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Re: Home layouts
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 9 Feb 2000 15:09:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jonathan Reynolds writes:
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> INSIDE a mountain! That's a big mountain - I hope you have built in a hatch
> for access (were you inspired by 'Close Encounters' ?).
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> There are alternatives to raising trains up to a higher level which have been
> used with some success in mainstream railway modelling -Train lifts. No, I
> wouldn't bother either.
About 4x5 foot minus about 6 inches around the edge where the line starts its
climb. The line will enter the mountain via a tunnel after going half way
around it. I plan to have access under the mountain and the foamboard
construction makes it possible to have removable sections. The mountain fits
well with my layout setting of Colorado.
Jim
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| (...) The theoretical helix is really a rounded off (...) The "helix" (...) 1 (...) INSIDE a mountain! That's a big mountain - I hope you have built in a hatch for access (were you inspired by 'Close Encounters' ?). There are alternatives to raising (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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