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Re: Track Bed Ideas
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:50:31 GMT
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How do you handle curved track? I don't believe that such a rectangular
arrangement will work with curved track. I considered using tiles, but a
large supply of gray tiles would be hard to get. Any thoughts?
- John Eric
"Christopher Tracey" <ctracey@enviroweb.org> wrote in message
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> Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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> > and box it up while I lived in smaller (but safer)apartments. I am now • ready
> > to start building a new town and have two train lines planned. I was
> > wondering if anyone knew of some pictures showing track bed ideas. I • don't
> > want to just lay the track on baseplates. I have thought of using brown
> > plates (of which I have plenty). I have also thought of using the Lego
> > Mosaic & mixing up the colors.
> >
> > Does anyone have any helpful links or ideas in this regard?
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> Hi Jonathan...
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2934
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> elevate the track by one plate. i tend to use 1x8 plates on the track
> ends and then add 2 1x2 plates in the center of the track section span.
> fill in with very light gray and lt gray pieces from the mosiac set,
> placing them in a random pattern as opposed to strict checkerboard • fashion.
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> i have a post somewhere on lugnet explaining this in more detail and
> with estimates of linear distance one can cover with a mosiac set.
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> -chris
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> ps: glanced over your pics of the elevated subway. great stuff as always!
>
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| John Eric Voltin wrote: > How do you handle curved track? I don't believe that such a rectangular > arrangement will work with curved track. I considered using tiles, but a > large supply of gray tiles would be hard to get. Any thoughts? this fuzzy (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hi Jonathan... (URL) the track by one plate. i tend to use 1x8 plates on the track ends and then add 2 1x2 plates in the center of the track section span. fill in with very light gray and lt gray pieces from the mosiac set, placing them in a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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