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Re: Moonbase: Nailing down Moonway and Rail Standard
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lugnet.space, lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Mon, 10 May 2004 07:20:18 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Christian Treczoks wrote:
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Ouch. Please take into account that any train-like construction over a
certain (very short) length needs to be put on svivel (SP?) bases in
order to be kept on track. So even if then train car stays within 6
studs, a car of 24-32 studs length will propably cut into the racer roads.
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The second I hit send on my second message in this thread, yours showed up in
the newsticker. Nice timing.
I’ve considered the train car length and see what you mean. The first idea was
just to keep the cars short, but I do see how that is fairly restrictive.
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I’m no trainhead, but there are diagrams showing how much clearence is
needed for the trains e.g. in curved tunnels or to place buildings, and
this side-by-side layout will not allow for sufficient space.
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The basic problem here is what gives and takes on the Moonbase. We want the
added appeal that moving trains provide, but don’t want to bend the Moonbase
standard around it too much, if at all. My thoughts from the start have been for
the 2 track types to take up as small a foot print on a module as possible.
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Besides, 6-wide just means that the cars body is 6 studs wide, handles,
clips, bars and other decorative stuff may still extend over this width
upto half a stud on each side.
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Right. I’ve thought of that too.
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And, there was a thread about space containers recently - most of which
are 8wide, anyway, and therefor would not fit.
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Yup, see my other post.
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I think that placing those kinds of tracks nearly on top of each other
is not a very good idea...
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I see your point, but still feel the convenience of them running close together
can’t be ignored.
Honestly if this gets too complex I’m not afraid to just abandon train track
completely and go with only racetrack (moonway) and monorail. But I’d like to
have as much movement and life on a Moonbase as possible.
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