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(...) (URL) shot is of the "industrial side" with the switching yard and the container, oil and auto depots/yards. The empty spot in the lower corner is for hand-outs - there's a matching one on the "town side". SRC StRuCtures (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree with you on all points, but don't you think 750 sq. ft. with nothing in it but us and our coats will look silly? SRC (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) True - there's no shortage of _floor_ space, and I can always add more tables, but at $1/foot out of my pocket (hopefully reimbursed but no garauntee) I'd like to make maximum use of space. Also, I have to stay within reach of the edge of the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah - I noticed that AFTER I'd posted it - there should be another switch in there, plus there's still more to add to the totals. Between Michel and I we have almost 250 curved segments which should be plenty. Straights are another story (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Grain elevator ideas
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(...) I have a small bag full of MB 1x1x1/3 rounds. Of course, most are grey. Mouldy grain? :-) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Er, one of the tracks isn't connected. So, thats 1173 pieces of train track. My guess is about a minute to place each one. Some as little as a couple seconds, but overall, I think that's a not unexpected rate. That's a *lot* of time! P.S. I've (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) ? Why do you want the spurs so close together? If there's one thing we *aren't* short of, it's space. Stick with the geometry. Even a space-eating ladder-style yard works just fine. James (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) the layout to be. Also, if we're about equi-distant from our layout and the play area, we may get involuntarily co-opted into some aspect of play area duty. I think I'd prefer the original horseshoe idea you were working with, backed against (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 layout - Mountain Switching
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(...) Two feet by eight feet (or 6 or 4, but what point is a 2'x4' table?) (...) For the track designer impaired, here's what he's talking about... (URL) nice, but it still doesn't get the tracks any closer together than the standard switch width. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Two feet by eight feet (or 6 or 4, but what point is a 2'x4' table?) (...) For the track designer impaired, here's what he's talking about... (URL) nice, but it still doesn't get the tracks any closer together than the standard switch width. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 layout - Switching Yard
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(...) I killed the whole morning (I could never do this with a regular paying job) making it, but I've got a switching yard that I like. The overall "industrial end" is 8'x18', with the yard 3' across. (Any wider and we wouldn't be able to reach it (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK - Here's the latest. I don't think the play area will be that large, but you get the idea. I was origianlly thinking of a three-sided layout facing the play area, but it leaves a huge empty area behind the layout. If I reverse/mirror (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Hmm. I don't think we can pull off a 15 footer, quite. Quick question: How *wide* are our tables? I've been thinking that they're 30", standard banquet table width, but I seem to recall you saying "2 feet" somewhere... (...) One way of getting (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hacksaw. I think that I have some straights/curves with the required modifications (I know I have some curves, not sure about straights) James (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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I'm posting this also in the main trains group in case someone has indeed cut the edge off some switches or found a way to make a switching yard close together like this. I'm going to try an interleaved yard to get the tracks the way I want - I'll (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Grain elevator ideas
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(...) It would seem to me you would have to use a non-LEGO solution for the grain itself. If the source yellow pellets from TLC were small enough that would be ideal, but that ain't gonna happen. :-) SRC StRuCtures (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 layout - Mountain
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(...) How's this? (URL) line at the top is the main line where most of the train running will be. The bottom line can be run through as the "show loop", but the trains would be going through the curved part of switches, and we all know how much (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) <Castle-head scratches said head and wonders what a 1x4 antenna is> If that's the pieces used for flagpoles, then yes, I have a bunch. Not sure how many are yellow, but likely a fair number. Pop by tomorrow if they are, and join a crew for a (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Does anyone in NALUG have spare 1x4 yellow antennae? I could use a bunch... -- John (remove the obvious to reply) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Michel, Yes, glue would prevent the mailboxes from comming off. However, our "grain" is just too course to prevent the occasional jam. 1x1 rounds have edges. No good. Perfect spheres would be much better, such as soccer balls. But I think (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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