![]() ![]() If the gap on a straight route is bigger than the length of a half joiner or if the directions of displaced tracks are visually not the same, you will probably not able to make the join without “forcing” the tracks. However, this is not always valid for turnouts, because they are joined at least on 3 places and are more stable by design.Ģ. ![]() ![]() To check this, connect several long straights together and then try to bend them a little, holding both ends of the joined section – you will see that they are really bending, but not as much as real flex-track. Regular straight and curved track pieces (even those with built-in roadbed) have some little flexibility, mostly at joining places. If there are enough track sections, which are able to compensate the gap or displacement with little stretching or natural flexibility, you will be able to make the join. Again, it is not a problem, because both tracks are close together, with correct directions and there are a lot of curved tracks above, which have enough natural flexibility to allow correct join to be obtained in the real world.īut what to do when the gaps and/or displacements are bigger than showed in the example? Well, you can rely on the following rules:ġ. The #2 is displacement between the curved track and turnout. However, there are 4 more straight tracks and a turnout on the left side of the opening, so in the real world, this gap can be compensated by little stretching of the tracks, because their joiners are about 5mm (0.2″) long each and will insensibly allow this without impair the quality of the railroad line. After rebuilding in SCARM, using BTTB tracks lib, it looks like this:Īs you can see, even with the BTTB tracks, which geometry is precise and straightforward, there are two places where SCARM is unable to join the tracks. This layout is called “Rhenshagen” (TT scale 1:120 1600mm x 800mm) and is originating from an old “BTTB Gleisplane” book. As an example, take a look at the following real layout and its track plan below: ![]()
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