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David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 435 Location: New Jersey, USA
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trainspotter-usa
Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 315 Location: Minnesota
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Grand looking start there David.
It looks like we have a relative glut of layouts on the go now.
You make an interesting point in your blog about how because everything is so small compared to what we're used to, conventional planning techniques go out of the window.
Ian _________________ I CAN see how cool this stuff is!!!
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Chris333
Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 74
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Why do you have to post something like this?
I have had a T-gauge set in my watch list at e-bay. Haven't pulled the trigger yet. |
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David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
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DanMacK
Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 127 Location: London, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Good start David, I like the track plan. simple, no nonsense. A great starter layout by any means.
Can't wait to see how it shapes up. Have you thought about locale? Urban, rural, mountain...? _________________ Regards,
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David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 435 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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DanMacK wrote: | Good start David, I like the track plan. simple, no nonsense. A great starter layout by any means.
Can't wait to see how it shapes up. Have you thought about locale? Urban, rural, mountain...? |
Thanks! Locale would be, naturally for me, the Northeast. I'm waffling between urban, suburban and rural; maybe a mix of suburban and rural, but not mountain. I don't want it to be "dramatic," ironically enough; I'm most interested in "ordinary" to the point of bordering on "boring" (reasons to come at another time). Rolling stock, for starters, will probably be an RDC or two, so there will definitely be a passenger station to build, at the very least. _________________ —David
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Peter
Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 13 Location: New York, New York
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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If you're going for Northeast, Urban/Suburban, and RDC you may want to look into the the LIRR's Greenport Scoot. It was operated Patchoge to Montauk by a pair of RDC's from 1955 to 1967 (when one of the pair was wreaked in a grade crossing incident)
http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr_rdc.htm |
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David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 435 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Peter wrote: | If you're going for Northeast, Urban/Suburban, and RDC you may want to look into the the LIRR's Greenport Scoot. It was operated Patchoge to Montauk by a pair of RDC's from 1955 to 1967 (when one of the pair was wreaked in a grade crossing incident)
http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr_rdc.htm |
Thank you! I also found that site, and your suggestion is right in line with my thinking. _________________ —David
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Peter
Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 13 Location: New York, New York
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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I had one of those head banger moments when I realized I had said the Greenport Scoot ran from Patchoge to Montauk. I was thinking about a totally different service. The Scoot ran from Greenport to Amengansett. |
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David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
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DanMacK
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: |
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I like the explaination Good to see thoughts taking shape along with the layout.
Are your RDC's going to be full length? _________________ Regards,
Dan MacKellar |
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David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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DanMacK wrote: | I like the explaination :D Good to see thoughts taking shape along with the layout.
Are your RDC's going to be full length? |
Yes, I'm looking at building a pair of prototypically-correct RDCs--at least within the realm of feasibility. _________________ —David
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pray59
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David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
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DanMacK
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:08 am Post subject: |
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Like the progress David! Can't wait to see your bridge construction techniques. _________________ Regards,
Dan MacKellar |
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