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Re: Help with train show.
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lugnet.loc.au
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Sun, 13 Jan 2002 07:26:25 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons writes:
> Don't see myself manning a stand (being such a delicate flower, and not
> being a trainfiend) but there are some things I can do:
> kick in some dough
> provide all the sea baseplates and 6 of the green
> cover the 3 x 3 plates on the road side of the river
> (ie 3 sea, 6 land), with a large ship moored in the
> river and an Australiana Park c/w railway station,
> small barracks (4 sided, ~16 x 32), stage coach,
> gaol (3 sided ~ 8 x 30) and ample marching red coats
> and convicts, and visitors, parked cars, bus etc.
> (I'd happily forego the curve and straight road
> plates, and build an entrance gate at the cross
> roads. There'd be space for a period steam engine
> too - I can provide one, but I imagine a
> trainfiend could provide a much better one to sit
> on a display track.)
> put a paddle steamer in the river, optionally packed
> with tourists
Kinda "Old Sydney Town" idea? Great! I love it. I can do any amount of old
grey track for display engines.
> help with setup early Saturday morning, and with
> knock down Monday afternoon.
Also excellent. Thanks in advance.
> Questions:
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> how big is the step down to the water?
Given the legs haven't been completed yet, it's still variable. I was
thinking 13 bricks + plate (or 16 studs length) drop on a 6 plate table,
leaving one plate at one end and two at the other to build back up to
equivalent table height. Too much drop?
> Do we have a first week of April fest to demonstrate
> to ourselves and take photos for organisers? If its
> not too far for everyone, I can organise the
> Mittagong RSL again...
April fest may be a better date than Easter. Nothing has been poured in
concrete as to showing the orgainsers a complete layout, so we'll see?
> how do we thank James for his work on this so far?
No thanks needs, just stay keen and deliver on commitments is all I ask (oh,
and to have fun, the most important part!)
James (who goes to see about the tables thursday)
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| (...) Sounds excellent! (...) Not sure I understand what this last bit means? (...) Definitely not. Do we want anything (ie ships) under the bridge? If so, 13 bricks probably isn't enough, and we'll have to have a bridge with sloped approaches to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse writes all manner of good stuff about a prospective train show. Don't see myself manning a stand (being such a delicate flower, and not being a trainfiend) but there are some things I can do: kick in some dough provide (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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