04-10-2009, 01:45 PM
Thanks for all the great advice!
I've cut grades down twice, and it will be a third time with this new revision. I went from 5% to 4% to 2% and now 1.6%
For some reason I always want these huge transitions because they seem to look better...but now that I've had more experience I know that they dont, and it just makes for bigger issues.
I think I'll try your method with laying flex, and I'm going to use Cork as WS trackbed is getting much too expensive for a third revamp.
All the previous curves were 11" radius, but I've changed that and now I'm running 13" minimum. My passenger cars should operate a whole not nicer now!!!
Once I get back from Florida I'll start putting hammer to nails again and getting back in the game. But for now, it'll all be replanning and solidifying.
I've cut grades down twice, and it will be a third time with this new revision. I went from 5% to 4% to 2% and now 1.6%
For some reason I always want these huge transitions because they seem to look better...but now that I've had more experience I know that they dont, and it just makes for bigger issues.
I think I'll try your method with laying flex, and I'm going to use Cork as WS trackbed is getting much too expensive for a third revamp.
All the previous curves were 11" radius, but I've changed that and now I'm running 13" minimum. My passenger cars should operate a whole not nicer now!!!
Once I get back from Florida I'll start putting hammer to nails again and getting back in the game. But for now, it'll all be replanning and solidifying.
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-Luke
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