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Re: ballast
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:59:30 GMT
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Reinhard \"Ben\" Beneke wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Tracey writes:
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> > Then I thought about the mosiac kit. My kit arrived last week.
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2934
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> René has done something similar at our FGLTC event: he used black bricks for
> ballast and brown bricks for sleepers. Best of this was the sound effect: when
> the 100++waggons train passed this section of track it gave a increased sound.
> I was great to listen to this...
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=26014
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> But I fear the idea might be good, but too expensive for a track layout with
> dozens (or even hundreds) of meters.
Yes, that is an issue. It might be a useful technique for isolated sections of layouts that are especially detailed for an added level of realism.
Mileage from the mosiac kits could be increased by using a gray 2x4 plate as the ballast between the rails and ties, therefore using the 1x1 plates
along the edges.
-chris
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| (...) René has done something similar at our FGLTC event: he used black bricks for ballast and brown bricks for sleepers. Best of this was the sound effect: when the 100++waggons train passed this section of track it gave a increased sound. I was (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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