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Re: More Moonbase Specs #1: Monorails
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 8 Oct 2002 23:19:56 GMT
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Tony Hafner wrote:
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> I think the "official" standard works great- the NWBrickCon was a perfect
> demonstration of that. But there are two things that I'd like to see nailed
> down for expanding the standards. This post addresses the monorail issue.
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> To some degree, most modules short enough to fit under a 20-high monorail
> are fine and you can just run track over the top. There are some exceptions
> (ie you don't want a landing pad directly under track), and there is the
> problem of running out of supports for all the track.
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> I personally would have liked to see more track running at the normal
> off-ground height (10 bricks). This will be immediately next to the
> buildings (vertically speaking). The problem I have here is that you can't
> run a train alongside even a simple straight hallway unless that hall has
> *nothing* that sticks out wider than the corridor connection. On the other
> hand, as long as there are enough empty plates, we can cope.
It seemed to work out pretty well to just place track wherever it fit.
Unless a lot of modules include track built in, I think people can put
their track center on any multiple of 8 studs from the edge of the
baseplate. Having the track center 8 studs from the edge instead of the
16 would allow plenty of clearance around a corridor.
I found it pretty easy to locate support towers around peoples
structures, but then I also have plenty of the 2x2x5 lattice towers
which make a smaller footprint support.
Frank
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