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Re: I<whatever>LTC summary
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lugnet.trains.org
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Tue, 27 Feb 2001 22:07:57 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.trains.org, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > (I'd like to see module standards thrashed out again, there has been some
> > deviation from the last time which is fine, the situation changed)
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> Module standards are a good thing (ala NTrack) but I think it will take a lot
> of work. I doubt many, if any groups can afford to do GMLTC modules so that
> is tough but maybe we could design some sort of "transition" module to go
> between a GMLTC module and say a PNLTC module. I think the NELUG tables and
> the WAMALTC tables have the same surface dimensions but I think our leg length
> might be different.
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> Of course this only matters when we have 2 or more groups displaying together
> but it would be nice to know if 2 groups modules would work together.
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> Eric Kingsley
That was one of the topics we talked and dreamed about at the 'summit' in
New York - how "awesome" it would be to have a show where two or three (or
more!) different LTCs could display. (Either separately or as one huge
combined layout.) Can you imagine the response from the 'traditional' model
railroaders? <grin>
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) Right. And to make it work, it's not required that every group conform to some rigid standard (ala N-trak), although that gives you the most flexibility. *all* that is required is that a few modules from each layout can somehow interface, not (...) (26 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Larry, Thanks for the summary this is basically just as I see it at the moment. <snip summary> (...) Yes. (...) Good point. Trains are definitly the most likely thing to be displayed at the moment so it is probably not going to be a common (...) (26 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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