Hey all, I see there are no list archives so does that make me the first poster? Here is my question...Would a segment of a larger layout qualify as a small ...
2
Jeffrey Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Nov 5, 2000 3:30 am
Hello everyone, I'd like to start off by thanking Jonathan for starting up this list. I also beleive that there is a definite need to discuss layouts designed...
4
Jeffrey Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Nov 7, 2000 6:35 am
Thanks Jon, I took a look at your TH&B site. Very nice! I think that your 10'x12'room should give you ample space for the compact switching arrangements of the...
5
Jon Piasecki
jonp@...
Nov 7, 2000 5:08 pm
Hello -- Thanks to Jeff for posting the idea on two-sided layouts. Jeff included some ASCII art in his e-mail that gave me some ideas. I've sketched a design...
7
Jeffrey Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Jan 1, 2001 4:12 am
Just wanted to wish you all compliments of the season! I just logged onto an interesting N scale group called n_tutorial@egroups.com which is run by a fellow...
8
jonp@...
Jan 5, 2001 3:34 pm
Hello All -- When I started small-layout-design, I wanted to build a list that would focus on just that -- the design of small model railroad layouts. ...
9
Jack Seay
jackseay@...
Jan 7, 2001 12:27 am
I like the name too, and I think it has a place. I haven't had time yet to upload anything yet, but I've have designed and built several small layouts, and for...
10
Jeffrey Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Jan 8, 2001 7:58 am
Hi everyone, I really like the concept of this list. As an apartment dweller myself I agree completely with Jack's comment,for the most part, that small...
11
Joseph Curtis
jcurtis@...
Jan 8, 2001 5:57 pm
My layout is a 7' x 4' cockpit-style layout based on one of the plans in Iain Rice's book "Small, Smart, and Practical Layouts". It will eventually grow on...
12
Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Jan 8, 2001 10:13 pm
... <snip> ... Keep the list going, Jon. I think it definitely has a distinctive, stand alone niche. Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA . NMRA, BRHS, La Salle...
13
Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Jan 8, 2001 11:14 pm
... What Jeff says is true of course. But what came to my mind is the small layout as maybe the only option for people with various forms of disabilities or...
14
Jeff & Amanda Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Jan 10, 2001 5:14 am
... It certainly isn't, but it's a fitting term nonetheless! My guess is that you wouldn't be giving up anything. If you started with the small PIKE and liked...
15
jonp@...
Jan 10, 2001 11:04 pm
Hello -- Paul K. wrote -- ... This comment made me think of a post from Jeff Hatcher (Message Number 4 in the archives) about small layouts and his idea for a...
16
Jeff & Amanda Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Jan 12, 2001 6:47 am
... Sounds interesting! Just a couple of quick questions: 1) Are you talking HO or N scale for your society layout? 2) Are there specific scenes that the...
17
jonp@...
Jan 12, 2001 5:11 pm
Hello Jeff -- I guess I was a little unclear about the society layout thing and asking people about double-sided layout designs. What I meant to say was that...
18
Jeffrey Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Jan 16, 2001 5:08 am
Hi everyone, Here's a little gem of a layout that I saw on the LDSIG. I'm referring to the two photos on Don Wetmore's Oak Hill switching module. I've just...
19
Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Jan 18, 2001 7:02 pm
Some more thoughts on this subject: I was thinking the other day regarding the backdrop up the center. It's distance from the front edge of the layout could...
20
Jeff & Amanda Hatcher
thehatchers@...
Jan 20, 2001 2:57 am
... On some small layouts you see a focus on one side (usually the deep side) with the unscenicked staging relegated to the narrow area behind the backdrop. I...
21
thehatchers@...
Feb 11, 2001 12:20 am
Hi Folks, I haven't seen much on this list lately so I thought I'd get some conversation going. I just picked up the Ian Rice book "Small, Smart & Practical ...
22
jonp@...
Feb 22, 2001 8:33 pm
Hello -- Sorry, Jeff, for the delay in getting back about this -- work's been kinda busy! Thanks for posting the info on the Rice book. If anyone is searching...
23
Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@...
Mar 2, 2001 9:25 pm
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...
24
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 -...
25
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...
26
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...
27
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...
28
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...
29
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...
30
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"...
31
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...
32
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...
