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John Gerlach <john.gerlach@bestbu...ospam.com> wrote in message news:FruKv4.CA0@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) You need a bigger trailer! heehee :) I would seriously consider sticking with modules of standard baseplates, I know it is none of my (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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The PNLTC standard has been good to us. Transporting the legs, as James brings up, is a drawback, but they can be easily made with a minimal amount of materials beyond the scrap from the table top. And they are very sturdy. I've sat on the tables (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Ah, who cares what gauge we make our railroad? No one else is ever going to build a railroad within 100 miles of us, so the fact that we're incompatible with everyone else doesn't matter. - president of a forgotten railroad, ca. 1835... (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) In order for me to be wrong in the way you allege, I would have had to have alleged that the Triplex was the longest US steamer. I didn't. So you're wrong about my being wrong. :-) In order for me to be wrong in the way John alleged, a model (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "ever"? Sooner or later, there will be a big North American Lego train show with lots of clubs attending. I bet it happens in less than ten years. When that happens, everyone who builds to 60" instead of 65" will be happy they did so. /Eric (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Wow John you are a brave man indeed. I have a hard enough time monitoring the trains, and keeping an eye out for run away toddlers (and if anyone has one they know that a couple of pieces of rope mean nothing), but having to keep an eye on the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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James Powell wrote in message ... (...) 161 (...) found (...) Hmm, you came up with exactly the same web page as I did! How did you find it? I searched on Alta Vista for: "+erie +triplex +longest" Frank (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <38D95EDE.7BFAE53A@u...st.net>... (...) studs (...) think (...) Big (...) <not (...) Here's an interesting page: (URL) you define "steam engine" as powered by steam, then the biggest in many ways is The Norfolk and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <not (...) According to: (URL) are _both_ wrong. N&W's Jawn Henry was the longest steam engine, at 161 feet or so :) So, moral of the story is to check the web, because all answers can be found somewhere. :) James P (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes: <snip> (...) <snip> Serious question: How likely is it that we'll ever be at a show where we need to think of "compatible modules"? The closest other train club (so far) to us is where? Georgia? PNTLC? We (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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(...) 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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Somehow, 65" doesn't sound right to me. Whole baseplates would be best, no? If you are going to go that long, why not bump up to 80" so that you can use standard hollow core doors for table tops. It would be an inexpensive solution... Build On! John (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Short answer: No standard Long answer: There is no standards making body. But there were defacto standards... There WERE two standards, sort of. PNLTC and other "non legomodular" clubs seemed to be working to one module standard. At least (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Hi Robin! Wow! Your superliner model is excellent. I have to find myself a copy of the flying time vessal in order to build one of my own. I like the cutaway aspect of your station, it captures the look and feel of a big city station so well. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) WAMALUG generally uses 40.25" by 40.25"(4x4 baseplates) square tables. This allows for a complete circle of track to fit on a single table and makes penisulas easy. Our current tables have 2x2 legs that fold into the tables for storage. We (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I just actually visited the site a few minutes before your post - nice job on your Big Boy! It's too bad pictures of black bricks turn out so poorly as it's hard to see the details. Mine just made a cameo on the GMLTC layout in La Crosse last (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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