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Freeway for your layout...
Freeway for your layout...
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Tracklayer
Member since
August 2005
From: Southeast Texas
2,392 posts
Freeway for your layout...
Posted by
Tracklayer
on Saturday, September 3, 2005 4:03 PM
I saw something kind of neat a while back. A guy had made a freeway for one end of his layout by using belts with cars glued or afixed to them some how that ran in opposite directions with the help of electric fan motors. The cars came out of tunnels and went back into tunnels on each side of the layout to help hide when they went under the table and came back up. He even had a couple of over passes to add to the effect. He could control the speed to go from early morning snails pace to weekend race track. It was really neat, and probably not all that expensive to put together.
Just thought someone out there might like and want to use the idea.
Tracklayer
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dinwitty
Member since
August 2004
2,844 posts
Posted by
dinwitty
on Saturday, September 3, 2005 6:34 PM
I've tried stuff, I have a trucking set, but I will be selling it eventually, I figger that I am in the hobby for the trains, not the cars.
So my cars will be very static...
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, September 3, 2005 7:07 PM
While I am not sure I will have an automated roadway, I do tend to move my vehicles around the layout, no not driving them but restaging them in different scenes, so I can have a feel of change on the layout, AND spread the dust-free shadows around [:I]
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, September 3, 2005 9:38 PM
I have enough problems keeping the trains running so I doubt that I would fool around with automobiles; however, it is an interesting idea.
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leighant
Member since
August 2002
From: Corpus Christi, Texas
2,377 posts
Posted by
leighant
on Saturday, September 3, 2005 10:03 PM
I wonder about the scenes with what should be a high speed highway and cars sitting there not moving. Doesn't seem quite right. But moving belts, etc. to make them move would require some special treatment of the ends of the highway that doesn't fit the other things I want to do.
Maybe I could just model a buy highway with traffic all stopped for construction, while a billboard overlooking the scene says "Next Time Take the Train."
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Jetrock
Member since
August 2003
From: Midtown Sacramento
3,340 posts
Posted by
Jetrock
on Monday, September 5, 2005 7:16 PM
I would consider big freeways to belong in the "offensive things on your layout" thread! Talk about a real-life thing you don't want to be reminded of when you're playing with trains!
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cheese3
Member since
May 2003
From: Morgantown, WV
1,459 posts
Posted by
cheese3
on Monday, September 5, 2005 7:32 PM
I have seen that before, it was cool but on a small layout like mine it would take away from the tains. But it is a good idea.
Adam Thompson Model Railroading is fun!
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