pillars - the turns are likely to suck up a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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