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Re: Train 4 Trainyard...
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Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:02:59 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Elliott writes:
> I kinda thought we'd put on new trains by setting them at the top of the
> ramp and letting them zip down on their own. It's called *rolling*
> stock, right? :D
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> By all means, add a rail yard if you have the time and energy. Right
> now, I *think* Jeff VW has a couple of spare slightly-offsize modules
> kindly donated by Matthias. But we'll have to check with him first.
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> Will you be bringing the track for your modules?
My two odules have all the track bolted down and ready to go. I was
referring to the box o' track I may bring to set up an impromptu railyard so
we have a place to store rolling stock 'n such.
Right now I only have one extra module, but someone wanted it for something.
I'll need at least 3 modules to set up a big enuf rail yard worthy of
'parkouts'.
I was thinking about putting a switch on the outer line on my module, right
before the curve, to connect to the rail yard, so the 3 railyard modules
would be at the 'bottom' of the layout (according to the map). It'd be
quick, not pretty, but it would be a great place for storage.
Though I like the zipping down the hill idea :)
> * * *
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> I managed to get another building done yesterday - a little trattoria in
> one of the awkward curved lots.
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> http://extranet.telepres.com/staff/jeffe/altenburg/weekend/123-2360_IMG.JPG
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> (Other shots in
> http://extranet.telepres.com/staff/jeffe/altenburg/weekend/ )
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> The angles of these buildings are kind of interesting. The larger one
> is set on the corners of a 5-12-13 right triangle, so it's rotated about
> 23 degrees relative to the plate. The smaller building is on a 3-4-5
> right triangle, so it's turned about 37 degrees from true. (Using the
> right triangles enabled me to still pin the building to the plates at
> multiple points.) As it turns out, that places the walls of the two
> buildings about 7.91 studs apart right where I was putting the gate,
> meaning it was easy to squeeze in an 8-long arched gateway into the
> patio area.
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> I hope no one is going to try running anything larger than the club car
> up there, because that's what the clearance is set for...
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> Anyway, I'm really, really running out of time now, so I expect most of
> the rest of the buildings to be more filler-like.
>
> Jeff E
The buildings look great!
Looking forward to Saturday.
Dave K
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> David Koudys wrote:
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> > So I note after looking at the wonderful layout done by Jeff, that there is
> > no place to park all the rolling stock when not in use.
> >
> > So we'll have to put on, and take off the trains when we want to change stuff.
> >
> > But wait, says Dave, I have a box full of track that loves to take the form
> > of a rail yard.
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> > But alas, all my modules are being used for the actual layout (2 by me and a
> > third as a spare for someone else)
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> > So there's the dilemma--do we have enuf modules to make an impromtu yard?
> > Do we want one?
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> > I could try to get 3 more modules built before the show--the tops are cut,
> > just have to slap the 1x2's on 'em.
> >
> > Just wonderin'
> >
> > Dave K
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| I kinda thought we'd put on new trains by setting them at the top of the ramp and letting them zip down on their own. It's called *rolling* stock, right? :D By all means, add a rail yard if you have the time and energy. Right now, I *think* Jeff VW (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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