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Re: Roundy Roundy
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Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:22:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Rick Clark wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
> > > A dogbone is good for giving an impression of a double track main line,
> > > especially if you hide the loops at each end to a certain extent.
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> <snip>
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> > There's been an argument going on about this on our own club site. My side
> > of it was... <snip...> Run the track around a castle, or lake, or
> > fairground, or something, but don't hide it.
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> > Does anyone seriously think the viewing public are fooled by this huge 6"
> > square covered area where trains magically seem to enter in one direction
> > and come out travelling the other way?!?!?
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> On the other hand, trains disappearing and reappearing is a huge facination
> for children and adults alike (myself included). That's one of the reasons
> why traditional model railroaders have always added tunnels and hidden loops
> to their layouts.
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> The point of covered areas isn't to fool the public, it's to intruige them. [1]
Well, that's not exactly my argument. I'm saying when you block a large area
from view just because you don't think a turning loop is 'prototypical', then
your audience are more likely to see it as an inconvenience, rather than
appreciate your attempt at authenticity.
Something like a mountain with a tunnel in the middle of your layout, with the
ability to switch trains out the back and substitute them as they drive through
would be endlessly fascinating.
Or bend the dogbone right round into a horseshoe, so the turning loops are
behind the operators and away from the audience anyway.
Jason Railton
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| (...) Now that sounds like an interesting setup. If you build a mountain large enough, you should theoretically be able to set it up with parallel tracks and an automated switching system so that one train can go into the mountain and another train (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) <snip> (...) On the other hand, trains disappearing and reappearing is a huge facination for children and adults alike (myself included). That's one of the reasons why traditional model railroaders have always added tunnels and hidden loops to (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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