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Subject:	Re: Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:09:37 GMT
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> Yesterday I got the chance to by 4559 Cargo Railway and 4552 Cargo Crane • along > with some extra rail second hand for $85 and I took the chance. hehehe... you will be assimilated! > How large table do I need for a small layout? My collection is in the 40K • range > so I wont add a town around the layout (for now) just the train itself and • a > few extras. I own 10 straigts, 24 curved and 2 switching rails. I will • probably > get more. I will build my own table so I'm not restricted to default table > sizes, still I don't have *that* much space. Good advice from others. Bear in mind: You need 30" width of table for the track to turn 180 degrees. If you have 2 tracks running parallel, you need more width. Train club show layouts are not necessarily a good basis for a home layout, unless you only want to watch your train going round and round and round... If you want something more interesting, I suggest looking at model railroad layout planning resources for simple layouts (though you have to watch out for reversing loops). Try here for a start: http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/722hixbk.asp http://www.trackplanning.com/ http://www.atlasrr.com/products/fanlayout/hoflintro.html http://www.nmra.org/beginner/extended.html http://www.nmra.org/beginner/ex_plus.html Kevin ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW Half-Timbered Shops kit 1400+++ pieces! http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/cat-bwh.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGO TOWN PLANNING information: http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/COntent/Townplan/townplan.htm BrickLink Lego parts store: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Kevinw1 The Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): http://www.bricksmiths.com Personal Lego Web page: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/lego.html

Subject:	Re: Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:44:11 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kevin Wilson writes: > > Yesterday I got the chance to by 4559 Cargo Railway and 4552 Cargo Crane • along > > with some extra rail second hand for $85 and I took the chance. > > hehehe... you will be assimilated! At first I thought you meant executed then I bothered to look assimilated up and I think my g/f is the one who's most thrilled (which is a *very* good thing since she's not bothered to touch my bricks previously). Now she's been playing/building with LEGO five days in a row on her own (the first few days thanks to some 4106/4179 buckets I bought). > Good advice from others. Bear in mind: > > You need 30" width of table for the track to turn 180 degrees. If you have 2 > tracks running parallel, you need more width. > > Train club show layouts are not necessarily a good basis for a home layout, > unless you only want to watch your train going round and round and round... > If you want something more interesting, I suggest looking at model railroad > layout planning resources for simple layouts (though you have to watch out > for reversing loops). Try here for a start: > > http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/722hixbk.asp > http://www.trackplanning.com/ > http://www.atlasrr.com/products/fanlayout/hoflintro.html > http://www.nmra.org/beginner/extended.html > http://www.nmra.org/beginner/ex_plus.html Good resources, thanks! /Tobbe