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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Tom McDonald writes:
> In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Mike Poindexter writes:
> > I am somewhat confused now. Here is my current understanding:
> >
> > Sunday, May 12th from 1-5 pm we have a booking in the Fukaya room in
> > Fremont. Is this correct?
>
> March 12, 1-5. But May 12 would probly be good too :-) Couldn't hurt to book
> it now! Seriously, it could be either the weekend of May 6 or 13 for the next
> one.
Doh! I meant March 12th. Around May, I will probably host a train meeting at
my house, if anyone is interested. I am hoping to have a layout that is the
size of 20+ modules. Most will not be built up with bricks, but should have
the track laid out. I will have it made for multiple people controlling
trains and passing them from isolated blocks to others.
>
> > If so, I would like to make that the first meeting for the BayLTC, if there
> > are no objections. If there are, please give some alternative ideas for us.
>
> I have no problems with it. Let's hatch a club! It was my understanding that
> Dave Simmons was going to arrange the next BayLUG meeting in Albany. I just
> hadn't heard anything further. But whatever we want to call this one is fine
> with me.
Well, a club is hatched then. We will have a discussion/vote on a couple of
items at the first meeting. I will send out a primary agenda with things to
think about for the meeting.
>
> > Where ever the meeting ends up, I will be bringing:
> >
> > - Some 8 wide train creations to showcase our size options vs. the
> > standard Lego 6 wide. (I will bring a few 6 wides as well).
>
> I'm extremely limited in rolling stock, but will try to bring what I can. I
> would like to try and put most of my effort into trains for awhile.
>
>
> > - A whole bunch of track. Although our modules are not set up yet, I
> > would like to set up some loops to get some ideas on how to run a large
> > circular layout. We can put the tables in a circle and run the trains along
> > the tracks, etc. I also want to test out some theories of using multiple
> > controllers on the same mainlines using switches that can isolate a
> > particular section of track from the rest of the loop.
>
> So are you bringing a few controllers then? Or do you need us to bring some?
I will bring a bunch of controllers. Heck, I think I have almost as many as
Larry now. :-)
>
> > - A Track Designer layout plan for the set-up in my garage that I will
> > be building up for the upcoming and future train shows.
> >
> > - Some pictures of some actual model railroad layouts in either "O" or
> > "HO" scale that could either be adapted to LEGO scale or at least give us
> > some ideas on how to build a nice layout.
>
> I've never played with Bates' Layout program but will download it and play
> around with it. If I come up with anything that looks interesting, I'll save
> it.
>
> Though she might not want to be a Trainiac and on the mailing list, Janet
> Graff has neat Town stuff that would look really cool in a layout. Maybe if we
> asked her *really* nicely..
>
>
> -Tom McD.
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