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Re: Baseplate vs Brick landscape (was: Re: Show report)
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lugnet.trains.org
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Tue, 16 Jan 2001 01:44:46 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, James Trobaugh writes:
> I will say that I liked the baseplate look (I wish I had that many plates
> for the NGLTC layout, but for now the tables are painted base plate green)
> but it looked like it had a few draw backs. For one I don't think you'd have
> a lot of flexibility in how the layout was arranged, you're forced to build
> the layout in a grid format. When we (NGLTC) do shows it's a little more
> freeform, we have a general idea of where things will go, but other than the
> downtown area we pretty much put things how ever they fit around the track
> layout. The track pretty much dictates the lay of the land. I'm curious on
> how the MICHLUG felt the layout process went.
When i designed that on track designer i was going for the "city block"
look.We were able to get a ton of plates(over 400) from TLC so i really
wasn't forced into that design.When we walked in there(to setup) i had the
road allready designed and printed out so that we could put it together
quickly.We did change a few road patterns here or there to make room for
certain buildings.The plan wasn't set in stone just a starting point to get
us going.
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> I did notice the lack of crowd control on the MICHLUG layout, very brave
> indeed. There were a few pictures of little hands right on the tracks, they
> tend to back off after you slam a train into them, but they seem to come
> back to try it again. I found that the KRR really helps keep the little
> hands off the layout, gives them something to touch, and at a train show
Yes we will go with crowd barriers in the next show.
> Good job MICHLUG, I was very impressed with the size of the layout, glad you
> guys pulled it off so well,
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> jt
> --
> James J. Trobaugh
> North Georgia LEGO Train Club
> http://www.ngltc.org
> John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
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