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Re: Booth monitors and crowd control
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Tue, 8 Aug 2000 16:36:37 GMT
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Well, they must be CERTIFIED as flame retardant, which means more than just
being so.
Also, what is wrong with people seeing my legs? :-)
Mike
Benz, Mark <Mark.Benz@BroadVision.com> wrote in message
news:FB90BFF591F3D311A232000629383E66D068C9@rw-msg-01.broadvision.com...
> Hi I just re read this from mike.
> If we can get sheets for a skirt, they should be flame retardant.
> m
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Poindexter [mailto:lego@poindexter.cc]
> > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 6:48 PM
> > To: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com
> > Subject: Re: Booth monitors and crowd control
> >
> >
> >
> > David K. Z. Harris <ba-lego@cinnamon.com> wrote in message
> > news:v03130306b5b4e1cb1989@[157.57.212.115]...
> > > X-10 power control.
> > > We had a wireless remote control to turn two outlets on • or off. These
> > > controlled the track controllers for both loops (ckt. 1) • and the power
> > > to the rotating doggie atop the Spamcake Diner (ckt. 2).
> > >
> > > Oddly, the RF remote was usually in the hands of the operator who
> > > stood closest to the track power controllers...which left the other
> > > operator calling out "Stop the outter loop!".
> >
> > Sorry, Zonker, but I just can't live without a remote control
> > of some sort
> > in my hands. :-)
> > >
> > > I think the remote idea works well, and I'll develop that further.
> > > I'll also suggest that we try to have more than one remote, so a few
> > > booth monitors can "throw the switch" when they see • trouble. The person
> > > near the controllers would be the last person to get a kill • switch. ;-)
> > >
> > > These pocket remotes are also available in 4-ckt • versions, and I may
> > > consider picking up a few of those as well, for larger layouts.
> >
> > I belive I have 2 8 switch remotes with variable speed
> > control, which would
> > be pretty nice.
> >
> > >
> > > Monitors on the outside
> > >
> > > I think that having members on the outside worked well, • when we had
> > > some members outside helping. The main problem is, you don't have an
> > > area to sit down when you are working outside. Since • standing all day
> > > is a drag, this also speaks to having shifts, or even rotating from
> > > "inside" (with a chair") to "outside" during your shift.
> >
> > Chairs are comfy, but we need barstools, as they see you
> > higher up. When in
> > the chair, I felt like I was almost hiding, which isn't good.
> > >
> > > More room on the inside
> > >
> > > Well, I'd like to think that we were crowded due to a • lack of planning,
> > > but I have a gut feeling that tells me that even with great • planning,
> > > putting on a show will frequently throw us last-minute changes, and
> > > I'm not sure how to plan for them.
> > >
> > > The round house was to blame. It was an odd-size, versus • Mike's tables.
> > > There was a presumption of where the tracks would pass • along the module,
> > > but it was wrong, and we ended up designing the show layout all over
> > > again on the back of used pages, less than 12 hours from move-in to
> > > the show floor. At that point, it didn't matter about • earlier versions,
> > > or how much planning we had done. We guessed at a track • design, but then
> > > the task of putting it together showed us where we had • mis-guessed at
> > > room needed for switched track, etc.
> > >
> > > In one area, we only had 30", and that was pretty narrow. • We should
> > > plan for more room in the middle, but since Mike's tables • are 45" deep,
> > > that means the booth needs to be larger (which means more • tables...).
> > >
> > > We also need to discuss tables versus modules again. Mike's still
> > > working on his. Who else is planning on trying to build a module or
> > > more on their own? (Maybe we should plan on those modules being used
> > > to expand Mike's modules? He can make corners and switches, and the
> > > others are simply straight tracks following his • zoning/placement plans?)
> > > When would we want to use tables instead?
> >
> > When I get done with my town, I will consider making a wye
> > module that has
> > the flat tables on the back of the wye to hold the track. Of
> > course, we
> > will need a huge layout to justify a wye module inside the
> > operator's area.
> > We could put it outside, but I think that we would want some form of
> > protection, as it will be full of rolling stock that is
> > mostly MOCs and
> > mixed groups of peoples cars. When multiple cars shatter, it
> > is hard to
> > tell who's things are whose.
> > >
> > > Mike was talking about selling his tables before the show at cost.
> > > I don't know if they are still available. After the • teardown, I think
> > > Mike, Tom McD. and I agree that the tables with fold-up • legs are much
> > > nicer towork with than the PNLTC-style...maybe Mike's going • to retrofit
> > > his tables, and use them for modules?
> >
> > I will likely just use them for straight track for a wye module or a
> > switchyard. Of course, this means that other people will
> > have to make some
> > tables as well. I have 15 of the tables with the folding
> > legs. They are
> > nice, but REALLY heavy. I am the king of overkill and they
> > are 3/4" plywood
> > with 2x4s. Remember that they will be holding 60+- pounds of Lego per
> > module, though, so I wanted something sturdy that also
> > wouldn't flex in
> > transit.
> > >
> > > My main point here is that we probably need to try to get • our tables
> > > together before a show, and make sure we all see how they fit. The
> > > NMRA show was the first time many of these tables and legs had been
> > > mated together, and new holds had to be drilled, etc. The show floor
> > > is a hard place to do integration. Having a test-run before the show
> > > would have given us some time to rework the track plan, and • maybe even
> > > make another table or two. (We can now try to make some • layout designs
> > > with more room, so when we get asked to display, we can try to get a
> > > slightly larger booth, having tried a few other designs.)
> > >
> > > On-site storage
> > >
> > > With most display items arriving in LEGO tubs and model • boxes, these
> > > containers were visible to the visiting public. Many folks • thought we
> > > were selling LEGO. Some kids wanted to open the boxes. I • think having
> > > some kind of drape in front would have been great, to hide • the boxes,
> > > as well as concealing our chairs, and personal belongings.
> >
> > I agree. I just didn't have time to make a skirt. To show
> > at the NMRA, you
> > must have a certificate that proves the skirt was treated with a flame
> > retardant material. I will be re-working the module tables
> > (folding leg
> > style ones) to have a slot underneath for the skirt and
> > another for a power
> > strip mounted on the back. There are some other electrical
> > things I would
> > like to put in, but I am not an electrician, so I would need
> > some help.
> > (kill all power buttons on each module, for example)
> >
> > Mike
>
>
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