Trying to build mountain scenery, looking for pictures of inclines for cars and trucks, mountain will be 4' x 4' 2' high, I had no trouble making train tunnels.
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Inclines? Two trackers (dirt)? Gravel? Pavement? Emergency stop inclines/ sand pits from roads?
Inclines like the logging inclne that was once served by the Yosemite Valley RR, or passenger inclines like Pittsburgh?
Several of those, perhaps, if he is so inclined.
I would like to make a gravel road wide enough for two cars to be pass one another or a farm tractor
Not sure what you are asking for? dimensions? width? rate of incline??
I am looking for pictures of inclines, any and all sorts would be food for thought.
Have you tried Google, etc.??
That is pretty cool, I like that, but I am trying to get some ideas for a gravel road clime up to the top of a mountain, that would be a incline from 0 to 23" clime for die cast automobiles and trucks, Thanks
Most gravel roads on a steep incline would circle to climb, or weave like switchbacks as at a certain grade, disturbing the gravel would make it tumble downward in a short time. The gravel seems to be spread according to season to stop dust or ice issues just before it traditionally happens. However, the shoulders on gravel grades is usually rocky year round, even if the center had become just dirt. On extreme, long, "straight" inclines like a 4wd might take, there will be a slight zig zag too as drivers strive for added traction.
Usually only short runs go staight up steeply.
But at least we are closer to what you want to see... I have one in mind that is a paved road intersetion with rails. The ...?...lets say east/west road...follows the valley edge as does the RR. The north road is nomal too, but the south rd crosses the tracks at the crossing gate, (crossbucks and flashers too), goes about 15' then rises to a VERY steep grade, like maybe over 40°, lol.
I think it is in western Pa. and I think Marc Boyce (?) and I discussed it at one time. Hopefully he has his name notification going and will chime in. I think Ive either been there or at a very similar place in that area or Ohio. I.e., it's more about the whole setting than the actual road there.
I also forgot between Photobucket, my cloud storages syncing without asking and two dead computers and devices, I don't have many photos anymore...including those old boxes that I once scanned for a week. All gone thanks to modern computer company reliability and great intuative design along with good intructions for it all. (that is extreme sarcasm fyi. My online experience peaked about 5 years ago and has been going downhill since