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The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« on: July 15, 2020, 07:55:18 PM »
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Hello all...
Since all local, regional, and national train shows are/have been cancelled for the balance of 2020, including the NMRA's National Train Show that was to host The National T-TRAK Layout commemorating 20 years of T-TRAK, we (The National T-TRAK Layout website - https://nationalt-traklayout.com/ ) have decided to host a 'virtual T-TRAK layout' at the website.
In conjunction with our sponsors, this virtual layout is open to all and will act as THE official T-TRAK layout commemorating T-TRAK's 20 year anniversary!
It's easy to enter your module or modules.

Simply email us a photo of EACH module you wish to participate in the virtual layout (pick a good photo of each individual module - if your module is part of a 'set', still provide a photo of each module in the set)
include your full name, your town/city, and your state.

Modules are viewable in a slide show gallery at under the 2020 virtual layout tab. There will be a couple of contests, WITH Prizes, judged by our sponsors!

This is the time for ALL of you, even those who wouldn't have been able to attend the now-cancelled show in St. Louis, to have your module(s) acknowledged by others!
Please send a photo of each of your modules to, either:
coastalalabamattrak@gmail.com
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info@nationalt-traklayout.com

Respectfully,
Bruce M. Arbo
CATT-Coastal Alabama T-TRAK
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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2020, 10:35:28 PM »
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As noted elsewhere, photos have been sent.  What an excellent idea.  No way I would have made it to St. Louis this year, so this is a great opportunity to participate.

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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2020, 09:27:55 AM »
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Do you want only one photo per module?
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2020, 10:12:22 AM »
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This a great way to make the best of a bad situation.  Too bad that after 1-1/2 years, my module still looks like this:



:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2020, 11:35:00 AM »
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Please... one photo per module...
The photo gallery is set up so that it would appear, to a viewer, that one is walking along the layout and viewing each module.
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2020, 12:44:17 PM »
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Bruce, what's the time deadline?

Great idea though.   I've been finishing up my one "Jamison" module just to get another unfinished project 'done', but kept asking myself "why?".   I was pushing myself before to get it ready for Altoona....

And while I now have...um...six T-trak modules, only two are now truly finished and one is darn close.
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2020, 08:03:40 PM »
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Great idea Bruce, image sent.
Thanks
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2020, 08:19:20 PM »
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Extended deadline for, at least, 2 weeks... probably more.
Our regular sponsors, Kato and JTC, are considering helping with promotion and may help us in other ways.
After only a few days, we already have 39 participants and 170+ individual modules!
I wish I had thought about doing this earlier...I’m trying my best to add participants and their modules as soon as they’re submitted to keep the virtual layout slide show as current as possible.
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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2020, 08:34:13 PM »
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I hate to see you suffering discomfort...put it in an envelope and mail it to me...it can join the rest of my half-finished projects. I had my shame gland surgically removed years ago...

Quote from: davefoxx on July 16, 2020, 10:12:22 AM
This a great way to make the best of a bad situation.  Too bad that after 1-1/2 years, my module still looks like this:



:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2020, 09:17:01 PM »
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I sent one photo of each module, then a wide shot of them both clicked together...  Hopefully that's kosher.

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« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2020, 05:16:21 PM »
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As of Sunday afternoon, there are over 56 participants from all over the world! (US, Canada, Japan, Australia, France, Spain, and Norway!), and over 220 individual modules!

The photo gallery slideshow is timed to view each module ( averaged) for the length of tome it would take a locomotive to traverse it at a scale 45 mph.
Right now it takes slightly over 25 minutes to view the current layout, and we’re expecting the layout to double in the next two weeks!

Those of you with T-TRAK modules who haven’t yet done so,
Please email a photo of each module you wish to particpate, along with your name, city and state of residence.
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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2020, 10:25:08 AM »
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Is there a link to the slide show that I'm missing?  When I go the website I get the 2019 tour.
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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2020, 11:20:36 AM »
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Quote from: wm3798 on July 20, 2020, 10:25:08 AM
Is there a link to the slide show that I'm missing?  When I go the website I get the 2019 tour.

https://nationalt-traklayout.com/2020-virtual-layout

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Re: The National T-TRAK Layout - Gateway 2020 Virtual Layout
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2020, 12:05:35 PM »
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Oh, boy!  Tornadoes and aliens have graduated to T-TRAK modules.   :facepalm:
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2020, 12:17:17 PM »
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Quote from: davefoxx on July 20, 2020, 12:05:35 PM
Oh, boy!  Tornadoes and aliens have graduated to T-TRAK modules.   :facepalm:

You forgot dinosaurs.

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