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Re: Stock Yard Trials
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Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:48:07 GMT
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Robin Sather wrote:
> > I don't recommend Yard 1 because we need a lot of room. I'd say the
> > smallest siding must be 6 straight tracks at minimum. Otherwise it won't
> > hold much at all. The curve won't give us what we need. Plus, Lego Trains
> > don't look the greatest on Tight curves because they hang over pretty bad.
> > Moving is ok though...
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> I agree that the trains look much better parked on straight track.
> However, I don't think all the sidings need to be the same length. We
> will definitely have some shorter trains (ie. Thomas), and could save
> some real estate by having some shorter sidings.
6 track lengths is only 2.5 feet of train. That's not very much. Even for a
short train.
I'm saying that 6 should be the shortest. The others can be longer. On a curve
we don't have the room but on the straight we should have all we need.
> > For for absolute best looks the one Kevin is thinking of is the best. It's
> > what real train yards look like.
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> I've forgotten what this was. Can you briefly describe it?
Kevin?
> > Layouts 4,5 & 6 won't work because the Switcher 'sticks' would hit the
> > trains. There must be a bit of space on them.
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> Although it takes up tons more space, we could add straight tracks in
> between each switch track to solve that problem.
True, but then our savings in space are gone. So we would be back to yard 2 or 3
or the cut track one.
If each of us donated two pieces of straight it wouldn't be a hardship to any of
us... eh?
Dean
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