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Re: Moonbase Monorail: What is the track elevation?
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Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:03:46 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Scott Lyttle wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Steven D. Weiser wrote:
> > In lugnet.space, Frank Filz wrote:
> > > Jon Palmer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > At last year's NWBC we just used the normal monorail stanchions, which are
> > > > 10 high. We had some track at the bottom and then had some that was 20 and
> > > > I think even 30 up. Let me dig up a NWBC moonbase folder real quick (gonna
> > > > add these links to the events section)
> > > >
> > > > ok here:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=26578
> > > >
> > > > yeah that's my gallery..
> > > >
> > > > Anyway you should get an idea of the elevations from some of those pics.
> > > > And to my knowledge we went by David Wegmuller's system exactly at the Con.
> > > > I'll get up a mono elevation pic soon.
> > >
> > > Basically. Actually, the track was sort of free form. I just laid it out
> > > where it fit. We also had a slight difficulty in getting through Jon's
> > > module, his track position was off by one stud... Fortunately,
> > > clearances still allowed us to run through.
> > >
> > > With larger modules, it will be harder to lay the monorail, but it still
> > > makes sense to lay most of it where it fits. The standard is key for
> > > people actually building track into their modules so that when the rest
> > > of the track is laid, the integrated track can be connected.
> > >
> > > Frank
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> > I do plan on integrating monorail directly into several modules. I will use the
> > 10 brick height as a starting reference point. I can then use the ramps to
> > either raise it or lower it by 10 depending on what it is going through or
> > around.
> >
> > Anyhow, I appreciate the feedback. It helps a bunch.
> >
> > Steven Weiser
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> On some of our train layouts, I use 21 bricks and one plate as the elevation
> standard--it really came out of a large module that one of our club members
> built. However, with the new standard height of an airlock being 10 bricks high
> and corridors being 5 high, with a plate thrown in, if you actually stacked two
> corridors directly on top of each other (assuming you do the following:
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> 10 bricks for elevation
> 1 plate for floor #1
> 5 bricks high for corridor (floor 1)
> 1 plate for ceiling #1/floor #2
> 5 bricks high for corridor (floor 2)
> 1 plate for roof
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> That puts you at 21 bricks..all you would need to have a monorail on top would
> be a single plate--which you could just stick on top of a connector, and you can
> run monorail that way.
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> If you only had one story, you could put a 5-brick and 2-plate support for the
> monorail on top of the connector.
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> not saying it's a standard, but if you want a two-story module, the monorail can
> sit right on top of the module.
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> Thoughts?
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> Scott
The 21 height works to clear train and run over top of modules. However, I am
running monorail directly through some of my modules. I will go over others and
under others. I will be going over hills and mountains, and through hills and
mountains. My home building table is 9'x 6'. Plenty of space for many different
types of modules and terrain.
I also plan on at least 2 independent monorail lines.
Steven Weiser
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 | | Re: Moonbase Monorail: What is the track elevation?
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| <snip> (...) Hm (Thinking about something like a monorail station)...21 bricks and 1 plate minus a "down" ramp which is 10 high and you have = 11 bricks and 1 plate. Deduct the one plate for a moonbase floor, and you have 1 brick difference (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Moonbase Monorail: What is the track elevation?
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| (...) Yup. (...) To be compatible with the standard, you want to put track at a multiple of 10 bricks. The track can be at any multiple of 10, and when setting up the base, we will do the best we can to connect to your track (obviously if you go for (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Moonbase Monorail: What is the track elevation?
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| (...) On some of our train layouts, I use 21 bricks and one plate as the elevation standard--it really came out of a large module that one of our club members built. However, with the new standard height of an airlock being 10 bricks high and (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
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