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Re: Wooden Art Boards/Canvas for Modules
David, Thanks very much, sorry you had to pass on the bad news. Hopefully he¡¯s up and around soon. Just dropped him a get well note. Ian is a trooper. All those years of playing Santa makes him
By Jeffrey Reynolds · #10033 ·
Re: Wooden Art Boards/Canvas for Modules
Friends, I have just had news that our Australian friend, Ian, is in hospital with a second TIA (mini-stroke). I'm sure that you will all join with me in wishing him well. He has been trooper all his
By David J Wynne · #10032 ·
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Paul, Yes small difference that I think may actually be visually useful! I just received four 9¡±x12¡± for $15 to experiment with. Yes I was trounced about every time I brought up the 3 bold
By Jeffrey Reynolds · #10031 ·
Re: Wooden Art Boards/Canvas for Modules
Ian, Yes you don¡¯t want standard canvas ones, you want ¡°wood canvas¡±. While a well gessoed canvas is pretty hard, doubt it would work well for a module base! The 30x40 would not work well as
By Jeffrey Reynolds · #10030 ·
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Gracious me, Todd Blose. I don't think they would accept me as a Member. My Layout of modules will include: Fleischmann: Rack-rail track. Edelweis rack-rail locos and carriages. Minitrix:
By Ian · #10029 ·
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Hi Jeff, I did some local research for the Australian scene following your suggestion?and found these boards that might be suitable as the base for T-TRAK Modules: Prices are in Australian
By Ian · #10028 ·
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Jeff-- I like it! 12" is only .2" less than the 'official' module base-- and that's really only a 'recommended practice' anyway! And the box + a piece of foam and you're ready for scenery! As far
By PaulMmn · #10027 ·
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Sounds like fun. We used to join to groups together at a local show. Our leader was Terry Nathan. We missed him when he passed. Locally, there is another club, but in my area there was no interest.
By Howard Young · #10026 ·
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Howard, I¡¯m here in the Washington DC area and we have our little Japanese model train club of usually about a dozen members. We have a few active Ttrak groups in the area as well in Baltimore and
By Jeffrey Reynolds · #10025 ·
Re: Wooden Art Boards/Canvas for Modules
Jeff Where is your location. I am 20 miles East of San Antonio, Texas. I like what you are saying. I have a Circus layout, having a six foot module Carnival plus a six inch continuation on the
By Howard Young · #10024 ·
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Todd, Ttrak came about to allow maximum flexibility on many fronts. The ability to do totally different scenes module to module or a whole giant scene across multiple modules. For the most part clubs
By Jeffrey Reynolds · #10023 ·
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I already have plans to be there.? Have been the last couple of years, minus covid years, plus a few local shows during my travels.? Will definitely seek you out.? I live in the US and was
By Todd Blose · #10022 ·
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Hi If you are in the UK on the 10/11 th of September I will be at The International n gauge show I will have a small T-trak set up on the n gauge society stand, our modules are not era or area or
By Di Tape · #10021 ·
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Where can I find UK TTRAK displayed in the UK?
By Todd Blose · #10020 ·
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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
By Todd Blose · #10019 ·
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In the UK I have developed a cheap and cheerful simple method of building modules making use of DIY shed cutting services a double module works out at around ?15 or 18 dollars US
By Di Tape · #10018 ·
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Rich, Thanks, are you going to sell these commercially? The holes I was talking about were holes in some sort of block for the leveling bolt threaded inserts. My main thrust here is to find an
By Jeffrey Reynolds · #10017 ·
Re: 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
By Jeffrey Reynolds · #10016 ·
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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
By Dave · #10015 ·
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I can make some single modules and looking at corner ones also. hat other holes do you want/need other than the wire hole for the track? These are made from 1/8 lite ply and weight under 12 oz. so
By richard · #10014 ·