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Re: Possible November 12 train show participation
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Mon, 2 Oct 2000 04:07:35 GMT
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Dean Husby wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot to read the group. Sigh... Too much time in the robotics
> area.
/Whack! Gotta remember to read the group (or get it emailed to ya!)
> Yes, I contacted Dick (after Kevin phoned me and told me he was home) and
> faxed the sheets. The fax reported both sheets sent fine.
Good.
> I want to construct a new office building for the show, how many floors
> would be good?
At least 4 so it's taller than the Victorian house, preferably 6 or so.
Not all that much more though, because it would look funny to have just
1 really tall building.
> I'll finish my expanded 4555 set. (Double office, double range and room for
> two sets of tracks)
Road between the tracks too? Then we can have boat<->train<->truck
transfers.
> I also want to build a factory of some sort...
Nice! I did one in my last town and it was lots of fun.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/Town1199/ntfactry.htm
> My track count is as follows:
> 138 Straights
> 112 Curves
> 4 cross
> 6 Left Switching Rails
> 6 Right Switching Rails
Counting...
52 curves
1 cross
2 left switches
2 right switches
101 straight
> If we need to create that Mindstorm's bridge controller (Two tracks into
> one on bridge, back to two) I need to know soon so I can build it...
Yes indeed we do as soon as we know we're in the show. Even if we do the
long skinny layout we can still have the single track along the water
section, just straight instead of turning the corner. However, see Dan
Boger's posting in .trains called "Weekend work, gauntlet track" where
he's been doing teh same thing, mindstorms control of a single track
lead into by several loops.
Kevin
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| (...) Ouch! (...) 6 Sounds about right. My floors would be full size (Bulk black windows) Maybe 5. Have to see on my brick supply... (...) Ya, it comes standard with spots for two trucks and I'm going to add another Track next to the current one and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
| | | Re: Possible November 12 train show participation
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| (...) Ya, something similar, but with only one RCX and using my custom sensors. Mine would work like this. Custom Light (Touch) sensor on both incoming tracks. One more on out going track. (To tell when the train was done.) Relays to switch the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| (...) Sorry, I forgot to read the group. Sigh... Too much time in the robotics area. Yes, I contacted Dick (after Kevin phoned me and told me he was home) and faxed the sheets. The fax reported both sheets sent fine. I want to construct a new office (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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