Lee.....If you'd like to bring the entire layout to the "S"acto 2011 (next year) convention, I can find you a good place to display it. A long shot perhaps, but thought I would extend the offer anyway. Thanks...Ed L.
--- In [email protected], leerai...@... wrote: > > The Sn2 Crew successfully traveled to St. Louis and set up the largest Sn2 > modular layuout ever -- 20x50 feet in size with 37 modules. It ran as loop > to loop with three yards and a variety of Maine scenes along the mainline. > > We ran sound-equipped Train and Trooper Forneys, a T&T railbus, and Frank > Knight's little boxcab diesel. All opeerated superbly and racked up a lot > of miles over the three days of show. > > The trains ran the whole time under the control of a computer interface > that Frank has devised. It staged trains at the loops and automatically > stopped, started and threw turnouts so that they passed flawlessly at the > passing > siding (Frank's Alna yard) in the middle of the layout. This was very > impressive. > > Because we were located at one end of the manufacturers' room, we had a > number of vendors who brought customers by to show their products in actual > use -- a real compliment. > > Set up and tear down went more smoothly than ever before. Could it be that > we are getting good at it? > > The participants at this show were Dave Keith of Ohio, Frank Knight of > Maine, and Lee Rainey of Pennsylvania. Frank's wife Yvette also was a great > help in the dismantling and loading. > > We are looking forward to exhibiting at the Hickory show next year and > welcome new module owners to the group. > > Lee Rainey > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
