12-11-2011, 05:18 PM
I found this thread from a link that Shortliner provided on the RMweb forums:
http://forum.mtimag.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=7965#7965
I found that post very interesting to read, it's hard to imagine that exchanging one car for another on the prototype would take 20 minutes, I guess that with selective compression it would take about 10-15 minutes to do that on a model.
Any followers of Lance Mindheim's blog will know that he is a very big fan of "timekilling" on model railroads. I have to agree with him, It's nice sometimes to let the engine cruise alot at a slow pace listening to the rumble of the engine and the thumps of the wheels going over track-joiners.
If it takes 20 min to do a simple switching task on the prototype, imagine how long it would take to operate a switching layout with "timekilling" applied.
http://forum.mtimag.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=7965#7965
I found that post very interesting to read, it's hard to imagine that exchanging one car for another on the prototype would take 20 minutes, I guess that with selective compression it would take about 10-15 minutes to do that on a model.
Any followers of Lance Mindheim's blog will know that he is a very big fan of "timekilling" on model railroads. I have to agree with him, It's nice sometimes to let the engine cruise alot at a slow pace listening to the rumble of the engine and the thumps of the wheels going over track-joiners.
If it takes 20 min to do a simple switching task on the prototype, imagine how long it would take to operate a switching layout with "timekilling" applied.
Justin Miller
Modeling the Lebanon Industrial Railway (LIRY)
Modeling the Lebanon Industrial Railway (LIRY)