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(...) There are a few inherent issues with "flex track". Tying it into the current system, safety since metal rails can be sharp, Transporting the segments exc. Making just the ties was my initial idea too (apparently for other people as well) but (...) (10 years ago, 20-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: [snip details about alternate radius curved tracks] (...) I'm sure this has been discussed, but would it be better to make individual sleeper plates along with flexible rails that can be attached to the (...) (10 years ago, 20-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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Quite a few of us in the community have wanted a new track radius for a very very long time. When we were in the 9v era the argument against it given was the metal rails would be too expensive. Now that we are in the RC era and the track is plastic (...) (10 years ago, 19-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) DAVE, if you were at Brickfete Montreal, you could have worked on a show this past November! we missed you. so all you got is pictures. See you in July! (10 years ago, 15-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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(...) And it's appreciated! Love the pics! I'm getting 'show withdraw' 'cause I haven't done a show since BrickFete last July so I'm kinda really missing hanging out amongst fantastic builds! Thanks for satiating my need for beautiful displays! Take (...) (10 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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(...) And it's appreciated! Love the pics! I'm getting 'show withdraw' 'cause I haven't done a show since BrickFete last July so I'm kinda really missing hanging out amongst fantastic builds! Thanks for satiating my need for beautiful displays! Take (...) (10 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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(...) We filled them about a quarter of the way with concrete. We have been using them for about two years with no problems so far. (10 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) AABBA on that Santa Fe... you driving that thing straight up a mountainside? :-) :-) I see you use buckets with posts in them for your rope barrier. What do you have in them? Ours have concrete, and the main problem we have is that with the (...) (10 years ago, 12-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So where is everyone at? What is the new LEGO Train Fan site
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(...) The Holiday Train is a good train to run at the summer conventions!!! :D (especially Brickfete!!!!) Ben Medinets (10 years ago, 12-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) Cactus Brick> displayed this weekend at the Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show. Here are some (URL) of the layout. First post here in seven years. I saw Ahui Herrera's post and Dave's reply so I thought I would add add something to LUGNET again (...) (10 years ago, 12-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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(...) You mean other than the Holiday Train ((URL) run mine around the Winter Village sets, and it looks fine. (10 years ago, 11-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cows sounds very promising! (...) Alas, the station sounds too small for a modular building. I'm also waiting for a Christmas Train someday that is designed to go with the Winter Village sets... -Matt (10 years ago, 10-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Further information and rumors from around the internet indicate that one of the wagons on the cargo train is an animal wagon filled with cows. It will also include a cargo station, truck and forklift. The passenger train will aparently come (...) (10 years ago, 10-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ooooooooh! I wonder if there could be enough market for a whole *series* of modular buildings in the train theme. The traditional model railroad companies have entire lineups of structures. Lego could too. I don't think you would want them (...) (10 years ago, 9-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sweet! I hope the Train Station is the next set in the Modular Building series... (dream, dream, dream) -Matt (10 years ago, 8-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Eh? Just posting that there is 3 sets for the summer for Trains: Train Station Passenger Train and Cargo Train woot!!! Ben (10 years ago, 8-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Problems are always worse than I imagine--I always seem to look at the brighter side o' things... Comes with being Canadian :) Dave K (10 years ago, 6-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Problems are always worse than I imagine--I always seem to look at the brighter side o' things... Comes with being Canadian :) Dave K (10 years ago, 6-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I suspect that the lurk-to-post ratio on LUGNet is actually skewed toward the posters, compared to other online fora. Plus, you left out the 142 people who are subscribed by email to lugnet.trains. So the problem is worse than you think. Steve (10 years ago, 6-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, William Toenjes wrote: <<snip>> (...) Thanks that is a lot of links to read through. :) Seeing that the 7938 Passenger Train and 7939 Cargo Train are both 2010 sets I think I will start with those and let them use my 9v track for (...) (10 years ago, 30-Dec-13, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) As you can see, you got 56 reads as of this posting. Which means--PEOPLE STILL COME HERE!!!! But hardly anyone posts. Seriously, if 1/10 of the ppl who actually read these posts actually posted, LUGNET would, once again, trump ALL OTHER (...) (10 years ago, 30-Dec-13, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Railbricks - Forums (URL) - LEGO Train MOCs (928 Members) (URL) - LEGO Train MOCs: Layouts and dioramas (172 Members) (URL) - LEGO Train Builders (270 Members) (URL) - LEGO Train Tech - Comprehensive Train Resource (URL) Reviews: (URL) - CITY, (...) (10 years ago, 29-Dec-13, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not sure. I think some of them are on various local/national LUG websites. And then there is Railbrick Magazine, but I don't know if they also have discussions. Play well, Jacob (10 years ago, 28-Dec-13, to lugnet.trains)
