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I'm looking to pick the brains of clubs who have done longer duration
shows, especially at a museum. NovaLUG (Nova Scotia, Canada) has been
approached by a museum, but the longest show we have done before was one
day setup and two day display. In this case we would be there on
weekends, but let the museum staff handle things during the week (with a
couple of members working nearby, available in an emergency). Time
periods from three weeks to three months have been mentioned.
What sort of things have you required the museum supply? I'm thinking
secure barrier, tables (we don't have them), electricity, and some train
motors(1). Maybe a suggestion box for things to add to the layout if it
is a three month show. Perhaps free parking and museum passes. Anything
else?
I'm also curious about how many train motors we might go through. I know
motor life will vary depending on many things (track design, weight of
train etc.), but does anyone have a rough idea for how many motors we
might need for a three week show, running 9-5 7 days a week? How about
three months? I was thinking n+1 motors for n loops, but I don't know if
this is reasonable. If we are doing simple ovals, would it help to change
the direction the motor is travelling every week? I haven't run my trains
long enough to wear out a motor yet (no home layout and short shows).
Anything different in planning this type of layout? The only thing I can
think of is to use an RCX 1.0 with power adapter for any controlled things
(cows especially).
How have others planned for possible overheating power supplies? I know
some have used timers to run for a certain amount of time, then shut off
for awhile. Would a button to press to make the trains run for 10 minutes
work better?
Any advice or tales of how you worked something like this out greatly
appreciated.
Gail Meagher
NovaLUG
I've cross posted this to lugnet.trains for the exposure, but set
follow-ups to trains.org where I think it belongs.
(1) Instead of the many 'wow....'(2) thoughts that could have sprung to
mind when this opportunity came up, my first thought was 'no one will want
to run their perhaps soon to be discontinued train motors for that long'.
(2) Wow, what an opportunity. Wow, I've been so jealous of other clubs
who have gotten to do this sort of thing. Wow, doing a longer show should
be more relaxing, and we can add to it over time. Wow, this is such a
cool space and we can add to the harbour to tie into the fact that it is
the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Wow, we'll get to meet a whole
different bunch of people and maybe recruit more members. Wow, this will
be great publicity for the club.....
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| In lugnet.trains.org, Gail Meagher wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> PNLTC (Now GPLR and PSLTC) did a few museum shows at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) (where I happen to work full time). One of our shows was just for one weekend, and (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Gail, The Vancouver LEGO Club is currently doing a display/show at the (URL) Museum>. It's on display June 3 - Aug. 19, 2006. We had a week beforehand to set up, and 3 days after to tear down. Items we provided: Artifacts related to the (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| (...) BayLTC is currently on display at our sixth museum show. Our displays have ranged from one week to six weeks. We usually have at least one person at the layout on weekends, and the museum staff covers on weekdays. My cell number is always (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| "Gail Meagher" <685721@ican.net> wrote in message news:44B6734F.55F794...can.net... (...) NCLTC has done several displays at one of the local malls. Each time our display has been up, it has stayed up longer. We have done a 4 week, 6 week, and 9 (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| The GMLTC had our layout set up at the Minnesota Transportation Museum's Jackson Street Roundhouse for several months, it just about destroyed the club. We set it up late October 2005, and took it down in February. The museum is open on Wednesdays (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| Gail Meagher wrote: [...] (...) [...] (...) [...] Gail, From a person working at the SEE Science Center in Manchester NH where a LEGO railroad is running through a 19th century mill city. Motors will last "1-3 weeks. That is at 5 hours a day 7 days (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| Thanks everyone for replying with such great info and ideas. I'm a list person, so here's a list of some of what I've learned: - Best not to leave anything really fragile or difficult to rebuild out during the week when the museum staff will be (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) .. Gail- I’m sorry I only just noticed your post on LUGNET regarding train displays at museums. SCLTC has been doing a 10-12 week show at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum every year since 2002. It’s the highlight of the year for us and we (...) (18 years ago, 30-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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