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Re: My attempt at designing a layout for Greenberg
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Tue, 10 Sep 2002 17:45:09 GMT
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Well I've been reluctant to comment, because I didn't want it to look like
mud throwing, but I just feel I have to say something though.
In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
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> http://www.nelug.org/layout/3x6layout5.GIF
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> 3. Lots more MOC space.
There actually might be too much space. I see the layout looking sparse in
the middle. Kinda patchy feeling. Granted we could add more sidings, but
then the layout just looks like a large railyard.
> 4. Lots more space for the Amusement Park in the "Fair Grounds".
Again sparsity, but this should be a lot easier to fill with booths and
small rides.
> 5. The Fair Grounds include a passing siding (Switches at both ends). This
> makes it easy to either have a Circus/Zoo/Amusement Park support train there >or to use it as a station for droping off and picking up passangers visiting
> the Fair Grounds. Picture a passenger train with passangers getting on and >off with lots of commotion and excitement.
This idea I like. It has a really cool story line aspect.
> 6. The large Main Street sections are at opposite ends of the layout in order
> to help balance things.
As much as I understand the reasons for seperating them, The layout now
feels too heavy at the ends. There isn't enough between them.
> 8. There are a couple sidings that are easily accessable from the inside of
> the layouts which makes switching out trains easier that it was in the past.
This should make the layout more interesting as well, because we can change
trains more often.
> For my tastes I don't see much in the way of downsides to this layout but I
> can think of a couple things that some might mention.
Is that my nickname 'some'. ;-)
> 1. The roads don't connect. This is a model railroading thing, you need to
> use more imagination about what is off the layout. Townies would probably
> prefer that all the roads connect.
Ick, as a townie and an architect could you just extend the road between the
factory and your main st. All you have to do is shift two switches and
build a bridge across the gorge. It really isn't that hard to do. As an
added bonus the road should help pull the layout together, instead of having
these small pockets.
> 2. The smallest of the 3 loops is a little small but my view is that we don't
> need three massive trains running all at once. This can be used for a smaller
> short-line train or even for a trolly if we choose. It's still 1 more
> operational loop than we have had in the past.
Do we have any short trains? I guess we could take a few cars off, but
Shaun's train, Tom's two trains, and your's are all fairly large.
Ooh Ooh, I thought of another one. :-)
3. Too many S-curves. Didn't we have problems with decoupling in the first
few shows, because of an annoying S-curve.
Jonathan.
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| (...) Speaking from our experience, people like bridges. Bridges are cool. Especially if they look like they're too fragile to support a train -- but of course we know that they're plenty strong, because we built 'em! And moving (drawbridge, (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | Re: My attempt at designing a layout for Greenberg
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| In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Jonathan Dallas writes: Fair enough on all points, I probably won't have time to relook this before the meeting. I think some of our differences are obvious and I would like to see what other people think. I have to see if (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | Re: My attempt at designing a layout for Greenberg
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| (...) I just read this again and wanted to comment of a couple of things before our meeting next week. (...) Well I am not going to rehash me reasoning for not connecting the roads I did want to pose a question. Is Chris or anyone else planning on (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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