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Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 10-11-2014

Found a couple neat videos of trains crossing the viaduct...
...from the front of an engine as it crosses the viaduct...
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...from a quad copter as a train crosses the viaduct...
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Re: The Tulip viaduct - ScrewySqrl - 10-13-2014

so... you'll be modelling this on your new layout, right?

Popcornbeer

Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 10-13-2014

Hmmm, in N scale, that would be... 14' long. I might shorten it a bit! 357

Re: The Tulip viaduct - ScrewySqrl - 10-13-2014

TrainNut Wrote:Hmmm, in N scale, that would be... 14' long. I might shorten it a bit! 357


Maybe its time to try T Scale? (a relatively new 1:450 scale)

Re: The Tulip viaduct - Sumpter250 - 10-14-2014

ScrewySqrl Wrote:"TrainNut" wrote : Hmmm, in N scale, that would be... 14' long. I might shorten it a bit! 357
Maybe its time to try T Scale? (a relatively new 1:450 scale)
That's getting a bit small, but then again 1:700, or 1:720 has already arrived at a bit small, and I do Navy ships in that scale, so 1:450 would seem "big". Wink Wink 357 357 357

Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 10-21-2014

Chased a train yesterday...
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Re: The Tulip viaduct - BR60103 - 10-21-2014

Ahhh! Train chasing with minimal physical effort.

Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 11-21-2016

ScrewySqrl Wrote:so... you'll be modelling this on your new layout, right?

Popcornbeer
Allright, it took some time to get things moving in the right direction but, the answer to that is yes!
I have an area 4 1/2' long on the new layout just for this. Granted it will be a shortened version at about 720' as opposed to the full 2,295 feet of the real one.
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I think I'll use 3 of the Micro Engineering tall steel viaduct kits and connect them with two of the 40' extension tower kits.
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That will give me a total of 8 towers.

Re: The Tulip viaduct - TrainNut - 11-23-2016

I visited my friends layout today to check out his Micro Engineering viaduct.
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He's got a pretty sweet setup.
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