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Re: 8 wide and bigger (was Re: 8 Wide)
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:56:09 GMT
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Mike Poindexter wrote:
> The problem is that the turns are so sharp that the cars clip the corner by
> as much as 6-8 studs, depending on the length of the car.
lol As I was responding to Kev, you posted:-p Yes, this is a major problem
when dealing with passenger cars or locos that are (in my case) 60-80 studs
long. One just can't build anything close to turns (This, unfortunately,
*includes* the yellow point throw switch over which my passenger car bodies
can't pass). As it stands now, my passenger cars cannot negotiate a point
unless the throw switch is removed. Mr Justus, we need gentler curves and
points!
-John
> An extra magnet
> or two won't help. I put one straight between the curved sections and
> although it looks a little wobbly, it actually is not very bad for the turn.
> I would guess that the leaning cars would really show it, but I haven't
> gotten the chance to set up a loop to test it out with 8 wide cars. I am
> still waiting on the last 12 sets of table legs and don't have my tracks set
> up yet.
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> Mike
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> Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FoLq53.D20@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
> > > John2,
> > >
> > > You may not need to get a couple of million bricks for your 8 wide • layout.
> > > You can just use mine. It will be built to allow 8 wide trains to run. • I
> > > fixed the problems with the turns being too sharp and am going to next • fix
> > > the track point geometry. Only real problem I am running into now is • that
> >
> > Would a simple solution to the turn problem be to just double up on
> > magnets? (stick an extra magnet or two between the cars).
> >
> > KL
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| The problem is that the turns are so sharp that the cars clip the corner by as much as 6-8 studs, depending on the length of the car. An extra magnet or two won't help. I put one straight between the curved sections and although it looks a little (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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