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| | | It would be nice to have a single document that captures the different techniques that various clubs have used for modules. And with that acompaniing pros & cons list by the clubs that use each respective technique. This would be handy for new clubs (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | (...) That would be cool. (...) Our current module design is posted here: (URL) recommended table design will be changing soon. Our track standards have changed, we're now 8 studs in-between the rails. One thing about our club is there's no table (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —James Trobaugh
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| | | | | This is a good idea. I have been in the process of documenting the new tables being used by the NGLTC, we used them for the first time in March and they worked great for us, they are light weight, setup quick, have built in plexi holders, velcro (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | (...) Sounds cool. Thomas Woelk emailed me this link, to a project of his using LDraw: (URL) didn't have LUGNET posting set up on the computer he was using at the moment. That site looks like it has a great calculator for converting dimensions (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —Thomas Stangl
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| | | | | (...) Right. The reason why I suggested .trains.presentation.hardware is that .trains can get pretty busy, and it would be nice to slightly compartmentalize while fleshing things out. Once all data had been gathered/discussed, I definitely see it (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) Trains may well be too busy... Put it in trains.org then. I'm not seeing a strong argument for a group THIS compartmentalised at this point. And I'm pretty compartmentalised! (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) Dork. [1] JOHN [1] That one may well be T-shirt worthy... (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Thomas Stangl writes: <snip1> (...) <snip2> Shudder? Why do you say that? The GMLTC has been doing that for years, and we've only had a couple of problems in all those shows. We don't use ropes, we don't have plexi -- if kids want (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —John Kelly III
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| | | | | | I think it depends alot on what slant your train club takes. The train clubs that are all about the prototypical designs I think have more emotionally invested in their designs and display mainly for other train modelers. Since I can't even begin to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —Steve Barile
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| | | | | | | Since our first show at GATS we have had a kids RR (KRR) play area attached to the main layout so they feel a part of it. We hated that when you'd go to a GATS you couldn't touch anything, even if your an adult in some cases! At the KRR there is (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | | | (...) We'd *love* to be able to do that, but unfortunately our membership is limited to the point where we just don't get enough people to staff and oversee a 'play area'. <sigh> Since many of us are current or former LEGO employees, we take the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —Steve Barile
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| | | | | | | | Good points John. I recall the first time I got KRR duty and I nearly pulled my hair out! And that same reaction came from most of us. I think we were a little (read REALLY) uptight that the trains elements might get broken etc. But after a while we (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —James Trobaugh
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| | | | | | | | With the NGLTC kids area we too removed the train elements from the play tables. When we had the train parts on the table there was always some bigger kid that would hog the engine and controller, then we'd have send someone over to police the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —Chris Phillips
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| | | | | | (...) I don't know if it is fair to make generalizations about the relative levels of emotional investment between clubs, but I doubt that anyone who brings a MOC out into public for display has less than an exceptionally high emotional attachment (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —John Kelly III
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| | | | | | (...) I'm not trying to minimize anyone's investment in time, material, or emotional in their layouts. My generalization (and it definitely is that) is that the closer a model is to prototypical, the more fragile details it has, the more "perfect" (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) True. If it's a oneoff, that is... I hardly ever display oneoffs, most of what I display is either commercial production work (mine from MTW, or others), or one of multiple copies, or if I really care, I capture it in LDraw. My bullet train is (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —John Kelly III
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| | | | | | | (...) It's been a very long time since you've worked with our modules if you think that has any impact on rebuilding. *grin* We changed the water level at one show and I completely reworked the town for this show. Landscape changes quite easily and (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —John Kelly III
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| | | | | | | | On a completely different note when did Todd start adding random spam phrases to our emails automatically? Cool.... -J3 (I am unorganized and choose to reply to myself instead of starting a new thread. No table manners either...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Within the last two weeks, IIRC, and it is indeed nifty. See admin.general for more if you're interested... the question is off-topic for trains.org (grin). (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —James Powell
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| | | | | | | (...) ohh! I need one that explodes on contact...but it has to do it in a head on collision, and be easy to put back together after. (...) There are some of my designs that I don't like to see smashing into the floor, but most of my stuff has been (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —James Trobaugh
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| | | | | | | | I don't worry so much about getting it back together as much as I worry about finding all the pieces again. Nothing worst than having to crawl around the floor of a crowded convention center looking for pieces. I prefer to be able to relax and enjoy (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Crowd Control (was: Train Layout Tables) —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | (...) It's not just emotional - it's financial. Not getting at Larry, but there's an example of someone who's got tons of stuff. On a smaller layout, like we do with the NBLTC, every single thing on the layout is a one-off. My four GWR carriages, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —Ben Fleskes
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| | | | I've been bouncing table designs around for a while and two criteria seem to emerging in my mind as more important than I've previously given weight to. 1) Durability. and 2) The ability to adjust height On Durability. My first tables are over six (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —David Koudys
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| | | | In lugnet.trains, Ben Fleskes writes: <snip> (...) I built these modules this weekend-- (URL) based on the PNLTC module design--very nice by the way--many kudos to whoever came up with that particular concept first! Anyway, rtlToronto got hold of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | Hey, nifty stuff. Thanks for sharing! But since we're sharing table info, and not discussing the merits of an additional group, do you think it might be possible to trim admin.suggestions from the groups list? FUT just trains... (...) <snip> (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | | | | | Re: Train Layout Tables —David Koudys
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| | | | (...) You know that 'Oh No!' second, when you realized you did something wrong, and yet "The Event" happened and there's no going back. Kinda like right after I think I've backed up all my info, and proceed to restore the original image on my (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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