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posted: 16 Dec 2019 22:26 from: Graeme
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This is my second attempt - Ban Chang. The main purpose is to introduce 'flow' which was of neccessity lacking in the first attempt (Asok Sidings). The main features are:
I will post version 2 shortly with the double slip in the middle (I cant see a way of inserting it without re-drawing the whole thing from scratch) but would appreciate any thoughts, observations or comments as it stands. Cheers, graeme |
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posted: 16 Dec 2019 22:32 from: Graeme
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... and the background shapes. (Can I have more than 1 attachment to a post here?) Cheers, g |
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posted: 16 Dec 2019 23:20 from: Martin Wynne
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Graeme wrote: Can I have more than 1 attachment to a post here?Hi Graeme, No. That is: a. a good thing. You can write some notes about each file (you must write at least one word in a post), and no-one will get confused about which file is which. b. a bad thing. It can be a bit of a nuisance to post multiple replies. But if you have a lot of files to post, you can always zip them up. Thanks for sharing. cheers, Martin. |
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posted: 16 Dec 2019 23:54 from: Martin Wynne
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Graeme wrote:I will post version 2 shortly with the double slip in the middle (I cant see a way of inserting it without re-drawing the whole thing from scratch) but would appreciate any thoughts, observations or comments as it stands.Hi Graeme, Thanks for sharing. You have used several A-4.5 turnouts which is not a very good size combination, especially for P4, with very sharp radii. Also not very prototypical, for an industrial yard. Loose-heel switches are much more likely (you don't have to actually build them with loose heels -- i.e. pivoted switch blades -- if you don't want to). I suggest for each turnout: 1. put the peg on CTRL-4 to preserve the exit alignments. 2. in template > switch settings... change to a 9ft straight switch. This will ease the radius a bit, and also shorten the turnout a bit, if you are tight for space. But if you can make space, it would be much better to lengthen the crossing angles to 1:5. 9ft-5 turnouts will have a larger radius allowing a wider range of rolling stock in P4, without taking up too much extra space. That change of angle will need quite a lot of re-drawing though. You also have some B-5.28 turnouts, which is a very strange size indeed! if you want something longer than 9ft-5, allowing for some gentle curving if needed, I suggest a 9ft-6 or 12ft-6 size would be more in keeping. You can convert any turnout to an inside slip at tools > make slip > menu item. However 1:5 is too short for a practical inside slip in P4. It would likely be an outside slip instead at that angle. Even 1:6 is tight for an inside slip in P4. I'm not too clear where you want to put it? cheers, Martin. |
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