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RE: NMRA
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Mon, 3 Apr 2000 21:04:36 GMT
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Hi all,
I don't remember his name (shame on me!), but a guy at the last meet had
some nice cut-away multi-story buildings. His table was in the back, and he
also wanted red windows. The buildings were only about 8-10 deep I would
guess, and had big windows, particularly on the ground floor. A red-black
one and a yellow-blue one I think. They may have had interiors, I don't
remember. They would be great if he wants to display them, or good examples
of cut aways that can be built. If you end up with a park, consider putting
our 4-4-0 steamer and coach in it for the kids.
Tables seem low to me, but hey, I'm not building one! (yet)
Looks like skirts are a no-go. Maybe we could get a waiver if we have zero
exposed wiring? May not be worth the trouble for the waiver, or to make the
skirts.
So how about 6 wide sidewalks that are 4 wide "grey concrete" with a 2 wide
green "parking strip" or similar...w/ trees, or inset parking, etc. BTW, any
in-road parking markings, or just lane lines?
Good point, well stated and taken about the stock Lego Buildings. You are
absolutely right! Thinking about it, Lego is a play system, not a modeling
system, thus the dearth of regular houses, businesses, etc. you tend to see
on "normal" model railroads in favor of police/fire, races, space, other
themes, etc. Kind of like TV shows, but there is no Lawyer Lego yet...
LMK about the Plexiglas, and transport logistics.
Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Poindexter [mailto:lego@poindexter.cc]
> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 1:23 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: NMRA
>
>
> In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Mark Benz writes:
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > I think your approach to buy and install a 1-2 ft Plexiglas • wall, like a
> > sneeze guard, is the best. Then you can run the layout all • the way to the
> > edge. I can help with this if needed. There is a decent TAP • plastics in
> > Fremont. How would you attach it to the front? With it, we • could have one
> > or two "cut-away" buildings at the edge that visitors could • look into, very
> > cool.
>
> I might try some cut-away buildings on the left and right
> edges of the town,
> but the middle section won't allow them very easily, as the
> track is right
> next to the edge.
>
> > How high is the table top? 4' seems to be the most common • height. Do we have
> > to bring our own skirt?
>
> The tabletop is 29.75" high on the legomodular tables.
> Tabletop modules (like
> the PNLTC style tables) will need to be 38.25" high to match
> up. The NMRA
> will not supply table skirts, but any table skirts we bring
> must have a
> certificate showing that they have been treated with a flame
> retardent for
> fire codes. Although I think this is ridiculous for our
> layout, I can see
> that it would be necessary for others, as most of the layouts
> there will have
> exposed electrical wiring under their tables and their
> layouts are much more
> flammable than our Lego one will be.
> >
> > Its too bad half the sidewalks have to be 6 wide, 4 is • enough, as the two
> > brick difference is a lot of extra space.
>
> Well, I could make the sidewalks 4 wide all around, but then
> the building lots
> end up being 36x32 or 28x24, which is a real odd size. I
> think I can get it
> worked out OK, but it will just take a little more playing around.
> >
> > Do you plan to use any "LEGO SET" buildings like Pizza to Go, or ???
> > If you need a warehouse, w/ rollup's we can convert our hanger.
> > I still think a construction site would be cool.
> >
> > Mark
>
> I personally won't be putting any Lego sets on the layout
> other than the train
> sets. I would rather showcase the MOCs that we make over
> sets that Lego
> makes. After all, this is the Bay Area Lego Train Club
> display, not Lego's.
> If they want us to display their sets, they should make sets
> that would
> impress people. I would run lots of Lego sets if they were
> as good as Ben's
> 2001 sets.
>
> Mike
>
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