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Re: Willmington Greenburg Show reminder...
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Wed, 18 Oct 2000 15:04:15 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
> 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.
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> 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...
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.
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> 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 think we all have more curved track than we know what to do with. I have
about 6 boxes of straight track left over from the shelf railway (small
miscalculation on my part) and I could either get some more or NELUG could get
some.
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> 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...
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> 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.
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> 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.
A train station would be great. If I had time I would love to do one of the
old stations along the (T) commuter rail but time is not something I have an
abundance of at the moment.
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> 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.
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> 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...
Definitely a great idea for future shows.
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> 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.
Well I tweaked my back the other day rocking the baby but if I am feeling
better I might try and get supplies for the tables later this week or this
weekend.
My design is bear bones and would be only for the purpose of displays. I don't
think anyone should sit or stand on these tables but they will definitely
support a layout.
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> 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.
Well I know Tom and my cars work well together seeing Tom used my design for
his boxcars and we both used Steve Barile's design for our tankers. I have
almost finished 2 gondolas as well on the same scale.
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> 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.
Yah 10' x 10' is bigger (LEGO wise) than I thought.
Sounds good. Thanks for the input.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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