Thanks to all that responded. I relayed your comments to him tonight at his "basement measurement party". His wife has told him he needs to start finishing...
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Greyhart
greyhart42
Aug 2, 2006 3:16 am
... You mean...actually THINK instead of having someone else do it for us? We can't do that! Our government tells us so. That's why all our TV shows, Movies,...
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Andrew Keeney
hunter48820
Aug 2, 2006 3:13 am
Hi Dave, I have metal studs around most of my basement behind drywall on the upper half, and fully exposed on the lower half (in some areas). I have three...
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Greyhart
greyhart42
Aug 2, 2006 2:55 am
Hmmm...I wonder if that means Terra Server will go 3D. That could be VERY useful. Ken Biles RMS&GP...
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Clay Dulaney
claydulaney
Aug 2, 2006 12:17 am
Dave; If there is any shielding effect, it would seem to help rather than hurt. THE layout will be inside the shield box, so signals from throttle to decoder...
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Clay Dulaney
claydulaney
Aug 2, 2006 12:06 am
Clay Dulaney wrote: I forgot to mention that the first [successful] version of the BNO was based on a John Armstrong MR plan [Feb of '89 or '90, IRRC] called ...
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Clay Dulaney
claydulaney
Aug 2, 2006 12:01 am
... OOPS! <blush> It's fixed. Clay ... [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]...
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Andy Reichert
intelegence2002
Aug 1, 2006 11:39 pm
That's true from beside the track, but if you look down from a large (scale) height, as most model layouts are seen much of the time - say 24 in or more above...
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Robert Myers
rmyers_foo
Aug 1, 2006 10:24 pm
Jim, ... This goes way back, but my suspicion is that they were trying to compensate for different kinds of 'stiffness' of equipment. They were likely trying...
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ctxmf74
Aug 1, 2006 10:14 pm
... the early 1950s. I do not have the scale equivalent of the space they had. Therefore, I am using ... Hi Greg, I've noticed that photos of prototype track...
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ctxmf74
Aug 1, 2006 10:07 pm
... come ... Hi Andy, Sorry for the confusion. I was just thinking if I was to use a jig I'd make it so the rail went in upside down. But the main point was...
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dehusman
Aug 1, 2006 9:29 pm
... ========================== Because its a different designed vehicle. Different spacing coupler face to truck centers, different width at extreme...
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Charlie Comstock
trains@...
Aug 1, 2006 9:01 pm
More overhang on the ends when going around a curve? C. ... Charlie Comstock trains@... http://www.bcsjrr.com...
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Jim
mccabejc2000
Aug 1, 2006 7:36 pm
I hate to beat a dead horse, but... Does anyone know the rationale behind why the NMRA RP-11 makes a distinction between motive power, passenger, and freight...
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Wayne Roderick
tetonsl
Aug 1, 2006 7:26 pm
... Dave: It is not likely to be a problem. Large (relative to wavelength) metal pieces like the studs do block the signal, but then reradiate it, sort of...
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Roger T.
rogertrav
Aug 1, 2006 6:26 pm
Hi Greg. ... Where is this layout? The PGE provides the decal/transfer yellow road name for my GER locos and passenger cars. :-) Do you know another source...
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Harry Vig
hvig
Aug 1, 2006 6:02 pm
Does anybody know of a good inexpensive tool for bending the rail to a known radius smoothly? Fast tracks sells a roller that I think is too expensive at $50...
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Andy Reichert
intelegence2002
Aug 1, 2006 5:40 pm
Just noticed this. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5235724.stm for some interesting (maybe VERY relevant to LDSIG) stuff. Andy...
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Andy Reichert
intelegence2002
Aug 1, 2006 5:39 pm
Where does the idea something needs to be UPSIDE DOWN to add detail come from??? Andy www.proto87.com The only place I show anything upside down, is building a...
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Peter McGourty
petermcgourty
Aug 1, 2006 5:35 pm
Folks - I don't know about other e-mail systems, but in at least Outlook and Outlook Express you can go into the programing and select a sender that you do not...
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Greg Kennelly
pge253
Aug 1, 2006 5:08 pm
Hi Martin, With the exception of two #7 curved, yes! My prototype (Pacific Great Eastern) used #9s for mainline switches and #7s everywhere else in the early...
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Bruce Wilson
wilsonbrucea
Aug 1, 2006 4:53 pm
... Let's see know, this started with a question about Fast Tracks jigs. To Andy's defense I mentioned that I had friends that had used the FT jigs but the...
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ctxmf74
Aug 1, 2006 3:49 pm
... I'm still trying to figure out how building it upside down in a jig helps realism? Can't I add the same details as I spike them up if I want??......dave...
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Martin Wynne
martin_wynne...
Aug 1, 2006 3:32 pm
Hi, ... The convention on email groups is that a product mention is acceptable when it relates to a topic under discussion. If you don't like a message there...
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bklemonds@...
bklemonds
Aug 1, 2006 3:05 pm
It is my understanding that you loose 10 ft for every person the signal goes through. With the NCE system I would recommend a repeater as it is not the...
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jmsmith871
Aug 1, 2006 3:00 pm
... Tieplates, ... Andy sells this stuff, so he spams us with comments like this at every opportunity. Monitor, Isn't there a rule against sales messages on...
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Eric Schwarz
altoonabound
Aug 1, 2006 2:46 pm
Dave, From what I understand, metal studs and ductwork will not degrade the signal. Your worst enemy is your own body, which absorbs RF like a sponge. ... -- ...
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dehusman
Aug 1, 2006 2:03 pm
Does anybody have any experience with using wireless throttles and metal wall studs in their basement/railroad room? I have a friend who will begin finishing...
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david THOMAS
skyhawk6034
Aug 1, 2006 12:48 pm
<<Bruce Metcalf wrote I think it's also fair to remind folks that the magnetic Kadee coupler didn't arrive until 1959 (IIRC). Before that, and long after for...
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Martin Wynne
martin_wynne...
Aug 1, 2006 10:46 am
Hi Greg, ... Are you saying that you are building a railway with 75 turnouts and they are all a) either #5 or #7, and b) straight ? That must restrict the...
