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(...) It didn't go, Eric...we ended up on the cutting room floor. I was hugely disappointed. We jumped through all the hoops the BBC set for us. Yvonne even got an email three days before broadcast, reminding her the show was on...and then we (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) So how did it go? How did it go?! ??? e (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Yateley Fest 2006 (UK) - 29/01/06 - details
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(...) DETAILS What This is an event for AFOLs to meet, chat, display and buy Lego; and have fun, of course. This is not a public-oriented event but anyone is welcome to come along and see what we do. Times 29/10/06. Please note the date is a Sunday. (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I thought what he said about juniorisation hit the nail on the head. And weren't those Meccano building kids rubbish! Steve (19 years ago, 22-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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What a great program it was. If I didn't have them myself then my mates did. I always wanted to play Colditz. And remember those blisters on your shooting finger on Crossfire. Ah the memories. My kids are now playing with my hotwheels track. I still (...) (19 years ago, 22-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Tonight on BBC2 at 8pm, my girlfriend (Yvonne Doyle) and I will be on James May's Top Toys, talking about our mutual love for the brick. Hope you enjoy it! Pete (19 years ago, 21-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Hi all, I'm holding another fest, this time it will be on Sunday the 29th of January. The venue is the WI hall, off the B3272 in Yateley, Hampshire. Please contact me or reply to this if you are interested in attending and I will send out further (...) (19 years ago, 16-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Looking good, although I have seen them before. The Hunslet is deceptive, at frst it looks a little simple but when you look at a (URL) pic> of the prototype you realise that it is simple. However on closer inspection you realise that the bonnet is (...) (19 years ago, 11-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi All, This is my narrow gauge loco and guards van based on former Ministry of Defence examples from RNAD Dean Hill. Hunslet flameproof diesel locomotive. (2 URLs) Guard's van. (2 URLs) Hope you like them, David (19 years ago, 11-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That's really cool!! Any chance it will turn up on BBC America? Cheers! Mike (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) That's great! Good story, congrats! (Highlighted, and added to Mech Expo) e (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(URL) (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Following the recent Birkenhead (UK) model railway show, at which we exhibited our small layout (12'x6'), the exhibition manager sent me the photo that appeared in the local free newspaper, the Wirral Globe: (URL) layout is top right and the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hi all, I've finished the last of my LU trio. (URL) Full details here: (URL) David (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Technic Fun Models - Hats and Musical Instruments!
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A couple of Technic fun models from a couple of years ago: A crown, using some technic body parts from C3P0. Technic parts make it fit well on my head: (URL) A working tambourine, with overlapping Technic beams, for quite a strong structure, and (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Here's my MOC of an Apache helicopter, built to 1:20 scale, compatible with Technic figures. (URL) features the first ever fully working Lego helicopter rotor with collective and differential rotor blade pitch control. (URL) The rotor blades are (...) (19 years ago, 22-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Reliable Switch Point Control with Pneumatics
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Here's a reliable scheme for controlling unmodified switch points with pneumatics. This scheme is for use on track that is raised up off the baseplate in modules. I have reduced the depth required below the track to a minimum of 9 plates in the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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A reminder that Trucksest/Scotfest takes place on Saturday 29th October. Everybody is invited, you don't have to be a member of Brickish. David (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Pictures of Trial of TCLTC Sleeper Scheme with Wider Track Bed
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(...) A couple of pictures of my evaluation of a wider TCLTC-style scheme, prior to my experiments with sleeper colours and mosaic shading: (URL) used this piece to test stuff like clearances for BBB wheeled locos, feasibility of a wider track bed, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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| | Pictures of New technique: Cascaded Trinary Pneumatics (aka mid-stop)
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Bellis wrote: (SNIP) (...) Here are the pictures (at last!) They show the control stage, cascade stage and steering stage of Trinary Mid-Stop pneumatic logic. Start in the centre position: (URL) to the left: (URL) back to the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc)
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