Glorious NSE Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 If you lay track through the large doors of the hall, (and they may be fire doors, of course), then you will block the corridor, and/or the toilet accss - worse still, you might block the door to the kitchen, (dark thoughts)! There's a hatch to the kitchen so we'd be fine. Sure the kitchen crew wouldn't be able to get out again, but that's a small price to pay, and i'm sure you'll all join me in saluting their sacrifice. (Okay, that's me in trouble...) Seriously, i'm not planning to go through the doors this year, we'd have to look at all the kinds of issues that have been mentioned very carefully, and also have a far more detailed plan of those other bits of building than i'm working with at present (which is basically a nice easy 50' square!) Have to say I really like Andy's train ferry idea as a way to connect the remote rooms though! How cool would that be! Keeping you all up to date, I have managed to do a plan with all the modules into the room, but i'm not happy with it yet (too complicated operationally/assets in the wrong place/pinch points in unfortunate places) so i'll keep working on it. We do have the option of putting some of the ancillary bits (bring and buy for example) in other parts of the building if we can't fit a table for them in the main hall, that gives us *some* flexibility with the space without doing anything drastic (yet...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just put the train ferry on a trolley with castors at the 45" height, all you need is a prototypical ramp to allow for 'tides' It could double up as a refreshment trolley Edit: Here we go, just add a flat deck on top of the handles . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just put the train ferry on a trolley with castors at the 45" height, all you need is a prototypical ramp to allow for 'tides' It could double up as a refreshment trolley Edit: Here we go, just add a flat deck on top of the handles . . . image.jpg Paul - is that your contribution to the catering? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just put the train ferry on a trolley with castors at the 45" height, all you need is a prototypical ramp to allow for 'tides' It could double up as a refreshment trolley Edit: Here we go, just add a flat deck on top of the handles . . . image.jpg That won't last five minutes with us around! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Do I list the cake on the manifests? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Better.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Thanks, will have a play with options later in the week... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Better.... Armitage2015-as at 210715.jpg Looks like Rivers junction is going to be a busy place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Paul - is that your contribution to the catering?No personal supply Nick (see my signature)I'll bring some hobnobs for the rest of you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 The one point I'm missing is "domestic in nature", the place where to put coats and where to (un)pack trains (for putting them on or taking them off the layout). Especially the latter will make a real mess quickly of an otherwise neat and tidy setup There are two other rooms in the building that can be used for things like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 There are two other rooms in the building that can be used for things like that Though the way it's going one of them may be dedicated to cake... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Though the way it's going one of them may be dedicated to cake... I volunteer to look after that room! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 For an idea of how it looked last time, Steve Williams photos show it wasn't too cluttered http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/73182-freemo-extravaganza/?p=1508661 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Okay I think this is probably the first one i'm properly happy with...had to use Paul's junction as a curve, but we might be there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Okay I think this is probably the first one i'm properly happy with...had to use Paul's junction as a curve, but we might be there... Armitage2015-as at 220715.jpg Definite improvement, although I can't put my finger on why I'm awkward, not building to a multiple of 45 degrees angles, aren't I! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Following Martyn's request for a passenger train for September, I have been preparing this today: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 31, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2015 So my T1 and Pennsy train not needed? I thought it would look like they succeeded in the new build just needs two wyes or an extra turntable as Ian Smith has one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Only got the one turntable and no wyes in the layout this year (which is why Nick's train is set up with back to back loco's!)...and i'm not sure that would fit on Ian's table anyway, it's only a 90' from memory? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Only a couple of minor changes to the last one, hopefully this is the final plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 As someone who is only bringing rolling stock and being a general dogs body for the day, I find this setup plan an equal mix of daunting, amazing, and embarrassing (in that I'll be helping to set it up, and I'll get to run trains on it, but I won't be able to bring a module!) Hopefully next year will see me with a module I can bring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted August 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes it is daunting but that will drop away fast I assure you. There's no hurry you just do it at your pace. Tim and I crewed up as a team and were enjoying ourselves in minutes despite not doing it before. Even getting it wrong is fun as you have to sort it out I managed to cover every bit of the layout last year but I doubt I'll manage that this time unless I go all out and part of the fun is having breaks between jobs watching the others and enjoying the modelling. Oh and food! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Only a couple of minor changes to the last one, hopefully this is the final plan. Armitage2015-at020815.jpg This might be a pointless suggestion, but how's about turning the whole thing 90 degrees to the right, to give more space in front of the kitchen counter...? Just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes it is daunting but that will drop away fast I assure you. There's no hurry you just do it at your pace. Tim and I crewed up as a team and were enjoying ourselves in minutes despite not doing it before Or having met each other before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Or having met each other before. That was somehting that struck me about last year - how well everybody got on given how few knew each other. A great social event as well as a fun time operating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted August 3, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2015 I think the layout build helped there as an ice breaker and by the time we were ready to run everyone was relaxed. It was always sold as come along and have a go and Martyn and Peter did a great job on explaining the train lists and answering questions. I think the distances involved and that most of us are returning prove how well it went and I'm looking forward to the social side just as much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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