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Re: Building organisation methods
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Sat, 28 Oct 2000 06:45:19 GMT
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Kevin Wilson wrote:
> Dean Husby wrote:
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> > You've got the corner store and office building WAY back (5') in the corner
> > where it won't be seen. I suggest moving the Oil tanks and Office building
> > around. Since we are going to have a train/monorail station on the back
> > right side of the layout anyway.
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> I think that's a good idea. If we put the oil tanks down by the airport
> they can provide fuel for the planes, and over on the right side is
> about teh nearest we can get the back of the office building to the edge
> of the layout so people can see the inside.
That sounds good.
> > If we were to change the road as I put it
> > in 15 it would free up a square of patch to the right of the town hall.
> > This is where I would suggest moving the market. Keep the back 5' (Back 40)
> > for larger non descriptor items (Like fuel tanks) and tract housing???
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> By market you mean the corner store, not the one with stalls? I was
> thinking the corner store would be out with the houses in teh real
> world, not in teh city centre. I'm thinking too that the town hall at
> 32x64 is too big - it takes up too much space for just one thing. Better
> to have several smaller buildings in teh same space.
Yes, Corner store. I was thinking this would also be a good place for the beach
folk to get snacks...
> I like your road change better now I think about it. It frees up more
> space up front of the layout rather than at the back. What are the 2
> cross tracsk over on teh left side representing?
Ya, it also allows for the fake tunnel.
> > The house directly below the town hall will actually be a Switch track
> > house.
> > How many (And positions) switch tracks do we need to be auto switching?
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> The ones which we can't reach from the operators hole. On the left,
> those would be the two at the front of the layout (the two nearer the
> back are within reach). On the right hand side, the 2 at the right edge
> and the one at top centre. That's five, is that too many? Is there room
> for switch houses? It looks as though there is.
That's alot of resources but I'll see what I can do.
I can tell you more after I 'soft switch' my first switch. If it's a real pain I
may not want to do more... we shall see.
> > I've just uploaded plan 16 showing a new set of track on the right back.
> > It's going to be for the factory/Train repair area. I'll have to make a
> > huge train repair bay.
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> That looks fine. Don't forget you're doing the container crane/dock too
> :-)
Am I? Hmmm... I'll have to prod Claus to aid me in it's construction. Since I
don't have any ship stuff.
Dean
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