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My first track mod was the now fairly common point with a 2-curve side-branch.
I’d always wanted to do the opposite - to move the track over with just curves.
Now I can, thanks to this little piece; a 10-stud curve:
 <- click for gallery;
deep link to image.
It’s made by cutting the centre section out of an ordinary curve and
re-attaching the ends. It comes out at just under 2/3 the length of an ordinary
curve. Here’s a set of four compared to ordinary track pieces:
So what’s the point? The point is, if you plug two together to make an S-bend,
it does the same little side-step you get in the branch of an ordinary point.
So, add a standard curve and you get a neat match-up with the standard point
geometry:
See the point now? If you add another curve, you get a
lane-shifting S-curve that lines up with the standard geometry.
So, the old standby of using a pair of points to shift two parallel tracks
sideways is made simpler:
Also, because they’re two separate pieces rather than one S, you can swap them
round to brach to the other side. You also don’t have to have the two short
curves next to each other - they can go at the outer ends of the S-curve:
(deep link to final image)
They’re useful for dodging sideways around obstacles on a layout whilst
maintaining the stadard geometry. Previously, only monorail was capable of
this.
I haven’t seen anyone making these before. You could probably assemble
something like this from Ondrew Hartigan’s custom parts, although when I asked about them he *Ahem*
didn’t answer.
Jason Railton
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| (...) snip (...) i'm sorry!!! i didn't notice that post. yes it's possible to make the s curve you're talking about with parts i've allready made. 2 half curves and a parawellagram will do it. ondrew (...) (19 years ago, 23-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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