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| (...) While no one can replace Gary in our hearts <sniff>, I *did* want all Larritarians to welcome John Neal, who presented a love offering to me last night. John gave me a silver 2x4 brick! ++Lar (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Crossover. This typically will mark the beginning or end of a block in CTC territory. It typically did not require an interlocking tower. (...) A crossing. There is no implication of connection from one track to the other. However, since the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC Project Survey
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| Put me down as a 3 and I'd probably get 5 or 6 units if the price were reasonable. (300-400 total for 5 units and the interface to my PC) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Steve Barile dropped me a note, said he's having trouble posting, and wanted to make this comment: (...) I did know that they were using the small train wheels but missed that the wheels were riding on tiles. Bizzare. There is something funny going (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 2152... some more were found at S@H
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| Guess what? I called S@H on Friday and I was able to order 2152s!!! I got 10. I was told that they were having inventory control trouble and the amount they had was not correct when they thought they were out. (URL) you may want to try... you'll no (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| I'll no doubt post a more detailed response later. For now, here's what I want, apologies in advance if the terseness makes it read as rude. 1. TLG must take the AFOL community seriously. We are a small market, but an influential one, and one that (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| I am not sure I'd call it a "shill" but I think it's reasonable, if you decide to run a joint RTL/eBay auction, to set up another id, post feedback stating that it is a proxy for the high RTL bidder and that you'll tell who if emailed (tough to do (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Larritarians of the world, unite.
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| Don't fall on your sword too hard. It made me smile, then think "gee, probably not too sensitive of me to smile, was it?" I'm sorry I brought it up too. Gary is gone, there is nothing we can do to change that. Friendship is not a measurable (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| 3225 should not be too hard, perhaps you could make a quick trip to Germany?? It's still being sold. 4558 will be a challenge unless you're willing to pay around 300-350 USD. It's the most coveted 9V and been out of production for several years. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hey Robin, < Note that you have your followups set wrong, other responders to Robin's original post will have to modify it from DCCTrainsIdea (not a group in the lugnet news hierarchy) back to lugnet.trains... > I wish I could see your next show, it (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| This came up before in the context of how to attach bridge counterweights. I seem to recall the consensus was that in that application, using a gear that is pinned in place and does not turn along with something to keep the chain from coming off the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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| D Blomberg wrote: <snipped a pretty good summary... (1) Too bad I could not get to the point that well :-) > (...) Agreed. EXCEPT for the fact that no matter how we rearrange things, we cannot get a green 1x4x3 train window to appear for a (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| Maybe c60 doesn't but I can get well beyond the number of pieces I'm ever likely to amass Each adds 3 zeroes Thousand Million Billion Trillion Quadrillion Quintillion Sextillion Septillion Octillion That's where I forget what comes next. But (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| NS Comm 4 or 4.5 has the same behaviour. If you're relative pathing and you started on your HD, you can navigate all over it, no worries. Good for testing... BUT! This will bite you if you're not careful. But relative paths are better if you can use (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Dispatch from the front line
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| Well I hit my first MPLS Target today.... Perfect demographics... close in to the inner city, lots of socioeconomically disadvantaged shoppers. No one with any serious money for large sets. Should be a mother lode based on past experience. I'm (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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