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(...) The middle tables are NOT compatible with baseplate dimensions, strictly speaking--they would have to be 30 1/4" X 60 1/2" in order to fit 3x6 road plates, according to PNLTC's table plan. I haven't tried measuring baseplates myself, and this (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Ed McGlynn writes: <snip> (...) I like those middle tables, Ed! Great Find. We can discuss this table stuff on Saturday too. (...) Great, the more minds, the more ideas. :) (...) -John Rudy (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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Kevin et All, Everyone may want to bring some 9v track, as I've got a limited amount and Wayne (resident track-hog :) won't be here. (...) Great, the more idea mills the better! (...) I can see we may have some heated debate here :) (...) See the (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Wayne Sardullo writes: <snip> (...) I think the 4'x4' size is way too big. We could get more use out of smaller modules connected to gether to make large layouts. Smaller modules fit in smaller cars. Plywood may be better (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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DOH, I made a boo boo, there is a 98% chance that I will miss this. My father goes in for hand surgery on Tues and I told him I who go home for a few days and take care of some yard work while his down and out. On the other hand, I have total faith (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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Thanks for reminding us all. I have spoken by phone to Peter Jarvis and emailed him the driving directions. Unless either of us have last minute conflicts, we will both be there. I will plan for arriving around 12 noon. Dunno what I will bring, but (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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Hey All, The 25th is fast approaching, so I figured I'd post. The meeting's going to have to be at my house, as the church a) needs groups to have insurance just as the mall does and b) is already taken on the 25th. Anyways, here's directions to my (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) Congrats Alan! (...) I think this would make a great little church for Lucnyville. I really like the bell tower. (...) Just the other day I was thinking about trying to figure out how to create a barn. Then today you posted a very nifty barn. (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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Hi! I have created my very first Brickshelf gallery and uploaded some MOC pics. Comments and critiques are of course most welcome. First is a church which I've been working on recently (especially since passing my thesis defense a couple of weeks (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) It depends. Does Via count as a class 1 line? How about CP? Victoria still has its roundhouse, used for the Budd cars. (which, btw, will be around until at least the 15th of june...its a on-again, off-again issue here, the E&N is not going to (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's true. I'd recommend 48 if LUCNY had real estate right now to display Wayne's design, but we don't. I think starting with a 32 would be prototypical and fit our table design. (...) Yes, that's also true. Steamtown's table is large, but (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would go 48 if I could. But I should hasten to point out that it is prototypical for engines not to fit on the turntable in US practice. It happened fairly frequently. The most common solution was to service the engine in the stall that was (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) it, just the main drive. It's a fairly standard drive with the motor in the house. Another note, Steve's setup is very modular. Although it makes up a fixed configuration (that spans at least a 5x8 foot area when the yard is included), it's (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve Ringe, our 8 Wide King. I will see if I can get him to reply, he usually is too busy building to post much. (...) The turntable sequences by using mindstorms touch sensors to detect when the table is "close" to the approach track and (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for sharing these ideas: I have had the motor outside the turntable and had a long connecting axle hidden underneath the turntables visible floor. But in the end this lead to my 5 bricks high solution, that I dislike. In a beta-version (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) To get the turntable as low as possible I think the key is to remove the requirement that the motor be located under the rotating track. Here are a couple of possibilities: * If you put the motor outside the circle and have it drive a wheel (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Ben Fleskes writes: [Snip after reading it twice] (...) Thanks Ben (from PNLTC), for posting your basical design rules for the PNLTC roundhouse. I have been working some more on my roundhouse redesign yesterday night and have (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the links Ed! This one is really impressing: (URL) to see some real designs. Most roundhouses I know are from model railroaders... So far I have only seen one in real live (just 30km away from here, but no longer in use). Regards, (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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Hmmm, Lot of meat here. I'll try to be brief: I've done about 4/5 complete iterations on my roundhouse and turntable over the last five years. The latest was completed for the PNLTC show at LEGOLand California. Gallary Pictures are at: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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<snip> (...) Sure there's roundhouses still in use! About two hours south of LUCNY in Scanton, PA: (URL) keep diesels out of the bays) I've taken tours of that particular roundhouse several times, and it's immense. It's a real working piece of (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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