The following Z-Bend_Track poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Each of you has joined this small list for a different reason....
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bjkronen@...
Aug 3, 2001 1:30 pm
Thanks to you all. Now we have some idea of the group's "hot" buttons for discussions. Do not hesitate to ask any question on any topic, regardless of this...
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bjkronen@...
Aug 4, 2001 2:20 am
Hi all: Seems the hottest "hot topic" was "how to create a scene on a module. I loaded up the CAD drawings from several module builders into the files section...
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bjkronen@...
Aug 4, 2001 2:44 am
Hi All: Some years ago, on the N scale list, a fellow posted some observations about mistakes he saw first time layout builders make. I saved his viewpoint,...
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bjkronen@...
Aug 5, 2001 2:38 am
Attention K-Mart Shoppers (a uniquely US phrase): If you are looking for power packs to run Z trains on modules, I'll point out some bargains on eBay. If you...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 8, 2001 12:50 pm
Howdy list! Over the next few days, I hope you get a lot of Email on this list. Why? Because I'm going to build a small module and keep you guys up to date on ...
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bjkronen@...
Aug 8, 2001 1:03 pm
... proof ... Sounds like a much better place to put trains. There is no experience like going into the train room, only to discover the trains aren't the...
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ztrack@...
Aug 8, 2001 2:17 pm
Rob, It sounds like just an excuse to expand the layout a little more! Sure, one more module you say. Next thing you know that garage is being expanded, ...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 8, 2001 3:16 pm
Rob, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah....<grin> On the other hand, the rough drawing of the module is now done. Check it out in the files section of the Z-Bend_Track group...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 8, 2001 11:21 pm
This has been a busy day! After my last Email, the clothes dryer repair man came by to fix the appliance. It had developed a nasty condition of shorting out...
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jcubbin@...
Aug 9, 2001 6:16 am
Hi Rob, While not a modular builder (yet), great report and photos, Nice to have these instant progress reports! John...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 9, 2001 2:57 pm
Good Morning group! Well, I have moved the bench work for the module down to the basement - it's just too darn hot to work outside today (Heat Index of 110)...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 9, 2001 6:25 pm
Shopping and Lunch are now over! I picked up a full box (25 pieces) of N scale cork, as well as the paint, but I realized that there needs to be a change of...
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Jim Milne
Winterhawk-44@...
Aug 9, 2001 7:22 pm
... How about setting up a web cam so we can watch! Jim...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 9, 2001 7:35 pm
Jim..... OK!!!! ... From: Jim Milne [mailto:Winterhawk-44@...] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:22 PM To: Z-Bend_Track@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 9, 2001 7:36 pm
Hi Gang! OK, got the 1st coat of paint on the module. I put down a base coat of latex before doing anything, that way if I mess up anywhere there is no "raw" ...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 9, 2001 8:34 pm
Jim and all, For the next 3 hours or so (until about 7pm) watch me work my tail off trying to put up mountains on a Z-Bend Track module. Its a wacky live web ...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 9, 2001 8:39 pm
Never mind - the camera just died. -Rob ... From: Robert Allbritton [mailto:robert@...] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 4:30 PM To:...
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Jim Milne
Winterhawk-44@...
Aug 9, 2001 9:01 pm
... Well your good intentions were greatly appreciated. It would have been nice to see a 'Master' at work but maybe some other time. Jim...
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Robert Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 10, 2001 12:18 pm
Good morning group! Well, I won't be making my 48 hour deadline. Elena, my girlfriend, reminded me last night that I had promised to "enjoy" the rest of my...
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bjkronen@...
Aug 10, 2001 12:27 pm
... You still got a tremendous amount of work done in an amazingly short time. Congratulations. Bill Kronenberger Houston...
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Jim Milne
Winterhawk-44@...
Aug 10, 2001 1:07 pm
Rob, Thank you for sharing the construction articles and the photos of your Z_Bend module. A richly deserved vacation IS just the thing you need and I await...
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ztrack@...
Aug 10, 2001 4:11 pm
In a message dated 8/10/01 8:19:51 AM, robert@... writes: << Well, I won't be making my 48 hour deadline. Elena, my girlfriend, reminded me last...
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Jim Milne
Winterhawk-44@...
Aug 11, 2001 4:08 pm
Bill, I have read your excellent report on control cables in the z-scale list. Would you please start another file folder such as Module Wiring and place the...
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bjkronen@...
Aug 11, 2001 6:36 pm
... No problem. Thanks for the great idea. I don't think I'm "overboard" on Conservative Electrical Systems, but I'll admit that I'm on the "safe" side of the...
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bjkronen@...
Aug 11, 2001 7:25 pm
Hi all: Rob will be out for a week or so, and I'll be in Seattle, WA for 4 days next week. Perhaps the rest of you could fill up Rob's and my email-box with...
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ztrack@...
Aug 12, 2001 3:47 pm
Bill, That is a tough question. Let me share a little on how I came to have a 27' and growing Z empire. For me, my guidelines were simple. I planned to ...
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Rob Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 21, 2001 3:35 pm
Bill, Well, since you have thrown down the gauntlet, I feel compelled to reply. You also will have the advantage that I am leaving the country in 36 hours, and...
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trknapp@...
Aug 22, 2001 2:25 am
Incorrect. Real spaces have been modeled without compression in Nn3. T. K....
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Rob Allbritton
robert@...
Aug 22, 2001 3:35 am
Aw shucks - thats just Z scale with trains that are too big! <big grin> -Rob ... Nn3....
