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Re: Train? thoughts
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Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:06:41 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Van Winden writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft writes:
> > I've been thinking about Jeff E's High Town track layout and what we
> > could do with it. After talking with him, and knowing what I know about
> > what other people have planed for the next train event I did up some
> > playing with Track Designer too.
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> <snip>
> > Jeff VW dam needs to be fit in to, so I placed it on the other side.
> Cool, that will fit. (There will also be three straight road sections on the
> other side
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> > The idea of High Town is that its raised above the track at one end of
> > the layout, and it shouldn't be too big. Jeff E and I were thinking 3
> > modules at most. Now I was thinking it would be cool to have a trussle
> > for the trains to run over and under. This could be taken from the High
> > Town line.
> Mmmmm Truffles... I mean Trussles..
Should look amazing!!
> > > The other thing about High Town is you need to get up there. In Jeff
> > E's original design it required a 1 brick slope to get from the lower
> > level to the top. Remembering that Calum's train station had three
> > bays, I though what better then to have one of those bays actually go
> > somewhere. So I looped the slope track around to run parallel with the
> > lower levels main line. This gives three lines through a space the
> > train station could sit and allows the slope the track to be 2 plates
> > per section. • Cool..
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> > So anyway pictures would be nice. The first one is of a layout the same
> > size as Jeff E's original design. The second I enlarged to get more
> > space to stand in the middle.
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/derek/miscellaneous/hightown1.gif
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/derek/miscellaneous/hightown2.gif
> Second is better... Because I am too lazy to go back 50+ posts... Was High
> town built on 18 - 20 bricks? or was it a wooden structure? Bricks would be
> cool, but costly...
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> > These are deep links to brickshelf. Hopefully they will work without
> > waiting for moderation.
> >
> > Derek
Congrats.....Jeff you posted the 5000 message on RTL!!!!! ...beaucoup de
fanfare!!! :)
There are those....Derek and Jeff Elliot that have a bunch of bricks already!!
That would look dynamite....I just wish I could participate!!!
Ben
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Benjamin Medinets writes: <snip> (...) I'll take those 3 modules at the bottom right, from Calum over to Jeff, unless someone else wants them Dave (24 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) <snip> (...) Cool, that will fit. (There will also be three straight road sections on the other side (...) Mmmmm Truffles... I mean Trussles.. (...) Cool.. (...) town built on 18 - 20 bricks? or was it a wooden structure? Bricks would be cool, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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