Jon and list, These items pop up now and then in the model press when they seem to be short on anything of substance or want to introduce something "new" to...
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Jeff Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Mar 4, 2001 3:51 am
... wrote: IMO, they are gimmicks and really aren't employed in the real world on a serious layout. When I see things like track elevators (vertical switch -...
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Jeff Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Mar 4, 2001 4:08 am
Hi Joseph, Just thought I'd take a look for any new updates. The photos are great. Looks like the layout is really coming along nicely. Kudos to your wife on...
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jonp@...
Mar 4, 2001 4:33 am
Hello All -- Paul, you're going to hate Model Railroad Planning 2001! :o) When I saw the teaser on the cover that reads "The Helix Killer", my first thought...
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Joseph Curtis
jcurtis@...
Mar 5, 2001 5:08 pm
Thanks Jeff! I've been busy laying track, so I need to get so more digital photos taken of my progress. I've also started work on the "bridge" that will...
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jonp@...
Mar 5, 2001 7:51 pm
Hello All -- How would the members of this list feel about the list finally "going public"? small-layout-design (SLD) is presently "not listed in directory" at...
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Jeff Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Mar 6, 2001 8:28 am
Hi Jon, It's going to be a lot of work for you, and only you know whether you're up for the task or not. I remember layout construction increased it's...
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jonp@...
Mar 9, 2001 3:11 pm
Hello All -- Just a note to let you know about some small layout articles in the April Model Railroader: The cover story features a very nicely done "large"...
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Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Mar 11, 2001 11:59 pm
... Yes I've noticed it and it saddens me. The model RR mags were always a place where you could see these huge layouts and have something to aspire to some...
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jonp@...
Mar 12, 2001 8:59 pm
Hello -- Interesting comments from Paul, but I have to disagree that a growing focus on smaller layouts is a "sad" development. I think the focus on smaller...
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b-freemantle@...
Mar 14, 2001 4:46 am
I am interested in the small layouts that are showing up in MR. I am trying to figure out how to get CPR's Nelson yard, or at least a representation, into a...
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cpr_fan@...
Mar 14, 2001 3:16 pm
... Firstly let me commend Jon on a great idea for a layout design group. I too find the signal to noise ratio on the LDSIG to be worse than normal lately and...
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cpr_fan@...
Mar 14, 2001 3:22 pm
In my family room I have converted a large closet into a work area with a 6'x2.5' bench and several shelves and a filing cabinet to hold my extensive MR...
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jonp@...
Mar 14, 2001 4:45 pm
Hello Greg -- For ideas on a 1×6 shelf-type layout, take a look at the British hobby press. British layouts tend to be smaller shelf-like affairs with some...
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Greg Williams
cpr_fan@...
Mar 14, 2001 5:04 pm
I am looking forward to the MRP 2001. Have not seen it yet. I live in a rural area and get to Chapters in Fredericton about once a month. British railroad mags...
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Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Mar 14, 2001 6:18 pm
... Jon and list, At the risk of sounding Grinch-like, there have and continue to be, numerous layout planning books presenting layout plans for smaller areas....
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jonp@...
Mar 14, 2001 9:08 pm
Hello – I'm also working on a layout based on a prototype yard. Here are some things I've learned and am still learning as I work on the design: Duplicate...
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small-layout-design@y...
Mar 15, 2001 12:06 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the small-layout-design group. File :...
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cpr_fan@...
Mar 15, 2001 12:16 am
I thought this might be of interest to the group. I came across it in Track Planning Ideas from Model Railroader, which is a collection of track plans from old...
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kensipel@...
Mar 15, 2001 4:06 am
Hi all, I've recently started a small layout using an interesting storage idea. Check out my layout at: http://home.earthlink.net/~ksipel/trains/ It's a shelf...
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kensipel@...
Mar 15, 2001 4:16 am
Greg, My question is, do you need the elevation change? Why not have the tracks cross on the same grade? It seems the train will spend a long time...
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kensipel@...
Mar 15, 2001 4:19 am
Greg, My question is, do you need the elevation change? Why not have the tracks cross on the same grade? It seems the train will spend a long time...
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Martyn Read
Martyn@...
Mar 15, 2001 11:15 am
Hi there folks, Just to introduce myself, I'm from Exeter, in England, and I model midwestern roads from the 70's such as ICG, Rock Island, BN, Illinois...
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Martyn Read
Martyn@...
Mar 15, 2001 11:42 am
Just A thought on this... I did a design a couple of years ago based on the Illinois Terminal in Springfield Illinois. The idea was to model big trains (up to...
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Greg Williams
cpr_fan@...
Mar 15, 2001 12:38 pm
I was thinking the same thing. However I think the original intent was to have some senic interest and not have it be a flat layout. As you say, it could...
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jonp@...
Mar 15, 2001 3:57 pm
Hello Greg -- Could this track plan serve as the basis for an industrial switching layout? Rather than mountainous scenery, consider surrounding the tracks...
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Greg Williams
cpr_fan@...
Mar 15, 2001 5:03 pm
... Yes, it easily could. BUT I have found another trackplan that I think lends itself better to industrial switching. Odd arrangements are not uncommon on the...
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jonp@...
Mar 15, 2001 5:23 pm
Hello Greg -- Thanks for finding and posting the link -- that's an interesting plan! If anyone is having trouble getting to the link, the last few words of the...
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kensipel@...
Mar 15, 2001 7:10 pm
Greg, That plan (which incidently is at http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/www/ tractronics/switching_layout/layout_diagram.gif) looks good. That is alot of track, but...
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jonp@...
Mar 16, 2001 3:11 am
Hello Ken -- Thanks for the link to your site. Some interesting work you're doing there -- I hope to see more on what you come up with. Your notes on getting...
