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Title: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: Beatle (TrainBrain) on August 23, 2007, 06:00:24 PM
Just a quick question:

I'm planning my new layout now. It's focused around Chicago and the rest of the US of A. I just recently got the idea to put in the 'L'. I saw Micro's city viaducts. They look good, they have straight pieces, but (here's the question): Do they have curved pieces or are the straights somehow flexible*

Thanks,

*Highly unlikely :D ;).
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: SteamGene on August 23, 2007, 06:36:08 PM
The tall steel viaduct can be used down to an 18" radius curve.  Be prepared.  There is a vast amount of repetitive sub-assembly construction.
Gene
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: Doneldon on August 24, 2007, 01:02:32 AM
Most railway bridges (the El is a railroad, after all) aren't curved; they are a series of straight sections at angles to one another.
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: Beatle (TrainBrain) on August 24, 2007, 09:01:18 AM
Quote from: Doneldon on August 24, 2007, 01:02:32 AM
Most railway bridges (the El is a railroad, after all) aren't curved; they are a series of straight sections at angles to one another.


Right, so does that mean you've got to get 2 straights and curve the track on them, or get 2 straights and put and switch on it?
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: ray46 on August 24, 2007, 11:05:57 AM
Quote from: TrainBrain on August 24, 2007, 09:01:18 AM
Quote from: Doneldon on August 24, 2007, 01:02:32 AM
Most railway bridges (the El is a railroad, after all) aren't curved; they are a series of straight sections at angles to one another.


Right, so does that mean you've got to get 2 straights and curve the track on them, or get 2 straights and put and switch on it?

What?
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: Beatle (TrainBrain) on August 24, 2007, 11:23:32 AM
Quote from: ray46 on August 24, 2007, 11:05:57 AM
Quote from: TrainBrain on August 24, 2007, 09:01:18 AM
Quote from: Doneldon on August 24, 2007, 01:02:32 AM
Most railway bridges (the El is a railroad, after all) aren't curved; they are a series of straight sections at angles to one another.


Right, so does that mean you've got to get 2 straights and curve the track on them, or get 2 straights and put and switch on it?

What?

I meant: "Do you get 2 straight pieces, take the track off, curve them, and put them back on? Or do you take track off of one piece and put a switch on it?"

P.S. I love your signature, The Eagles are awesome ;D.
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: WoundedBear on August 24, 2007, 11:28:30 AM
Quote from: TrainBrain on August 24, 2007, 11:23:32 AM
Quote from: ray46 on August 24, 2007, 11:05:57 AM
Quote from: TrainBrain on August 24, 2007, 09:01:18 AM
Quote from: Doneldon on August 24, 2007, 01:02:32 AM
Most railway bridges (the El is a railroad, after all) aren't curved; they are a series of straight sections at angles to one another.


Right, so does that mean you've got to get 2 straights and curve the track on them, or get 2 straights and put and switch on it?

What?

I meant: "Do you get 2 straight pieces, take the track off, curve them, and put them back on? Or do you take track off of one piece and put a switch on it?"

P.S. I love your signature, The Eagles are awesome ;D.

Once more......What????? ???

Sid
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: Beatle (TrainBrain) on August 24, 2007, 11:32:42 AM
 :P :-\

OK, does Micro's city viaducts come with track attached?
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: SteamGene on August 24, 2007, 12:47:02 PM
Micro's bridges and viaducts come without track.  They have a chart of what needs trimming to allow the viaduct to be "curved."   They sell bridging track to lay on the finished bridge.
Gene
Title: Re: Micro Engineering's City Viaducts
Post by: ray46 on August 24, 2007, 03:01:16 PM
Quote from: TrainBrain on August 24, 2007, 11:32:42 AM
:P :-\

OK, does Micro's city viaducts come with track attached?

What we're asking is, what does a switch have to do with what you want to do?