Thanks to all who responded. I'm definitely going to take a closer look at this site: http://www.trainweb.org/nbrandn/standards.htm Thanks Bob
Some members of the The S Scale Workshop, myself included, are looking ahead to the third generation of our travelling layout, keeping our existing interface standards, while seeking to reduce the amount of weight we have to carry...hence the interest in Gator foam board. The trick here is not to obsolete any of the older, heavier modules that some members may want to keep active. I also realize that a freestanding layout can be too light if someone should push against it at a train show. The ultimate solution might be modules we can set on the sort of tables one finds at train show venues. There's still a lot of thinking to be done, but I hope to start building something new this summer in the garage. Bob W. mentioned that the Gator board surface is easily punctured. That's true. I was able to do so simply by rapping a sample piece with my knuckle. I had been demonstrating the strength of the stuff by putting a piece of half-inch foam between two stools and standing on it. However, once I had punctured the surface of the sample piece, it broke in half on the next demonstration. Jim Martin From: Robert Frascella <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:21:40 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Help please Jim, If you're looking to build really light weight modules take a look at the construction details from this Rhode Island On30 modular group: http://www.trainweb.org/nbrandn/standards.htm I was really impressed with the strength of their modules considering how light weight they are. Some really cool framing ideas there. Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Jim and Cheryl Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > >H
