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Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
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Mon, 7 Feb 2005 00:44:48 GMT
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> Do you have a particular scheme for supporting the scenery (such as 1
> brick
> every 8 studs), to give it sufficient strength?
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> Could you post some pics of the inside of the mountain to show how you've
> supported everything, especially the high level tracks inside (given the
> weight
> of the trains). I'd like to develop a scheme for supporting scenery that
> uses
> no more bricks than necessary yet provides sufficient strength to resist
> handling shocks and the dynamic loads of trains passing.
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> Up to now I've done a few 48x48 modules by making the edges from 2-wide
> bricks
> and building internal supporting arches towards the middle. The inside is
> effectively a 3-arch bridge across the module, with 3 tracks going at
> right
> angles, supported on each of the arches.
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> I've looked at a few pictures of scenery online and thought them a bit
> flimsy,
> so I'd be grateful for any tips.
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> Mark
Hi Mark,
I'm going to be boxing the mountain module up this week for a show we're
doing in two weeks. I will snap some pictures and post them so you can see
how everything goes together. I use smaller tables set on top of the base
tables with the interior built randomly out of Duplo and scrap LEGO. Take a
look at this file for a glimpse at table arrangement.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1061931
I'd love to see some pics of the modules you've built.
Brian Darrow
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| (...) I see you have 2 crossovers behind the scenes, one on the green track and one on the yellow. I like the way it enables you to put more tunnel portals in view of the audience. Of course turning round in a small space is essential, not something (...) (20 years ago, 6-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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