marook Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Hi All, Making nice track inclines that fit to the studs on a plate, can be a pain.. so if you have some OLD technic 'piston rods' in your collection (I have 50+.. :-), here is a solution: IMG_0517 by Marook, on Flickr The flexibility here makes it easy to fix the tracks to the studs, even though they are not aligned due to the inclining angle. Here with a mounted track: IMG_0521 by Marook, on Flickr And here a bit longer up the track: IMG_0523 by Marook, on Flickr There might be other bricks to use, if these piston rods is hard to find, but the basic idea is working right well, and with technic axels 12L it gives great stability. Further stability can be added by 'locking' the track-connections with small plates.. Enjoy... Quote
Man with a hat Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Very clever. A pity I just got a few of thos old technic parts. Quote
zephyr1934 Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 Great idea. You could probably replicate the same functionality of the old technic connectors with the new ones by inserting a half pin in the hole. Or replace them altogether and instead use a technic brick with an axle hole. Quote
marook Posted May 6, 2015 Author Posted May 6, 2015 Great idea. You could probably replicate the same functionality of the old technic connectors with the new ones by inserting a half pin in the hole. Or replace them altogether and instead use a technic brick with an axle hole. Yeah, I have been thinking about that as well. As long as the axle is able to move at the point where the cross-axle is, it's fine. Quote
jodawill Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 This is a great solution, but the grade is too steep. I think the typical recommendation is only one plate per baseplate. Quote
pirzyk Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 I thought it was 1 plate per track segment (16 studs) so that would be 2 per baseplate, but not as steep as what is pictured. Quote
marook Posted May 6, 2015 Author Posted May 6, 2015 This is a great solution, but the grade is too steep. I think the typical recommendation is only one plate per baseplate. 2 plates = 2.8° incline, and as long as you keep under 3° you are fine. And this support kan do any degree you like.. ;-) Quote
detjensrobert Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 I've found that light trains (like stock holiday train w/ 9v motor in engine) work OK with up to 1 brick per track segment, but that only works for trains less than 3 or 4 light cars long, and even then, it really struggles. This looks fine though. Ok, enough rambling on now. Neat use of the old Technic parts! If only they came in the current grey to match... What are you planning to use these for? Quote
marook Posted May 6, 2015 Author Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) Neat use of the old Technic parts! If only they came in the current grey to match... What are you planning to use these for? Thanks. Well, I was thinking of doing a ramp of some sorts for the first part of the incline, and wanted to have some flexible, but good, support for it, so I could decorate it later. Since going back into LEGO trains about months ago, I've been playing with a lot of bridge layouts etc since my apartment is small, and it it has to be a bit fun, the tracks must cross over each other.. anf then it was fun to see what tricks all my old bricks go do ;-) And then I just like to share my findings.. now that so many others share theirs.. ;-) Edited May 6, 2015 by marook Quote
M_slug357 Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 If your ramp ends up being one-sided, you can always make a coal dump of sorts (assuming you have some coal cars)? Quote
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