Okay, I know you're out there. Yeah you, and you, and you with the potato chip hanging off your lip and coke sitting beside you...lol. I know you're not working on your layout as much as you hoped to. Well what I am proposing is a layout party for a 6 week period - a layout design self help group. The purpose of the group is to encourage others to get out of their armchair and do some more work on the layout. And also to motivate you (and me) to do more work on our layout. I am hoping we can get a small group (but no one will be rejected) of people who will be committed to posting their work on the layout from the following week. This means for 6 weeks you are committed to posting once a week (or more – several did). We will of course congratulate those who work on their layout, and encourage those who haven't. Rules: 1. Brief description of your layout to present, with what you want to accomplish in the next 6 weeks (don't make it grandiose is my recommendation). 2. A brief description of what you hope to accomplish in the next week. 3. A commitment to posting once a week describing what you have or have not done. It is important to report if you have "fallen off the wagon (not worked on the layout" so that we can see all are human here, and that we can encourage you). You can include pictures, problems you have encountered, get bragging rights around the cooler, etc. I’m looking for you to walk the walk, as well as talk the talk. 4. A commitment to not fudging your reply so that you look better than you are really doing. By joining this group, you are acknowledging already that you haven't worked on the layout as much as you know you should have. The idea here is for us to have some fun and act as an electronic round robin self help group. When I have others coming over to my home to help me build, I am more efficient because I have to plan and prepare, then work when they arrive. Well, this is the IRRG (the Internet Round Robin Group), we may not be able to physically help you out, but we can support you and your efforts. Many had a good time with this format. It was not uncommon to hear people say they had gotten more work done on their layout, in the short time we ran the thread, than they had in long time. Many posted pictures, asked questions, helped others, moaned about their problems, and encouraged others through theirs. I am including the threads to the last two layout parties if you want to check out what happened and what is expected out of you. I host this at www.trainboard.com in the “Layout Design” forum; I am the moderator there. I have found it is easier to keep track of one longer thread there than in some other forums. Also trainboard has free Image hosting (picture hosting) so you might want to take advantage of that forum. You have to join the trainboard to participate, but it is free. To get directly to the layout party, you can connect here, the thread is entitled – “From armchair to benchwork!” http://www.trainboard.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=33&t=000234 Lonely Hearts Club Band http://www.trainboard.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=33;t=000106 High Balling the layout http://www.trainboard.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=33&t=000178#000000
Ok I am jumping in here as I need a serious kick in the butt to get this computer off my lap and get my backside back downstairs.. I am at a loss for a plan and have gone no where..
Count me in! I got bogged down with my 7'x7'x18" deep L shaped switching layout. I have installed all the new Atlas code 55 track & 14 switches but found that the new Atlas under table switch machines won't work properly through my table and roadbed . I got disgusted and walked away. I need to create a new linkage to make the machines work and get everything wired. My goal will be to get the new linkage installed and then get my trains running. Blake
Candor and Blake and others who wish to join in; the thread to join is in the Layout Design forum here at trainboard entitled "From armchair to benchwork." I haven't checked to see yet if you have posted there, but join the fun, many have signed up.
