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(...) Great Stuff!! I am about to get started on my first attempt at an engine out of Lego but I doubt I will come close to yours. Nice Building. Eric (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) WOW!!! I especially like the use of the Technic crown gear as a fan... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Indside of a dog, it's too dark to read... ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Howdy, Here's my first attempt at a more realistic engine than those that come with the sets from TLG. Its modeled after the SD70M, which was featured in the July 99 issue of RMC. (URL) quite long, 45 studs, from the front rail to the back rail. It (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote in message (...) Here is his web site... (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Actually, you should look at just about any book by David Macaulay. Especially "How Things Work". (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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Another really good book is "The Big Book of Things That Go" from Scholastic Press. I usually take my kids to the library so I can hang around the kids books without getting creepy looks from the other parents... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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Many video tapes can give you building ideas for machines. Construction equipment stars frequently in videos. For example, bulldozers, backhoes, forklifts, tower cranes, payloaders, drag lines, dump trucks, and excavators move about under the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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Robert, There is a MUCH better set for the tiles! The current 9V Level Crossing set, #4532, which is only $24 from Shop@Home. It has eight 1x8 tiles in white AND eight in gray. In addition, it has 4 of the large super low slopes in Gray, a gray 7 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) x (...) any (...) heh Not a problem. I almost thought for a moment we had new parts or somethin.. -Tom McD. when replying, please insert your spamcake and enter your secret code. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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