Re: Hands-on displays for Dummies?
| December 29, 2017 01:53PM |
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Brian Norden Wrote:
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> The concept of placing a standard gauge box car
> next to a narrow gauge car to show the difference
> of size is a good one.
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> But, you don't have to do a hands-on demonstra-
> tion of trans-loading the freight. A good sign about
> the size difference and how many ng cars it would
> take to equal one sg car would serve to educate.
Good thinking, Brian -
Or how about taking a page from the CSRM in Sacramento, and have a couple of life-size dummies doing the work?
I won't mention any names . . .
- Willie
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2017 01:01PM by Johnson Barr.
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> The concept of placing a standard gauge box car
> next to a narrow gauge car to show the difference
> of size is a good one.
>
> But, you don't have to do a hands-on demonstra-
> tion of trans-loading the freight. A good sign about
> the size difference and how many ng cars it would
> take to equal one sg car would serve to educate.
Good thinking, Brian -
Or how about taking a page from the CSRM in Sacramento, and have a couple of life-size dummies doing the work?
I won't mention any names . . .
- Willie
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2017 01:01PM by Johnson Barr.
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