tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post9066031129712486273..comments2024-03-25T02:21:43.523-04:00Comments on 30Squares: Tracing of the EVRR track planJ D Lowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07907821767203109311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post-13064531217262167192017-04-30T07:37:27.890-04:002017-04-30T07:37:27.890-04:00One other thing I should mention is that the more ...One other thing I should mention is that the more I study this photo: https://30squaresofontario.blogspot.ca/2016/10/the-holy-grail-of-e-l-moore-photos-has.html the more I think some of the outer loops on the as-built version have a little larger radii than the postcard plan.J D Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907821767203109311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post-36564663859798807412017-04-30T07:31:54.658-04:002017-04-30T07:31:54.658-04:00I agree, I think there were some 12 inch radius se...I agree, I think there were some 12 inch radius sections on his layout. It turns out today I plan to transfer my N-scale plan to the baseboard in preparation for tracking laying to begin in the next week or two. I think I'm going to need to make some adjustments to the radii as I do the installation. So, I should have a better idea about what the radii maybe have been. Hopefully when this recreation is done, I'll have enough data to have a good electronic version of the trackplan produced to replace my approximated penciled versions.J D Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907821767203109311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post-77125624830522201552017-04-29T23:43:37.810-04:002017-04-29T23:43:37.810-04:00My burning question has always been what is the mi...My burning question has always been what is the minimum radius...<br /><br />My version which is not a copy but an inspired Moore-ish rendition on a 4.5 x 7 has a minimum of 18 inches with the help of a shoe horn. My guess is that there were some 12s on E.L.s original.Derrell Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489276851661331648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post-48813442069090168682017-03-21T06:32:33.606-04:002017-03-21T06:32:33.606-04:00You're right, those are important physical det...You're right, those are important physical details I still need to work out. Thanks! I think I've got the blocks and wiring worked out and will post a revision. The plan seems to be a folded dogbone with return loops on each end. On the right, the return loop is a simple one, but on the left, several possible return loops are present: it's sort of a pretzel meets the yin-yang symbol of track plans. J D Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907821767203109311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064796956302169303.post-70276155391736627342017-03-20T21:01:10.548-04:002017-03-20T21:01:10.548-04:00Make sure you've got clearance on those tight ...Make sure you've got clearance on those tight curves. Not that your cars will be long, but still.<br /><br />On my small 2x3 layout, I first tested whether the little train could get up the hill. I didn't think about how fast it would go DOWNHILL! I evened it out by pushing a baggage car body over a Bachmann powered trolley. <br /><br />I also didn't think about vertical curve transitions. I spaced out the riser blocks evenly without smoothing the vertical jump. It's not bad, but it could've been better. I like the up and over trackplan, even if it serves no real purpose besides giving a reason for a bridge!VBDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354416562358609303noreply@blogger.com