http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/ Big layouts for small spaces Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:42:20 GMT nd5s@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19961 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19961 Lansing Model Railroad Club Show & Sale MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, Michigan Don't miss this show! Grown to be the Largest Club Sponsored Show in Michigan!! A Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:24:23 GMT daniel caso http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19960 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19960 Paul:     May be the best thing you could do is to design the layout together with your kids. I mean meeting their expectations. One may - for example- like Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:41:32 GMT William Uffelman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19959 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19959 How large or small do you want the layout to be? With iittle kids suggest On30. The little gas mechanical is tough as are the tip cars and investment is Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:40:27 GMT Archibald Campbell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19958 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19958 Hi Prof I use Adobe for reading PDFs (free), Cute PDF (free) for printing to PDF and CadKas for editing. The latter was $60 but allows massive editing, even Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:08:12 GMT loggingloco1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19957 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19957 Dear David, Cheers for that :-). It explains why I'm seeing more "PDF Creator" apps appearing in the wild. That said, I regularly see "malformed" PDFs from Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:56:39 GMT David Bromage http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19956 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19956 ... Minor correction. Adobe was the original developer and copyright owner of the format but relinquished control to the International Organization for Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:24:00 GMT James Eckman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19955 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19955 I've built one small diorama from foamcore, stuck it together with book tape on the corners. It was wrapped around some styrofoam (yes, the evil white bead Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:13:49 GMT loggingloco1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19954 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19954 Dear Paul, I'd echo the group's shout "Carl A's http://www.carendt.com " as one of the best places to start. However, a question if I may. Unless you _really_ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:13:07 GMT scottgperry@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19953 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19953 In light of the fact that your sons are still young, I'd avoid the expensive equipment in Sn3 and On3, and focus on 0n30. Portability means this stuff will be Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:02:26 GMT maste_raven http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19952 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19952 ... Hey there Paul I'm sure most ppl on the list will shout Carl Arendts site MICRO / SMALL LAYOUTS FOR MODEL RAILROADS and the link http://www.carendt.com/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:18:07 GMT dblp08 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19951 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19951 I don't post much (if at all) and am somewhat of a lurker when I have the time. :) My sons are getting older (8 and 2) and I've decided it's high time to plan Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:03:54 GMT RexB http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19950 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19950 ... snip Prof Do you mind if I suggest that our web master post your PDF at our club website? http://www.estesvalleymodelrailroaders.org/ At the very least, I Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:07:38 GMT Bruce Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19949 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19949 ... Prof: Good tip on that Google Toolbar thing. It is a pain. There are also some other readers out there such as Foxit Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:34:23 GMT Enrique Díaz-Tendero http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19948 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19948 Portable Document Format. Short answer: you need Acrobat Reader to read this kind of files. You can get it here: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Once you Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:50:29 GMT loggingloco1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19947 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/message/19947 Dear SLD Team, Thanks to John "OzTrainz" Garaty for the pics! Just posted are "live lifts" of a temporarily-assembled 2' x 4' x 2' all-foamcore module