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i have a question in regaurds to track width in msts. i am making a few locomotives, and have the witdh between the centers of the wheels set to true standard gauge. are msts default/xtracks/ tracks the real dimensions between the railheads as well?also, what is the width of the railhead? i do not know for sure, and if anyone knows this as well, will help me make me wheel widths more accurate, as i took a guess from looking at prototype photos.thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with these questions, they'll help in aiding in my model's accuracy Hauling America one pixel at a time Bill Hemb; train sim repainter
RE: width of msts tracks vs real standard gauge track
I haven't made anything for the Sim in a while, but I recall that the track gauge was pretty accurate for the default rails. 1.435 Meters. I never checked the width of the Sim railhead, I just made my wheels to fit the prototype which I think is around 5" including the width of the flange. Prototype rail is about 3 inches wide at the top (not sure what that part of the rail is called, the head maybe?)
RE: width of msts tracks vs real standard gauge track
Gauge width is not from center to center but inside to inside. The default tracks (and XTracks) has this value correct (1435mm) but the actual rails are too wide.
RE: width of msts tracks vs real standard gauge track
>You mean 4 feet 8 1/2 inches? And I believe that is measured at 1/4" below the top edge of the rail - at least that's what I read somewhere.Bill Alder
Hauling America one pixel at a time
Bill Hemb; train sim repainter
