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Re: Train Layout Tables
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:36:14 GMT
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This is a good idea. I have been in the process of documenting the new
tables being used by the NGLTC, we used them for the first time in March and
they worked great for us, they are light weight, setup quick, have built in
plexi holders, velcro skirting (added later) and travel easily. I'll finish
my write up on them and post them on the club site. If every club does this
we can have a master link document on the ILTCO site that has a brief
summary of each design and a link to the detailed documentation on them.

jt


In lugnet.trains, Steve Barile writes:
It would be nice to have a single document that captures the different
techniques that various clubs have used for modules. And with that
acompaniing pros & cons list by the clubs that use each respective
technique. This would be handy for new clubs that are making this decision.
As new clubs come online module design should hopefully evolve. PNLTC is
continuelly looking for new and inovative modeule design (since Ben is
thinking about buying a new car*).

There are many considerations in building modules: cost,
complelity/difficulty of construction, ease of setup, size, transportation,
attaching of skirting, plexi-bariers, wire routing etc...

SteveB
PNLTC

*Folklure has it that the ski/bike rack ontop of Ben Fleskes' Honda helped
determined the PNLTC module size.


In lugnet.trains, Tim Courtney writes:
Is anyone interested in a newsgroup to discuss creating tables for layouts?
Tom Stangl and I had a conversation about it the other day, and were
interested in seeing open discussion between clubs on how everyone builds
tables. This could help disseminate best known methods people have
discovered, and also inform others of how _not_ to make tables. It could
also be of help when clubs try to link up for joint shows.

Thoughts?

Tom thought of the newsgroup lugnet.trains.presentation.hardware. He
suggests lugnet.trains.presentation.* could have other subgroups which cover
other topics related to putting on shows.

Perhaps this is better for lugnet.trains.org?

-Tim



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(...) Sounds cool. Thomas Woelk emailed me this link, to a project of his using LDraw: (URL) didn't have LUGNET posting set up on the computer he was using at the moment. That site looks like it has a great calculator for converting dimensions (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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  Re: Train Layout Tables
 
It would be nice to have a single document that captures the different techniques that various clubs have used for modules. And with that acompaniing pros & cons list by the clubs that use each respective technique. This would be handy for new clubs (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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