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Post by boxholder on Feb 17, 2017 22:01:49 GMT
Loyalist is about right. If you use 1/100 as the scale you get 8.6 inches. (72 feet x 12 inches per foot /100 = 72*12/100 = 864/100 = 8.64 inches) Nobody is gonna quibble over that 0.1 inch.
Another way to calculate it: 72 feet/100 = 0.72 feet So, 0.72 feet * 12 inches per foot = 8.64 inches
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Post by morbius on Feb 18, 2017 2:48:19 GMT
I have no idea how I was trying to calculate it. I put it down to a lack of new sleep and starting a new job. Thanks for setting me straight gents Craig
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Post by boxholder on Feb 18, 2017 12:45:14 GMT
Glad to help. Congrats on the new job.
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Post by hardlec on Feb 20, 2017 0:02:11 GMT
As a useful aside: Civic planning prior to automobiles being common was no where near as standardized as it was following The Great War. Broad streets were a mark of pride for a community. After autos became common, things like marked lanes and speed limits started to appear.
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Post by morbius on Feb 20, 2017 19:43:40 GMT
In the old photo of Memphis, what would that road likely be made of?
It looks like dirt to me, but I could be wrong.
Thanks,
Craig
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Post by boxholder on Feb 20, 2017 22:17:19 GMT
I would have to say "It's dealer's choice." Photos show several variations: Here is one that appears to have been concrete, broken up to lay the tram lines (large irregular edged slabs and chunks) Here is one after a rain that appears to be rolled asphalt (smooth even surface, lightly rutted by traffic) And this one appears to be brick or cobblestone (as you can see). The chopped up texture of the street in the rulebook looks more like a concrete surface that is wearing badly--white dust visible on the tires Short answer: Use whatever you want. It appears from the historical photos Memphis used some of everything.
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Post by hardlec on Feb 21, 2017 2:28:56 GMT
Streets tended to be made of what was easily available and cheap in the area, tempered with what worked. Tarmac was common, as was brick and cobblestone. In Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, it is common to find roads covered in shells instead of gravel. Roads made with a layer of smooth stone gravel covered with sharp stone gravel. The smooth stone was for drainage and the sharp stone compacted to a firm stable surface.
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Post by boxholder on Feb 21, 2017 2:56:49 GMT
Along that line, let's not forget the notorious Georgia roads that used marble chips for the aggregate. Cheap and worked OK as long it was dry weather. But as that marble wore down and aged, it became polished and glassy slick when the rains came.
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Post by morbius on Feb 21, 2017 13:09:29 GMT
Gents, Thanks very much. I feel better already about making a decision Craig
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Post by hardlec on Feb 21, 2017 17:08:59 GMT
Morbius, have you ever driven on a brick road covered in wet leaves? If you thought black ice was slick....
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Post by morbius on Feb 22, 2017 9:59:58 GMT
Hardly, Happily, no I haven't had to do that. Although I am now picturing tripods in need of big snow shoes... Craig
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Post by madmorgan on Mar 2, 2017 16:50:18 GMT
I had a major accident whilst stationed in Okinawa - were they use ground coral and sea shells as the basis of their roads. Once wet (common during monsoon season) its glass for anything going over 5 mph. Just a personal note. I was fortunate, no one hurt, and as we (the local cab driver) & I were both 'professional drivers' by their standards, and it was determined to be unavoidable, no arrest was made, just a warning.
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Post by boxholder on Mar 2, 2017 18:42:02 GMT
Those big spiky feet on the tripods are probably just the thing for slippery roads. And pretty good for lots of other terrain, except swamp/marsh/mud.
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Post by morbius on Mar 3, 2017 10:30:51 GMT
My work progresses slowly, but surely I had two new buildings arrive from Novus Design Studios, which are a great match for the DPM buildings used by Alien Dungeon/Ironclad Games in the rules book: I can't believe the level of detail in these ruined buildings Craig
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Post by Quendil on Mar 3, 2017 11:38:17 GMT
Wow they do look great. Look forward to seeing your city board
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