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Re: Train tables
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 4 Jun 1999 01:32:48 GMT
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Yep, that's my design.
At a minimum, I suggest 30.25" x 60.5" for long linear runs. When I need extra
depth, I stack them two deep. We (PNLTC) also have a few tables that are ~40"
x ~80. The larger size gives you a pretty good amount of space for a
standalone layout, but is not as easy to transport. I like the 30x60 since
they are easy enough to move around, yet big enough to get a layout on. We've
also started putting standard metal folddown legs on each table to cut down on
our setup time at shows.
Hope this helps.
Ben Fleskes
PNLTC
In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
> I was going to be building several tables for my Lego collection in my hobby
> room and was wondering how I should go about it. I was originally going to
> make the tables 45"x45", since it was a good, large table. I happened to see
> the Modular train table windows meta files made by Ben Fleskes that have the
> 30.25"x30.25" tables. Does everyone run these style of table at the Lego Tran
> Clubs? If so, I feel that I, too, should run this style or something
> compatible with them just in case I go to one. If not, I would just use it
> for ideas on my own system.
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> Do many people use these tables and do they like them? My main complaint is
> the lack of depth for making a large town. This is of course offset by the
> fact that one can reach to other side without stretching a lot.
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> I will be making these tables in early July. I have all my Lego packed away
> for in-laws coming over for the week of my wedding. After I return from the
> honeymoon, I get my Lego room back and want to do it up right! Any feedback
> and/or suggestions would be greatly welcome.
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> Also, is there a standardized height for split level systems? I will be
> elevating at least one table and I was planning on 20 bricks high, as this
> will allow an elevated monorail to climb one more time and be perfectly
> positioned to ride along the ground. I just have to make sure there is enough
> clearance underneath for a train to pass through on the main level. I believe
> Ben's table would leave 13 bricks high of clearance, as it is just under seven
> studs thick. I may even need a diffenent table for an elevated platform.
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> I also plan to build some kind of shelving storage system in the closet for my
> pieces and possibly a building/work table so that my work in progress won't
> cause traffic jams in the Lego town (still un-named), but that is a different
> matter, unless there are great ideas you want to share.
>
> Mike
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 | | Re: Train tables
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| Mike- At the GMLTC, we use about a 30 x45" table (= to exactly 6 large gray baseplates) with metal folding legs. Our newest tables flare out to give us more room (6" IIRC): ___...___ l l l l l l l l l l l____l____l____l____...____l____l l l l l l l (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
| | | Re: Train tables
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| I have given some thought to the tables as well. I think Ben's design is a winner! However, in planning some train layouts (never built) I have found (and others suggested to me) that 3 baseplates deep leaves a lot to be desired, especially if the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train tables
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| I was going to be building several tables for my Lego collection in my hobby room and was wondering how I should go about it. I was originally going to make the tables 45"x45", since it was a good, large table. I happened to see the Modular train (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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