Well, with the permission of the forum and Bergie, I'd like to invite everyone in General Discussion who hasn't PM'ed me for the link to participate in a survey on our hobby that I'm working on for school.
Here's the link:
http://my3q.com/home2/178/rjblhcaz/50198.phtml
This data will be part of my report this semester for my marketing class. I thought it would be fun to mix business with pleasure.
Please don't take the survey more than once (I'll know) as it will make harvesting accurate data that much harder. If you'd like an update, please PM me and I'll be happy to get you one. On the home page, you can see how many people took the survey and you can see the results after you take it.
Thanks for your indulgence and help in this. Wish me luck and and a "A" in class.
Bob Berger, C.O.O. N-ovation & Northwestern R.R. My patio layout....SEE IT HERE
There's no place like ~/ ;)
Your survey did not allow for outdoor layouts which are probably the prevailing thing in G. Thus I was forced into using multi room size rather than outdoor 40 foot X 80 foot (the dern thing has a 22'X40' fish pond in it, and that's bigger than average room size)!
It is raised 28" above the surrounding ground level and has over 40 - ten wheeler loads of fill dirt in it!
I point this out to illustrate that your results may be skewed!
Capt. Bob, you are right. There were a few situiations where I didn't think things through. I would hope that anyone would think the same way you did with a multi-room mindset and answer that way. Yes, the results would be skewed at that point, but I'm looking at numbers primarily. The data I'm harvesting is only part of a report for my marketing class.
I really appreciate everyone's help in this and many thanks to everyone who has participated so far.
Tom Trigg
More Skew, no option for running but still under major construction.
IE; I had gotten a 300' loop running when I had the heart fart and wasn't allowed to lift a shovel for a year and a half. Have also had to hire help as I can no longer take even moderate heat or cold to work in, so now have two loops done with 3 bridges to build before I can do 3rd planned loop. Haven't even started on scenery as yet. Just throw a couple of structures around about where they eventually will be placed. Then it's on to planting! Do have a 1:29 whale in the pond though! (have a 2' long catfish in there along with the koi and goldfish). The layout is definately still under major construction!
Don't want to mess up your mind, hope you do OK with the project. Instructor may well appreciate and consider bonus if you point out where there may be skew and errors in the assumptions! I think I would if I took time to think and reason on the process.
Note that most garden railroads are in several states at the same time. I'm currently building buildings at our winter home however I have track down at the summer place and do not intend to "wire" it since I'm battery RC. I have some of the garden in and some plants planted however I still need to put in the irrigation system before doing much more planting. I have "ideas" for the farming community but haven't put in the rails to that part of the yard yet. Drainage will require several truck loads of rock yet to be put it and terraced. So what state am I in?
Good luck on your project.
Rex
Interesting, the results so far, good luck with it.
Rex your statement "that most garden railroads are in several states at the same time" can actually apply to any layout at any scale, as I have seen indoor layouts that on one end are completely sceniced and finished, while on the other end is bare benchwork with no track layout down at all.
Have fun with your trains
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