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| (...) I like it as well; my only concern is that it doesn't appear to have much room for buildings. That might be a misperception on my part. <stare> <think> <stare> <think> Probably is. I do see lots of baseplate that doesn't have track running (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| (...) My concern isn't shorts - I mentally checked that myself. My concern is that there will be power to that section more often than one might want. It being a connector between two separately powered loops is what makes it special. Although, (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| Chris, once your train tracks start to extend outside your spare room, you will start to place several power cables throughout the layout, to minimize dead spots behind switches, and to maintain fairly even power levels. I thought the connecting (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| Bringing the monorail down to earth, so to speak, (One pun deserves another!) minimizes the chance we will hit the track when reaching over for something. Please feel free to find a better way to fit a wye! I thought that little isolated section (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Chris Gray writes: ...More sidings! and Michel responds with a new layout and commentary... (URL) didn't like the funny curve in the bottom left either. I didn't take time to fit in a monorail switch. I think this version has (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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