I think its a Grand Idea.....3000 miles converts to ONLY 46.87 Miles in "s" Scale...Plus allow about 4' aisles at each end....Roughs out to a building about 46.89 MILES LONG.....WHAT A BUILDING!!!!!!!....Bob Conner NCARB Architect ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Brindell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [S-Trains] Chat room
> Have you tried just converting the measurements? For example, the United > States is about 3000 miles wide, so 3000 miles divided by 20 feet equals 150 > miles to the foot. So every foot on your layout would represent 150 miles. > > For example, if Iowa is 300 miles wide (and that's just a guess), then it > would be 2 feet wide on your layout. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your > question....is there more to it than that? > > No matter how you slice it, it's gonna be pretty tough in S scale.... > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 9:17 PM > Subject: [S-Trains] Chat room > > > > I tried to get in tonight on both php and Yahoo! I can see I'm in the > > room, but I can't chat. > > I need some assistance on a possible project in the planning stages. > > I want to make a map of the United States and place a train layout on > > it. > > Does anybody out there have a conversion program for miles to feet? in > > other words, to plan this out right, I need measurements of the > > United States and then convert them down to a possible 20' X 10' area. > > If someone out there can get me pointed in the right direction, > > please contact me off list. I would appreciate any input I can get > > concerning this project. Thank You, Carlton > > > > > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com > > All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com > All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
