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(...) It's close enough that TD considers it to be connected, and that's good enough for me. I used it for the yard design I just posted (q.v.) --Bill. (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I've been dabbling with track designer, making switching yards. The latest thread on diagonal track layouts has given me some more tricks to get it to actually line up at the beginning and end with 8- or 16-stud intervals. The following issues make (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was not moderated due to technical difficulties. But they are there now. (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.trains)
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This has been an absolutely great thread, just packed with helpful ideas and findings (even some good track designs to get people thinking! Anyone want to volunteer to write up a summation and share it with Cary so it might get into the FAQ? Thanks (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Does it work perfectly or does it go over in length by at least a half a stud? I couldn't tell from Track Designer. -chris (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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PNLTC has done this as well and found that it is a big hit. We've watched families "play" this together as a team effort... they'd spen sometimes an hour at it. We did several flavors of this too at different layouts, I think it started as a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Here's some examples of non-standard connections I have played around with. All of these line up in Track Designer: (URL) if these links line-wrap. Folder is here when moderated, with TDL files: (URL) well. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) THANK YOU!!! This works perfectly! I just tested it in Track Designer.... --Bill. (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) John is correct; it's 1-13-3 that works. Blame my faulty memory, it's been a bit since I played in TD. (...) The 2-7-2 is close enough that it connects physically very soundly. The offset is roughly 1 stud. Easy enough to cover with slop, with (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It is generally held to be, I believe. Posting for sale info isn't explicitly permitted in the header of the .trains group. I know that I'd be interesting in hearing more about your experiences in restoring these sets to their former glory (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Don't know whether this is off-topic.... If interested look here: (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't have an equation, but I think one curve, 12 straights, one curve will do a dog-leg that is eight 32-stud baseplates long and 88 studs wide (3 baseplates minus 4 studs each side). -chris (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks Steve! We really have a lot fun adding the details for each show. We are very excited about the SDMRM show, 6 weeks in one spot! No setup and tear down within 48 hrs. Robert Powell SCLTC (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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(...) My Brickshelf directory is now moderated with pictures from the show: (URL) Brickshelf directory has lots of pictures too: (URL) still isn't moderated. :-( Play well. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments, Larry. I really enjoyed building the Veranda Turbine a.k.a. "Big Blow". My inspiration for this model came from a new O scale model that was shown in the November 2002 Magazine "Classic Toy Trains" on page 136. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) VLC did this for the first time last weekend, and the kids loved it. We'll make it a little easier next time, though, there were some things on there (eg the water cooler) that many kids didn't even know (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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To day local kindergarteners helped out the North Georgia LEGO Train Club by making ornaments to decorate our tree at this years Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Festival of Trees. The children are students at Matt Elementary school in Forsyth (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) We find that people will spend quite a bit of time looking for everything on the list and will ask about things they can't find. The kids are especially excited to find Spiderman or Yoda. We also put some extra things on just for ourselves! (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Search and find in other ways as well: (URL) J-3 talks about his incorporation of a dragon head into the side of (you guessed it) Dragon Mountain... (J-3 to a tot: "Do you know *why* we call it "Dragon Mountain"?)-- just another fun little (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Well, yes, saying merely "G" certainly opens up a can of worms since, as you mentioned, many scales utilize gauge 1 track. Scaling at 1:24 would simulate 30" I believe. But your point illustrates that, while there is much precision among some (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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