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Help with Woodland Scenics 3% incline set... Doesn't match up!
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by BR60103</i> <br /><br />John: have you checked the final grade section? (I think that may be the other half of the first section) Does it measure up or off? or the middle bits? <br />I had an interesting problem with a long 2% grade. I used the starter segements and filled the height with 1/2" extruded foam. Except the foam turned out to be more like 9/16" and I had a bump betweem my segments and a bit steeper grade. <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I haven't checked the final section. I'm not going to go up the entire 4 1/2" on this grade so I'm not using it. I have checked the other sections only w/ a straight edge and they all seem to be pretty consistent in the grade, it's just the transitions from one section to the other are bad on all of them, some not as bad as others. <br /> <br />I've decided to make the most of it and turn a "negative" into a "positive"! I had intended on modeling a river into my layout anyway so by making a small modification to the location and direction of that river, I can use the discrepancy to my advantage. I can put in the 4" gap and maintain my grade! I roughly tacked it in place as shown below... <br />I didn't measure it for the picture so it probably isn't 4" there but it will be when I do it for real. <br /> <br />[IMG]http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f144/johnsland8/Model%20Train%20Stuff/BridgeonIncline.jpg[/IMG] <br /> <br />-John
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