How to Keep Your Lego Train Track Modular for Mils

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

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[@hamsterproductionsofficial]

Great & informative video, thank you! :)

[@MayoHosko]

I see so many people forgetting to add the extra straight track to the outside of their double curves. This tutorial is why you do it

[@moonmanbricks]

I actually needed this for a project. Thank you!

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Your welcome

[@3057luis]

It looks neat but , I think that, with that amount of layers under the track, you could build any modular layout design over of grid of 32x32 plates, or 48x48.

[@stevenbronpuntnl]

Thanks so much for the clear explanation: I was struggling to position everything in our city but now it feels a lot easier.

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Your welcome, thanks for watching.

[@cityofbricks]

THANKS for this video!!!! So informing!!!!

[@natemr4482]

Great video Daryl thanks for the info

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Thanks Nate

[@hswrailway]

A great little video.

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Thanks and thanks for watching

[@paulgorden7622]

This is some great stuff right here.

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Thanks

[@andrewmazzarini2742]

I've crunched some numbers and found that the highest gradient you'll ever want to slope your train track is 1 brick per 16 studs, for a 5% grade. I'm well aware that presents some serious landscaping challenges around such a large gradient, but I fully intend to use such a gradient to make a multi-level city, which will house a storage yard for my trains on the lower level and hold the city about 20 bricks above the yard level. It's gonna be painful for my wallet but I'll get there in due time

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

For the train to run smoothly yes, I do 1 plate per 8 studs and have never had issues, but I wouldnt go any steeper than that.

[@silverwhiteknight]

Great video! Thank you!

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Thanks for watching

[@EvansBrickhouse]

Another excellent and informative video. You always have the best content.

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Thanks John

[@Braincell_Hunter]

I love ur videos

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Thanks 😊

[@Onewiththestud]

I may be using this soon so thanks

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Your welcome

[@dustylegobricks]

0:21 i must say one module is backwards, we've all done it at some point 😂 Do you tile under straight ballasted track? Thanks for this Darryl, as someone who is not in a LUG i would not know where to find all the info you share! Cheers!

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Lol yeah I keep meaning to change that and keep forgetting. No I only tile under my curved pieces. But that doesnt mean you cant tile under straights if you do not want it attached.

[@tobiasljosnes6749]

As far as I can tell from this video, you're not building your tracks on top of the MILS plate, but within it? Is that how you did the rest of your city, and is this the best way of aligning it with the rest of the MILS system?

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

You are correct, in the front of my city all track is ballasted straight to plates. But I am sloping the track up in the back side. So what I am doing makes alignment worse lol. But I dont mind the extra work. The easiest way though is to keep it all 1 continuous height, no matter what method you choose.

[@johnathansawyer8736]

Thanks for this! I have a LOT of LEGO as well, but a giant hole in my collection is anything to do with trains. I need to change that!

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Trains are a very expensive hobby, especially if you get into the vintage 9v. But they are great.

[@ElectricianTS]

I made a 4 x 32x32 baseplate train shed built in two pieces but now that they're fully built, I can't connect them together...

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Why not ?

[@ElectricianTS]

@@BevinsBricksWorld Having built straight up to the edge of the plates, I can't incline the two pieces to snap together... Pushing straight in won't go... But.... wait.... I didn't try inclining the plates in the opposite direction, from below. I'll let you know if that works.

[@joebennett7221]

Hey bevin bricks haven't seen any videos lately you ok and life

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Doing good, hope to get back to building soon.

[@LuCreates_stuff]

So it's 4 baseplates for 2 curves?

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Yes 4 32x32 total

[@ElectricianTS]

@@BevinsBricksWorld I'm gonna cut corners on my next city to avoid having to make wiggly curves and save space. Also, another idea, which model railroaders use, is to branch off a corner towards an outer shelf to make a depot or a terminal station outside the main table.

[@LuCreates_stuff]

@@BevinsBricksWorld I forgot to add something to my question. Are the 4 baseplates one modular part or can you separate them even more?

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

Any time I see that 9volt track I have massive regret that I never bought lots of it around 2006 when they were selling sets with it off cheap, but even with 30% off it was still not in any way cheap. There is a universe where Lego 9volt was sold far cheaper where EVERYONE has great 9volt set ups and everyone loves it and its still going strong in 2024...unfortunately I do not live in that universe because in their wisdom Lego decided that the price of a 9volt train set for kids had to involve getting a substantial bank loan or the family eating Ramen for a fortnight to pay for it, so not a lot were sold round my neck of tha woods.

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

9 vilt track can be made by yourself very cheaply using copper or metal mesh tape.

[@witerabid]

I honestly thought this was more widely known. 🙈 But yeah, that's what I based my tram loop on, except it has a single track for a big portion of it.

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

I thought the same, but there are so many new people to the hobby there are a lot of techniques that many are not aware of.

[@witerabid]

@@BevinsBricksWorld Well, your channel has certainly helped me from the very beginning and I'm sure I'm not the only one. 😊💚

[@CartersCreations]

Check out my city! I’ve used a technique similar to what you show here, Just with a few extra swivel tracks

[@BevinsBricksWorld]

Awesome