My First Route

Ricardo · Post by **Ricardo** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 2:37 pm

I wish to create a fairly large route based around the Reading Area.
However I just don't know how to get started. Could anyone offer any help for a novice.

Cheers
Richard

ThamesClyde · Post by **ThamesClyde** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 2:47 pm

Get a quail track map of the area as that shows the track layout and miles and chains, visit the location and take plenty of phots so when you get home you have plenty of reference material to refer too

Ricardo · Post by **Ricardo** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:11 pm

Sorry wrong message. I meant I need help on building the route in MSTS as have hardly any i dea of what to do. How to lay the track etc. I do use the quail maps anyway but thanks.

Any Help?

Cheers
Richard

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:21 pm

Read the 'New to Route Building' Thread at the top of the Route Builders Forum. It has everything u need to know

Ricardo · Post by **Ricardo** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:33 pm

Which one them is it?

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 6:15 pm

the only one......

New to route building read this....

bigvern · Post by **bigvern** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:35 pm

Then buy a copy of the Abacus Route Building Guide and read it...

terrycunliffe · Post by **terrycunliffe** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:47 pm

bigvern wrote:Then buy a copy of the Abacus Route Building Guide and read it...

Yep... and then... read it again! (after a long lie-down, that is)

Cheers,
Terry

bigvern · Post by **bigvern** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 8:08 am

Oh then remember everything you thought you'd forgotten from school like inverse tangents (to calculate gradents) and radians (to curve dynamic track)!

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:42 am

bigvern wrote:inverse tangents (to calculate gradents) and radians (to curve dynamic track)!

I just twiddle the mouse about. Have I been doing something wrong?