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Re: Roundy Roundy
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Date: 
Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:10:34 GMT
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Rick Clark wrote in message ...
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.

One of our previous Vancouver Lego Club layouts had hidden sidings under a
mountain controlled by Mindstorms (courtesy of the automation genius of Dean
Husby) so that one train entered at one end and a different one came out the
other end. We had three trains in there alternating. The audience was
definitely intrigued :-)

Kevin
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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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