Hello Jeff -- An interesting idea -- let us know if you actually build it. Like your 2-scene layout that you proposed in an earlier post and that we sketched...
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jonp@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:06 pm
Hello All -- This question is for people who have built layouts in bedrooms and home offices or any sort of room that had to remain available for activities...
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Kenneth Sipel
ksipel@...
Apr 3, 2001 2:10 am
Jon, My situation as a renter is definitely different from homeowners. The only semi permanent thing I installed was metal shelf brackets, no lights or coving....
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j.bruce@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:12 pm
Now and then I've been sent on 3 to 6 month assignments in other cities, and I've wondered what you could do with a layout in a hotel room. Here is what I...
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chacmool@...
Apr 8, 2001 8:14 am
For those who have never heard of it, there is a UK magazine called Model Trains International, which specialises in small layouts, from anywhere in the world....
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chacmool@...
Apr 8, 2001 7:52 pm
I don't appear to have that trackplan - any cahance of a copy? ... hotel ... in ... standard ... in ... to ... I've ... a ... have...
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Jonathan Piasecki
jonp@...
Apr 10, 2001 1:48 pm
Hello All -- Not sure if this has been posted on this list before or not. Check out -- http://www.bcsj.org/rr/timesaver/index.html -- for a nicely scenicked...
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Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Apr 11, 2001 5:16 pm
Hi all, Please excuse the cross-list posting on this and the possible encroachment into the dreaded "off-topic zone" but I know there are many who would be ...
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b-freemantle@...
Apr 15, 2001 7:47 am
Hi guys, Since I posted the message below, there have been a few changes. I have purchased a townhouse with a room in the basement approx. 18x11.5 plus 3x8...
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Jonathan Piasecki
jonp@...
Apr 16, 2001 4:07 pm
Hello Brian -- Congratulations on the new house! Keep us posted on your room prep and layout progress. Your excitement over the discovery of new space sounds...
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Barry Cott
cottb@...
Apr 16, 2001 4:55 pm
... I'd go even further and say that the investment in a good model railroad design package like CADRail or 3rdPlanIt is well worth the cost. Doodles are good...
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jerry.jankura@...
Apr 17, 2001 12:06 pm
I'd probably use a piece of 3/4 thick hardwood plywood finished to look like a floor. I'd expect that the plastic would dimple over time. At least that's been...
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Jonathan Piasecki
jonp@...
Apr 17, 2001 3:57 pm
Hello -- I presently have two of those plastic chair mat things in the office/possible layout room and, yeah, they get dimpled. They depth of the dimples...
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Bill Carney
bill@...
Apr 17, 2001 4:05 pm
... wrote off the room as ... can use the room ... bureau people ... (Remote Monitoring ... for business, so I ... THEY DO THIS IN CANADA? Good God, if they...
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Brian Freemantle
b-freemantle@...
Apr 18, 2001 6:37 am
Jon: As an employee of said tax bureau, I can appreciate the joke. While I would like to enlarge on the idea, I can't. Regarding the flooring problem, large...
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Brian Freemantle
b-freemantle@...
Apr 18, 2001 7:34 am
Hi all, I've been trying out a few ideas, but think my earlier idea of wrapping the whole Nelson complex around two or three sides of the room still has merit....
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Jonathan Piasecki
jonp@...
Apr 18, 2001 2:03 pm
Hello Brian -- Sorry about the jab! It was just a joke, though. For the record, everyone: the federal tax agency in Canada does NOT install surveillance...
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chacmool@...
Apr 18, 2001 7:47 pm
Try XtrkCad from www.sillub.com you can download a free limited demo and see if it's any use to you before you buy. It does all my small layout planning. The...
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David Lyman
dan_d_sparks@...
Apr 19, 2001 5:00 am
Hot diggity dog! I don't know why it took me so long to find this group, But i'm thrilled I finally have. My layout is really small: 2'x4'3", H.O. scale...
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Kenneth Sipel
ksipel@...
Apr 19, 2001 5:11 pm
David, Your layout looks fun. I was wondering how the scenery is going to work? What will the raised section be? The before and after shots of the boxcar are...
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Jonathan Piasecki
jonp@...
Apr 19, 2001 7:00 pm
Hello -- Welcome to the list and thanks for the railroadbuilders.org link -- looks like that could develop into an interesting site. Keep us posted on your...
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dan_d_sparks@...
Apr 19, 2001 10:36 pm
Thank you Ken and Jonathan for the kind words. The era of the layout is the turn of the century (1900). The right side of the layout is going to feature a town...
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Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Apr 19, 2001 11:22 pm
... They do anyway. Checked out Cincinnati lately? Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA BRHS, TP&WHS, La Salle & Bureau County Model Railroad Club ...
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Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Apr 20, 2001 4:43 pm
Hey all, Below is a site I came across which contains _old_ RR maps and also links to other mapping sites. Check it out. Might be of help to some in their...
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maurice@...
Apr 20, 2001 7:40 pm
I've uploaded two track plans to the file area. One is called "Toy- Factory", which is a switching layout in H-O scale. The dimensions are 9 inches wide by 52...
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cranton@...
Apr 21, 2001 12:51 pm
Question..How small is a "small" layout for the purpose of this forum??? And thanks for the railroad builders link!!! DAVE Visit iWon today for a chance to win...
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Brian Freemantle
b-freemantle@...
Apr 21, 2001 5:22 pm
I think it really depends on how much one is trying to cram into the space available. I have just over 200 sq. ft. with out-of-room staging available and I...
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dan_d_sparks@...
Apr 22, 2001 12:03 am
What ever is not BIG is considered small, unless its medium. Besides, it's not size that matters, it's how you use it (or at least that's what my wife says!...
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cranton@...
Apr 22, 2001 12:20 pm
... LOL Dan.. If we get a chance we can discuss it with the wife!!!LOL! As far as the reason for my question.. I am looking at building a layout room...
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Dennis Rockwell
dennis@...
Apr 22, 2001 12:58 pm
... Note that this is simpler as http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Maps/ Dennis...
