Re: Tearing down the layout at The RailYard

[Russell G Knoblach Jr <rknoblach@austin.rr.com>]

I have signed up for setup on Friday and attendance on Saturday and  
Sunday.  Since then my winter allergies have kick in big time.  I am  
still planning on attending, but I may have to cancel at the last  
minute.  So unless we get more participate for setup we are in trouble.


On Jan 19, 2006, at 10:35 PM, Ira Schneider wrote:

> Ron,
>
> 26 x 40 would be 4 x 7 modules.  Check the inventory list on the  
> web site.  If all the modules on the list are
> in the trailer (or at The RailYard), we should have 9 ABCD, 4 ABCE,  
> and 6 transition modules.
> That is a total of 19 modules without the yard.  A 4 x 7 layout  
> requires 22 modules.
>
> Again, I can't emphasize enough that the Fat Controller for setup  
> has to preplan the
> layout based on the available space and modules.  With 19 modules,  
> we could only
> build a 3 x 6 layout (i.e. 21' x 33').  If you take the yard, that  
> adds another 6 modules.
>
> We still don't have a sufficient crew to set up the layout on  
> Friday night.  Perhaps you should
> poll the members to see if you get a better response for a Saturday  
> morning set up.
>
> My personal opinion is still that we should cancel this event due  
> to lack of committed participation.
>
>
> Ira
>
>
>
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