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Re: Train tables
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Fri, 4 Jun 1999 03:51:28 GMT
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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 train is incorporated in
a town plan when level crossings are desired and two deep tables are not.
I think I have a solution, although it has not been tried or tested, but hey
it ought to work! Attach additional ~10" shelves to the table units where
extra track laying space is needed to accomodate crossings and such. This
keeps Ben's modular approach intact, which I believe is important for
flexibility and transportation, and if done correctly allows additional
layout space.
I have been planning to build Ben's tables with my attachments, but I have
no space to put them yet! Look for my layout (with included instructions
for my idea) in the future. No, not soon, but sometime! :)
John Matthews
(the 'still waiting to build his own house' architect)
Ben Fleskes <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote in message
news:FCs4Ao.7HM@lugnet.com...
> 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.
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> Hope this helps.
>
> Ben Fleskes
> PNLTC
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> 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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