@DoubleDAZ posted:And here's another example of what Tom was talking about when he mentioned lowering part of an over/under. I raised the entire layout 3", shortened the length of the blue line, increased the length of the orange line, then lowered the purple part of the orange line to 0" and raised the purple part of the blue line to 6". As I mentioned last night, the problem for you is deciding NOW if this is something you want to do before you lay any track. Of course, if you don't, you could still raise part of the blue line 3", but you wouldn't be able to do the over/under.
Ok dave i am convinced your right i probably should go ahead and proceed with the elevations. I got cold feet when i had issues with the fast track and my N&W 612 barreled over the bridge but i believe that was because i had alot of design issues i just threw the track together. This is more of an articulated, well thought out design and this seems to work. I actually do want some elevations on my tracks probably in the train room and maybe even the office if it works because i thought about it and my big thing was mountains, tunnels , tressles and scenary. Now i may not be able to have a tressle or a real tressle but i do wish i could get some rivers, waterfalls of a mountain etc. I would love that combined with the coal/mining/logging stuff. But i will go with mounatins/rivers and waterfalls as well as elevations to make the track more artistic and interesting with scenary. I also thing watching the locos climb an elevation with some mountain/rock like scenary with some greenary IE mountains with waterfalls and trees would be awesome even if it came out of a tunnel. I know i cant have it all and im not asking you to do a whole redesign but if your bored and you think i should make this change now or i am going to regret some decisions i made now later then i say ill go with your advice and make the plans now.
I take it with this type of setup i need to elevate this somehow for the 3" over and 3" under and the 6" areas. That i need to understand how its done i guess foam and carving of foam?
