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Re: Moonbase Monorail: What is the track elevation?
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Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:16:54 GMT
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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:

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

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.

If you only had one story, you could put a 5-brick and 2-plate support for the
monorail on top of the connector.

not saying it's a standard, but if you want a two-story module, the monorail can
sit right on top of the module.

Thoughts?

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

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
left...hm... maybe you could have a step-up platform in a large double-high
opening that would look like an atrium (and you could have a second level
overhang inside the atrium for the moonbase citizens to look down into the
atrium..

Plus, dropping down a second ramp would put you at one brick and one plate high,
which would let you build a little bit below, especially if it was a low
tunnel...


Like I said before..not a standard by any means, but an idea that I had...

Scott



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(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)

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