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> > > Baseblates are 10"x10". The 8'x4' can have 4 1/2 by 9 1/2 base plates.
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Mike's track design looks fine to me. I assume the table opens to the rest
of the caboose at the top, so the visitor looks across the three tracks and
roadway and sees (presumably) buildings, which may obscure the two tracks
behind them.
The inner loop should be electrically isolated from the outer loop so that
two regulators can run different trains on each loop. Scotch tape on the
point connections works fine for me, and the back points could be there just
for show. The outer loop could run freight and the inner loop could run
passengers.
A third regulator could be used on the front siding, but it's more practical
to park an engine and cars there again just for show. A monorail might be
fun but would really crowd out anything else; I'd recommend holding off on
the monorail until there's a bigger layout.
The main building opportunities are the six plates behind the road. There's
a few other odd spots, but it won't take many buildings to use up all of the
half-plate or bigger real-estate. By filling in the remainder with trees,
flowers and bushes, it should be fairly straight-forward to populate the
entire layout.
I don't think there will be any shortage of trains. Note that there's only
enough space to run two and set aside a third for show.
Thursday lunch at Souper Salad is a possibility; I forgot that I have
visitors in this weekend so I may not be able to make it to New Hope on
Sunday.
Mike: mail me separately about your parts needs and I'll see what I can
bring on Thursday.
Cary
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