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My son is finally old enough to begin to play with LEGO trains and this holiday season we took out my old 9v trains. He is still a bit rough on the play with them (age 6) and I cringe every time he runs the trains hard/fast around the tracks since I (...) (10 years ago, 27-Dec-13, to lugnet.trains)
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Good afternoon everyone, If you have not heard, Brickworld 2013 will be held at a new home - The Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center in Shaumburg, IL. This move is in response to the attendees desire to hold the event in a single room. We will be (...) (11 years ago, 15-Feb-13, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | PennLUG at the Greenberg Train Show in York, Pennsylvania January 12th and 13th
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The (URL) Pennsylvania LEGO Users Group> is going to be displaying at the Greenberg Train Show in York PA on the 12th and 13th at the York Expo Center. Our layout will be featuring our (URL) class LEGO trains> including many (URL) steam engines> and (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jan-13, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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(...) It's an awesome vid! Nice layouts! Dave K (11 years ago, 5-Dec-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.md.bal, lugnet.trains.org.wamaltc)
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WamaLTC was at the B&O Museum in Baltimore November 23rd through the 25th, 2012. Here is some video - (URL) (11 years ago, 4-Dec-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.md.bal, lugnet.trains.org.wamaltc)
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| | 4 train motors to trade for RC track
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hey Guys, I am clearing out what is left of my 9v train stuff and i'm looking for RC track. The more I can get the better. I have 4 9v train motors available. My preference is RC straight track but I would also be willing to trade for an equivalent (...) (12 years ago, 26-Nov-12, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO Horizon Express set 10233
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(...) IIRC a January announcement means that the boxes hit the shelves in the USA before Christmas. On our side of the pond, we have to wait until our birthdays. Greetings, Jacob (who only has to wait until February) (12 years ago, 16-Nov-12, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I dont understand why they dont sell it before chistmas? I guess that lots of people would like it for christmas (at least me) Sonnich (12 years ago, 15-Nov-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Peumatic Train (again) - Definitely a WIP
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So I'll just use LUGNET as my blogging software :) As like so many of my fellow LEGO builders out in the world, there are so many things I want to build/tackkle/just do, but time is a very scarce and precious commodity (with that, if anyone has a (...) (12 years ago, 31-Oct-12, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | LEGO Horizon Express set 10233
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LEGO 10233 Horizon Express Build the ultimate high-speed LEGO passenger train! Pieces: 1,351 Age: 14+ Year: 2013 The set was revealed at the LEGO fan weekend in Skaerberk, Denmark. US $129.99, CA $149.99, DE 99.99€, UK £79.99, DK 899.00 DKK. (...) (12 years ago, 30-Sep-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Waco, Beaumont, Trinity, & Sabine #1
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(2 URLs) Full Gallery> The Waco, Beaumont, Trinity, & Sabine Railway Company Prairie (2-6-2) type steam locomotive #1. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Company in 1920, this oil burning steam locomotive served the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity, & Sabine (...) (12 years ago, 26-Sep-12, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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(...) Oh my, that's pretty. Well done! (And if you run it on 'curve-straight-curve' corners, it won't overhang quite as much...) JohnG, GMLTC (12 years ago, 26-Sep-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Beautiful, Tony (12 years ago, 24-Sep-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Southern Pacific Daylight #4449
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(2 URLs) Full Gallery> Southern Pacific's GS-4 4-8-4 (Northern) Daylight #4449. This marks the 20th LEGO locomotive I have built. This model is fully track compatible with a fully functioning 4 wheeled leading/pony truck. However, in order to do so (...) (12 years ago, 24-Sep-12, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | new ghost train set contains pair of blind drivers!
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Greetings! Just a FYI concerning the new monsters Ghost train set . much to my surprise and delight, I found a pair of blind drivers along with regular driver wheels in this set.. Just thought you train fans might like to know this ... John (12 years ago, 20-Sep-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | altBricks.com website ready for order with new stock
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Hi All, The www.altBricks.com website is ready for orders!!! It took way longer than planned to get the site all up and running. And we have been so burried in "side" orders that we keep running out! But we just received a large shipment so there (...) (12 years ago, 9-Sep-12, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.town)
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(...) Unfortunately, Ross won't be attending-- actually, this is a work gig for me! I will be vending with me (URL) Brickmania> mates! I am also looking forward to bending elbows after hours with you and the Fêters! (URL) JOHN (12 years ago, 21-May-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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