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  Re: New LEGO train realism?
 
(...) Ropes? Huh?? ;-) The GMLTC lets kids get right up to our layout. Touching is discouraged, but it still happens. Yes, we get the occasional *crash*, but we can always rebuild. We had a great one this weekend, kid got his fingers in front of my (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: New LEGO train realism?
 
I would venture to say that 45" x 60" would be better. The reason there is that even though you lose 5" on the length, you keep the modules in increments of lg. gray baseplates. That is important if you want to allow another group to slip module (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NQC and RCX
 
(...) IIRC, the big boy was longer than the triplex despite having fewer drivers <not that you are wrrrrrr, prolly a bad recall on my part> -John (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: New LEGO train realism?
 
The tables used by the NGLTC where built using the original standards published by the PNLTC. They are a bit narrower (to fit the mini van) but are the same height and use the same basic principle of connecting together. Only one table of the entire (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: New LEGO train realism?
 
(...) If we just use the grey baseplates, 45x60 or 45x75 would make the most sense. But, our trailer is 76 inches wide, with a door 72 inches wide. With the 65 inch length, we can put the racks into the trailer sideways, and still have enough room (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)


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