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In lugnet.org.us.nclug, Frank Filz writes:
> Mike Walsh wrote:
> > Yesterday I received the information package for exhibitor from GATS. I
> > want to try and get it submitted pretty quickly so we need to make some
> > decisions on layout size. For the purposes of discussions, I propose we
> > size a layout in terms of PNLTC modulues. Since we are planning to build
> > some modules soon and I still believe PNLTC is the right way to go, once we
> > determine how many modules we want then we can convert that into an actual
> > layout size.
>
> It is probably worth looking at some of the reports on shows from other
> groups. I recently read the NALUG one, and it sounds like they felt they
> had too small a space to be able to show very much
<snip>
Yes. We only had 90"x120" to work with (or 9x12 baseplates), and it was
cramped, to say the least. Hardly any space for buildings, and nowhere a
train yard could go - this meant most of our switching was "5-finger
switching", which is less fun, and less cool for crowd appeal.
> It would be nice to be able to have at least two loops of track plus some
> sidings and a small yard, and then space for some structures and scenery.
Either a small yard or a lot of sidings is necessary. At our show, I'd guess
at least half the rolling stock never even made it to the table, and we've
only got *one* trainhead. We had two loops of track, and sidings that could
accomodate about another 12 or 18 cars, and that was all we had room for.
James
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