 Joined: 25/03/2017(UTC) Posts: 119 Location: England, Devon
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Hi. The yellow tracks in the images below are part offa small storage yard for small wagons. When looking at it, I feel that there should be an easier way to achieve this, especially on the bottom track - it seems to use so many very small pieces. Am I being paranoid, or can someone suggest a better way? Thanks  Screenshot 2024-02-14 at 14.54.17.png (1,012kb) downloaded 953 time(s).
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 Joined: 15/12/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,589 Location: Spain
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Originally Posted by: Alex H  Hi. The yellow tracks in the images below are part offa small storage yard for small wagons. When looking at it, I feel that there should be an easier way to achieve this, especially on the bottom track - it seems to use so many very small pieces.
Am I being paranoid, or can someone suggest a better way? Two 24224 should take care of the curve, at least. |
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 Joined: 04/06/2019(UTC) Posts: 55 Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Originally Posted by: hxmiesa Originally Posted by: Alex H Hi. The yellow tracks in the images below are part offa small storage yard for small wagons. When looking at it, I feel that there should be an easier way to achieve this, especially on the bottom track - it seems to use so many very small pieces.
Am I being paranoid, or can someone suggest a better way? Two 24224 should take care of the curve, at least. Agree
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Joined: 25/03/2017(UTC) Posts: 119 Location: England, Devon
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24094+24077=24172. (Upper track) |
Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS  |
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Joined: 25/03/2017(UTC) Posts: 119 Location: England, Devon
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A bit of assymmetry may be even attractive 
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An alternative 
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Two great solutions from PacoM above. Even if a bit more elegant I would caution the use of a three-way turnout. It can cause problems with some rolling stock in my experience.
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 Joined: 05/12/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,801 Location: Crozet, Virginia
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Originally Posted by: Copenhagen Two great solutions from PacoM above. Even if a bit more elegant I would caution the use of a three-way turnout. It can cause problems with some rolling stock in my experience. I have four three-way turnouts and they do indeed cause me problems, sometimes even when set for straight and not turning. The worst offenders are the small two axle wagons that rock and roll as they pass through them, even at slow speeds. I have tried to figure out why but I have never come up with an answer. |
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I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
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 Joined: 26/05/2021(UTC) Posts: 198 Location: Australia, East Maitland, NSW
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Some forum members cut standard Marklin track pieces to simplify or create a particular track configuration - it is quite easy to do - but others may see it as sacrilege.
Your original design then becomes much simpler and cheaper to achieve - especially with all those dead-end sidings. There are many posts available about how to do it. Done properly, no one will ever be able to tell.
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Originally Posted by: dickinsonj Originally Posted by: Copenhagen Two great solutions from PacoM above. Even if a bit more elegant I would caution the use of a three-way turnout. It can cause problems with some rolling stock in my experience. I have four three-way turnouts and they do indeed cause me problems, sometimes even when set for straight and not turning. The worst offenders are the small two axle wagons that rock and roll as they pass through them, even at slow speeds. I have tried to figure out why but I have never come up with an answer. I only have one threeway switch. One general problem that also occurs with standard turnouts is wheel spacing adjustment. If the wagons have DC wheels they usually have to be adjusted to a smaller spacing. Another problem can be with small locomotives that that lose connection and stop at some places (and at some speeds). A third thing is the construction of the turnout tongues and the way they work. If the tongues don't move to their fullest extent it can lead to derailments in some directions.
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Joined: 15/12/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,589 Location: Spain
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Originally Posted by: dickinsonj Originally Posted by: Copenhagen Two great solutions from PacoM above. Even if a bit more elegant I would caution the use of a three-way turnout. It can cause problems with some rolling stock in my experience. I have four three-way turnouts and they do indeed cause me problems, sometimes even when set for straight and not turning. The worst offenders are the small two axle wagons that rock and roll as they pass through them, even at slow speeds. I have tried to figure out why but I have never come up with an answer. Most probably because the design relies on the height/depth of the oversize Märklin flanges of the wheels. With more modern rolling stock, the wheels "fall into" the track. -As in; They dont really roll on top of the track, but runs on the top of the flanges on top of the track-bed (look for a metal insert in the "heart-pieces"(*). (*); Herzstück in german...  |
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To Henrik above: exactly and spot on. I have a double slip switch that I've had to modify with conductive paint and I have improved my threeway switch by gluing a thin strip of aluminum foil to it somewhere.
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