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(...) Here's the photo for the TD impaired... (URL) confess I don't notice a difference between it and Michel's.) Please make any future layouts wider than they are tall. If I have time, I'll make up one that fits my descriptions to date. SRC (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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We took Chad (6yrs) to the Space & Science Centre for his birthday. After seeing the IMAX Dolphins movie (which was good) we hit the K-Nex exhibit. They had several two meter long dinosaurs, a shark (a good three meters long), a dolphin, and a 17' (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Love it - Raise the whole town section. The outer loop (with switches straightened) could run underneath, and the incline could bring the inner loop up to it. The bridge would connect the town and mountain, and then slope back down the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: latest layout photo
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(...) Finally got around to drawing up what I meant... (URL) the 2000_v1b.tdl file. James (...) Another thing that we could do (I'm positive that either Chris or I have enough individually, and certainly if we combine resources) is raise the entire (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: latest layout photo
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(...) My main problem here is that the main-line loops all have places where the train has to go through the curved part of a switch. The outer loop has three. That could restrict operation at high speed, and unattended. If you can fix things so (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Well it ties into the mountain - Chris was talking about making the mountain even bigger, and that's fine by me. The layout photo as it stands might be a bit off, but I'm sure could make it work - especially if the clearances are for the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: More fun with TD...
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(...) The narrow gauge train was cool. :) (...) Even with Big Red's clearance factor, it won't be a problem to build a mountain he can turn in. (...) It's not a problem to build something with a wall that can come off easily. This fortress here: (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: More fun with TD...
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(...) OK. I was just throwing ideas around. :) (...) Well, presumably, a 61 inch span could be gotten at from either side... We almost need a part of the layout being 61 deep if we want to have any depth for more buildings. (...) Good point. I was (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Bridges (was Re: More fun with TD...)
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Michel Magnan writes: <snip> (...) Bridges are what I do - I can't concieve of a NALug layout that I would not be able to provides the bridges for. (If we got a major influx from other clubs or TLC I might have a problem, but (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More fun with TD...
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(...) Hey - We warned you... 8-) SRC (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: More fun with TD...
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(...) An alternative I've been thinking of is to have a largish mountain area, and have a small loop that runs entirely on the mountain. This avoids long regions of sloping track (although I have thoughts on that, too). Basically, I'm trying to get (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Michel Magnan wrote in message ... (...) That (...) If we have an extra table or two on the outside, place buildings in the center of the 61" span. Any derails would occur near the center hole or near the outside edge, where there is easy access. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Michel Magnan wrote in message ... (...) at (...) I have trans-dark blue plates and bricks which could be used to with lights behind them. Trans-red plates with flickering lights worked well for James' stove. I know I have these (all in trans-dark (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Hello Steve, The new train yard is much better. But, the elevated section doesn't really tie in to anything, it is just there because. The clearances are inadequate, both for the trains, only about 12 bricks I think, and the monorail track is about (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) It would allow a train to run uninterrupted on both loops, such as we did at the end of the show. Plus as others have said, more options to do switching, other the the 5 finger way. (...) The neet thing about Matt Bates program, is that it (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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I am not sure how solid the tables are if there is a full opening on one side of the layout, I think it might open up fairly easily. I we have an opening in the outer ring, then more legs have to be made. There will be 2N+2 legs, where N equals the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: For the history books -- LUG & LTC dates of formation
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(...) Okie dokie, and you were the one who made the announcement, (URL) I'll take that as gold. Updated list with "?" removed: (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) They are up on the PNLTC site at: (URL) P (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | RE: More fun with TD...
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You can find the plans for the modular tables, designed by Ben, on the PNLTC web site. (URL) to the "Tools/Specs" page and you'll see "Modular Table Specifications". I believe that these can be downloaded as a PDF or WMF formats. Kim -----Original (...) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I think it's a good idea. Especially if the train yard is off only 1 line (likely), then we should either be careful to have a 2 way connection, or make sure that our engines run in 1 direction only. Keeps down the 5-finger switching I'm so (...) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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