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Excellent. Great yard. I can't find much to change. :-] If we will be short on straight track, no problem--I am in need of some anyway and could be convinced to place an order. LMK. John SRC wrote in message ... (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 layout latest - Jan25
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OK - I've got the layout design basically done. Here's what it looks like: (URL) a closer view of the industrial side. Moving clockwise, there is the switching yard, container yard, auto yard, and fuel yard. Michel's cool spring-loaded track ends (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 layout mountain sizing
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(...) Yup - Just didn't want it hangin' over the edge. :-) Any luck finding a grey cloth to give the illusion of the mountain extending up from the floor? That reminds me - How many of those $2 blue table cloths did Michel leave at your place? I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Ok. You do know that it won't fill a 4x10 table in either dimension, right? James (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Just overlap the baseplates to give the result you want. As long as it fits on a 4'x10' table and the tracks are where they're supposed to be, the baseplates etc. are irrelevant (to me). :-) SRC (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Whoops! I didn't pay enough attention the first time around... The baseplates should be lined up with the inside, not with the outside of the tracks, if that makes sense - there's an extra 8 studs of baseplate on the outside of this: (TD (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Show circle? Unless Kevin has some objection, I intend to run that sucker! :) James (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 layout latest
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(...) track segment by itself is the "show circle" for BigRed if Kevin can get those CP stickers ready in the next three weeks... 8-) SRC (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Here's a close-up of mountain spacing, with the "incline corner-stone reference" highlighted. I moved the "industrial loop" closer in to (URL) mountain because this way the mountain and loop have a 4'x10' table area. Let's the mountain spread out (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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This is the overall view with us in the middle of the whole show... (URL) is a 3D view of the tables, though it's not done yet... (URL) here is a screen shot of the layout so far... (URL) will be adding/changing the town on the far right hand side, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Woohoo! :) The mountain as it currently stands is here: (URL) is not to say that it can't change, but that's currently got clearance for all the tracks, and the track sections end exactly on the baseplate lines, which will make it easy to move (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) He's still checking on the height (and strength) of the blue barriers, but the overall plan is A-OK. 8-) I will now make a more detailed layout plan and get the town dimensions to James as soon as I can. SRC StRuCtures (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I'd say a subset of gluing, but what about the electrical tape... :-) SRC StRuCtures (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) It involves cutting but no gluing or painting! How about soldering--is that a fourth deadly sin, a subset of gluing (joining?), or is it just venial? Peter (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) A problem we encountered with wiring was wire length. Because we did not have enough long (Mindstorms) wires we had to place controllers in inconvienent places. If you are not a 100% purist you should consider making some long exteneders. Some (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Three Dimensions (was: Show report)
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(...) I thought there was rule that at some point on the layout the trains had to cross over each other. ;-) The layout we are working on has a climb into a mountain, where a ski resort will be and three tunnels to provide transaction from scene to (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I assure you, the GMLTC thinks in three dimensions. The layout we're working on now will have trains running at least four different heights, and maybe five if we can squeeze one more into the design... We try to put "interesting" things at (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I think in 3 dimensions too but on a plywooder layout with no terrain, a bunch of ramps and bridges tend to make things look more toylike unless there is some clear justification for the bridges (to cross over another line for a plausible (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) <snip> (...) Quite right - as you should. Are we the only two here (now that Matt isn't around much) who think (of train layouts) in three dimensions? 8-) (...) I was planning to use multiple gapped controllers at Supertrain2001, but hadn't (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 layout latest
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SRC wrote in message ... (...) Floorplan looks great. Looks like we can fit in two or more loops. :-] Good arrangement of tables as well. What are the dimensions? Idea: Make a track designer template containing only the tables and send it to the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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