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Re: Narrow Gauge Steam Critter in Dark Blue
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:12:41 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton writes:
> In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:
> > One question though, can you use the narrow rail spacing around corners?
> > For some reason I think it should work, but I haven't had a chance to try it
> > yet.
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> I don't have any curves, but it wouldn't work exactly right. If you think
> of a 90° corner that goes up and turns right to form an 'r'. Move the inner
> rail two studs to the left. Now, of course, it's two studs too short on the
> exit at the top. Move it two studs up, too, and again you're short.
I've thought of that problem, too. I *think* it could be solved by building
a figure-8 track. The outter tracks on each curve would be longer than the
inner tracks, but by having them opposite they would cancel each other out.
OK, time to dig out the 4.5volt track!!
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) That wouldn't work on its own. Firstly you'd need a bridge, since a regular crossing wouldn't be any use. Secondly, there's no way you could keep the tracks 2 studs apart around a 270° arc without lengthening the inner rail somewhere. Even a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Narrow Gauge Steam Critter in Dark Blue
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| (...) I was thinking that too, though as I said I've run out of 1x3 buffers. (...) I don't have any curves, but it wouldn't work exactly right. If you think of a 90° corner that goes up and turns right to form an 'r'. Move the inner rail two studs (...) (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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