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Re: Willmington Greenburg Show reminder...
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Tue, 17 Oct 2000 23:15:17 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> If people could post what they feel they can contribute it would make me feel
> a *lot* better.
Trains:
I'm in the process of building a commuter-rail train. I have a locomotive and
two passenger cars so far, but I will probably finish at least one more car
before the show. I also have a spare engine, so I might make another loco if
I get sufficiently inspired. Or maybe a trolley...
Track:
I currently have two ovals of track and a cross-over, but I'm planning to
order one of those mega-bundles of track from Shop@Home. (I've got a gift
certificate just burning a hole in my pocket...) So I should be able to
contribute quite a bit of track, including 2 pairs of switches.
I have built a railroad crossing, and am trying to automate the gates and
lights with an RCX and a couple of light sensors. We'll have to wait and see
if/how that turns out...
Scenery:
I have built a lot of small, non-electric scenery detail items, like traffic
lights and train control lights (those red/green lights that warn when there's
another train ahead.) I've also got a lot of road signs available.
Buildings:
I am in the process of building a replica of the Walpole MA train station.
This building is featured on the cover of the MBTA commuter rail schedule for
the Franklin line, if you're curious. Hopefully I can get enough black low-
slope corner elements (3x3 with only one stud on top) to do it right.
I don't think the castle that I built for the TCS window display will fit very
naturally into a modern train layout. My university building and/or my
windmill might be more appropriate if we need some filler buildings. I also
have a spooky Adams Family style house under construction that I'll try to
finish for the show.
I might also re-design my failed brownstone ("redstone"??!?) to complement
Eric's town center. My first attempt looked more like a police precinct than
a residence.
Other:
I can provide numerous figs, vehicles, and a few plants as well. I also have
a decent amount of baseplate (mostly grey 48x48, green 32x32, blue 32x32, tan
16x32) to bring.
Food For Thought:
For scenery for my personal layout, I have been building baseplate-sized
modules that are built up 8 bricks + 1 plate to the rail bed. This made it
possible for me to build a train bridge over a river. I found a great way to
use those molded baseplates (like you get with King Leo's Castle and many
other sets) to achieve this 8-brick build-up using a relatively small number
of actual bricks "underground".
It sounds like we'll probably just be putting everything right onto baseplate
for the Greenburg show, but I think we could do some cool stuff in this format
for future shows when we have more preparation time. Or it might be possible
to use my existing modules to add a smaller loop of track above the table-
level layout, but it depends on how tall everybody's trains are and how much
space we really have. This is something to think about for the future, but
probably not for the show in December...
Table Construction:
I should be available most weekends (except November 4th+5th) to help build
tables. Maybe we should try to get this going sooner instead of later.
It might also be a good idea to have a general meeting to compare train
dimensions, etc, to make sure that we're all working in a consistent scale.
(I've found that just saying "6-wide" isn't really enough to answer all my own
questions.) We could either do this at the table-building "party" or have a
separate meeting if it'll be less distracting or if more people will be able
to attend that way.
Anyway, that's what I've got in the works so far. It sounds like a lot, but
it really isn't when you consider how much space we'll have to fill in a 10'
x 10' layout.
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| (...) Cool. I am starting to think that having 2 loops of track with trains running in opposite directions on each might be a good idea for our layout. We seem to have plenty of train cars and engines. Just depends on if we have the track. (...) I (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) I agree. I have to talk to my wife and see what we can work out. Having a kid is just so much work I can hardly explain. I will let you know what might work for me. (...) Well as for the train I have 1 engine, 5 finished cars (probably a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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