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| It seems to me that there are two fundamental differences between the PNLTC and the GMLTC. Even though I live within I hour of the GMLTC, it would be almost impossible for me to build my own module and just show up at some of the GMLTC train shows (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| Maybe I'm taking this the wrong way. See comments below (...) Well, it's almost from scratch. We work on a table arrangement and a track plan for each show so we have a "schematic" to work from to ease on setup. Some of us have pre-built modules, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| (...) One nit of clarification-- the module is designed to *remain* on the plywood table, and it is transported as one unit. You *could* pick up a module free of support, but that's dicey business, given how long it takes to put them together in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| (...) There are two competing philosophies here... PNLTC has tables. They put their tables together and they build the layout "from scratch" each time, putting track together and buildings down, etc. onto a brown or green colored table. At least (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| (...) More like using up all those *sizes* nobody likes. Our outer walls are always red; inner yellow. The inside is basically 2x2 towers fortifies every 5-6 rows with a layer of 2x4s. It's very sturdy:-) We *only* use 2x4s on the outer walls, but (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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