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Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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lugnet.space, lugnet.trains
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Wed, 17 Sep 2003 18:47:29 GMT
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Nick Kappatos wrote:
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> In lugnet.space, Jason S. Mantor wrote:
> > Jon Palmer wrote:
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> > > Now that I disagree with. I don't think the standard should bend because we
> > > need tall trains. Just make em short. Like Larry said, even some mining
> > > carts are only 48" tall.
> >
> > That's great and all but most people don't commute to work in mining
> > carts : P We can live with the height, I guess, but what about the
> > width ? An eight stud wide road isn't even wide enough to get realistic
> > cargo containers through : ( 10 would be workable, but 12 would be better.
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> This is going to be impossible to nail down until an actual layout is done at
> NWBrickCon (hope I spelled that right). Some modules don't have connectors on
> all sides.
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> I think that someone should take track at NWBC and use it to eyeball trouble
> spots for a train, and see how easy it would be to avoid those areas in a future
> layout.
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> I ALSO think we should scrap trains for NWBC and concentrate on monorail &
> moonways; these two travel options are less space-intensive (SPACE). Let's get
> some measurements & logistics worked out.
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> We shouldn't compromise the integrity of the MB standards much more to
> accomodate bigger train cars. If trains can't adhere to a 6-wide standard with
> some spillover greebling, our MB's get smaller & smaller. It should ALWAYS be
> about the MoonBase, not the accessories.
This I have to agree with. If you've got a train that doesn't meet
specs, well, you build space (SPACE!) for it to run. I have a 6-wide
monorail (8-wide with protrusions) with a lot of overhang at the ends.
There was no way it was going to run through any of the stations. Tough.
However, I was able to lay enough track that it had a place to run
(though in one turn, the overhang at the end just barely cleared
someone's module - but hey, space should be all about tight clearances).
I have mixed emotions about the increase in coridor hight, but I think
it will help monorails a lot, and it will make it easier to make a
monorail station (I abandoned that idea because I just couldn't get what
I wanted to work).
Frank
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