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Offline BigEd

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Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« on: February 06, 2015, 11:06:09 AM »
More like the American way - bigger is better...
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2015, 11:35:37 AM »
I wonder how many kilometres of track was used.
Looks like you could loose a train there if you are not careful. :biggrin:
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2015, 12:35:08 PM »
You could loose a whole lot more than just a train... >:D
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2015, 01:24:10 PM »
Hmmm, that's a big big big piece of layout.

Let's top that by building a layout down the lenght of the N1! That will teach them Germans  :stir:

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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2015, 03:58:42 PM »
Quote from: Freightcars on February 06, 2015, 01:24:10 PM
Hmmm, that's a big big big piece of layout.

Let's top that by building a layout down the lenght of the N1! That will teach them Germans  :stir:

Niel

Sounds like a plan Niel. Perhaps re route it here in Cape Town to the N2 and block some of these damn taxis from using the road. ;D
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2015, 04:27:47 PM »
Wow..? That is some serious layout. And to manage everything that is going on on the layout. It will take some doing. Will be awesome to do something like that. Wow, really awesome.
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2015, 10:54:15 AM »
This is Fre-Mo... it is a German modular concept, same as what we use at the Gauteng Freemo Group (GFG)  the americans are also very fond of the FreeMo concept.   

it allows free form modules with standard ends to be connected to create incredible layouts, as can be seen in the image above...
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2015, 11:08:35 AM »
I've seen pics from the USA, Ntrak modular. They built a layout so big that they could run coal trains with over 200 trucks.
Looked awesome on the pics, can only imagine what a sight it must have been to see it for real. :thumb:
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2015, 11:10:29 AM »
There is also a HO modular system in Germany where one track is 2 rail and the other one 3 rail.
Everybody can run there trains.  :thumb:
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2015, 11:11:04 AM »
Cape Town Ntrak ran a 165 car train back in 2000 already!
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2015, 11:12:04 AM »
I think the biggest Ntrak layout Stateside was over 300 modules! It was huge! They filled an Air force hanger!
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2015, 11:13:19 AM »
 :thumb:
I suspect now that we have this great forum we will in future know about these gathering well before the time.  :)
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2015, 12:44:55 PM »
Quote from: capeklr on February 10, 2015, 11:13:19 AM
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I suspect now that we have this great forum we will in future know about these gathering well before the time.  :)

It also helps that the forum owner serves on the committee of the Cape Model and Toy club too :innocent:
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2015, 02:26:08 PM »
Quote from: BigEd on February 10, 2015, 12:44:55 PM
It also helps that the forum owner serves on the committee of the Cape Model and Toy club too :innocent:


Nah not really help... he mail boms and spams us with all this N scale stuff.     :lamer:
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Re: Wow! Ze Gemans are doing it a bit different...
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2015, 02:55:15 PM »
Quote from: renegade on February 11, 2015, 02:26:08 PM
Nah not really help... he mail boms and spams us with all this N scale stuff.     :lamer:

Hmm, seems someone needs a little forum vacation... :innocent:
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