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There is reportedly one TTRAK club, perhaps more, that require members to model a particular line, year and month.? I am told the folks in the UK don't like the change in scenery as well, which is one of the reasons I have seen no TTRAK at MRR shows I have been to there.? the European Train Enthusiasts only model European trains, mainly northern Europe (mostly Germany from what I have seen) and thus have (non-TTRAK) modules that seem to blend together.? The?Japan Rail Modelers of Washington DC?only model Japanese?landscape, so theirs merge together.? One tends to model what one either knows or likes, as in the Japan Rail Modelers.? Thus, if one lives in Japan, that is what you will most likely model.? Overlay a map of Germany, the UK, Japan, etc. over the US and you will see, from US standards, anyone modelling these types of countries are modelling what would be "regional" areas in the US.? Modules representing the Northeast areas of Maine will look different than one representing the Northwest, or the Blue Ridge Mountains, or the EL Paso, Texas area.? A coastal scene from either of our three main coasts, Hawaii, or Alaska will all look very different.? Locally there may not be too many issues with "scenery disfunction".? An example is the NMRA convention where other than my two modules the rest from a local club.? Audience members recognized many of the local scenes.? A problem with a big show is folks with different interests will participate, thus resulting in different scenery.? An organizer, assuming they know the "character" of the modules, could group like ones together.? In my case I have two triples that represent a German Star Wars Museum, a theme park idea.? I hide the break between modules with vegetation placed after the modules are hooked together. Anything is possible. Continue having FUN!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Reynolds <Cteno4@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, Aug 18, 2022 2:15 am
Subject: Re: [T-TrakGlobal] Wooden Art Boards/Canvas for Modules

Dave,

Thanks for the thoughts.

Actually design wise when things are different as they can be module to module (both module scene as well as face height, color, etc) a bit of separation helps for the eye. Pushing anything dissimilar butt up against each other can make the eye go search why things are dissimilar and become a distraction.

Been doing the single center back leg, even on double modules for years and no stability issues ever. No one ever leans on a module in our experience. If someone where to go that Rambo I expect there would be much ore issues with lateral displacement even with 4 legs. Really has been a lot simpler and easier using 3 legs and logically it makes a lot more sense in the leveling than 4.

Japanese scenes lend themselves perfectly to Ttrak. I talked with Lee about this a long time back and it was part of her inspiration at JAM that created Ttrak in her head! They were bringing ntrak to japan, but she quickly saw the Japanese scenes lended themselves so much better to small areas and the home space restrictions and transportation pointed to having to use smaller modules. Lee had a very, very good scene deign mind. I had such wonderful conversations with her in those early years. I miss that.

Cheers,

Jeff?

On Aug 17, 2022, at 9:20 PM, Dave <db.mcmorran@...> wrote:

?Jeff,
I like this idea a lot as a starting point. When I get a chance, I'll check out what's available at some local shops.

3mm packing strips down the sides and across the top at one end would be fairly easy for those who don't want the larger gap. That might look a bit ugly but the ends don't get seen when you join two modules together and paint it will make it hardly noticeable especially if black. The ugly join on the top gets covered with scenic material.

I have experimented a bit with just the one leg at the back. Mathematically, 3 points defines the plane so is all that is needed and best if the front legs are immediately below the centre of the tracks. My biggest concern was that it is a bit flimsy if anyone leans slightly on the back of the module, the 4 corner legs makes it more stable though nobody should lean on these at all.

If I knew then what I know now that I could have known then, I probably would have started modelling Japanese. Japanese scenery looks very impressive because busy, diverse scenery is typical of Japan but I hadn't yet been to Japan when I started modelling.

Regards, Dave Mc.