 | | Re: GBC MOC: Track Wheel Reservoir - Video!
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(...) Absolutely! :-) (...) I thought about that when you said so before, but then I thought it was better to keep the tracks rigid, otherwise the tension might vary in the round ends, requiring good control of the tracks on the straight part. I (...) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Lego AFOL Display @ The Merrist Wood Summer Show 20/05/07
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I'm organising this event now for the third year. It will be on Sunday, the 20th of May. It's probably the biggest AFOL display in the UK (by visitor numbers) and is a small part of a very big one day event. Merrist Wood Campus (of Guildford (...) (18 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | GBC MOC: Track Wheel Reservoir (was Re: Tunnel Mouth / Bridge Arch)
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(...) I've not made very much GBC before but this was such a nice idea that I thought I'd have a go Brian: (URL) I used 36 tracks with pins on alternate ones to give a maximum 4 balls/second output. This can be reduced easily to the standard 1 (...) (18 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Mind the gap! London Underground Standard tube stock
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(URL) With my designing of the W+C 1940 stock (SR class 487) model recently I overcame some design obstacles that had set me against continuing the design process for the standard stock, having started it by throwing together a quick demonstrator (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Petersfield Lego Show - Sat 7th April 2007
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For the fourth year I am organising a Lego Show in Petersfield, South Hampshire. When: Sat April 9th 2006 Where: Main Hall, Community Centre, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4BW Entrance: Free (public 11:30am to 2:30pm, others 9am to 5pm) Like before, (...) (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | New Monorail System (MOC)
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This monorail (URL) built with tracks from Snowmobile 8272 and the forthcoming Bullozer 8275. The Power Functions system (URL) allows IR remote control of the train. I found it runs smoother with these yellow wheels than with the smaller black ones (...) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk) !
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| | Joystick Controls with new Power Function RC handsets
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With the new Power Function IR RC handsets it is possible to create joystick controls by adding a few extra pieces. The controls are tank drive by default so a few levers are required to turn the sideways joystick movement into forward and back (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | MOC: Terraced houses
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This is a recent MOC of a row of English terraced houses. It's typical of working class housing from around 1900 as can be found across much of the Midlands and North of England. See (URL) start with and (URL) for the other pictures once moderated. (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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| | MOC: Scots Baronial house
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I built this a few years ago, but I don't think I ever announced it at the time. It's a Scots Baronial mansion house, based on the buildings of 19th century Edinburgh architect David Bryce. It's not modelled on any single house - he'd never have had (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch) !
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| | MOC: Kedleston Hall
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Kedleston Hall is a classical 18th century mansion in Derbyshire, UK. I've modelled it in LEGO, and you can see the results here: (URL) front is largely accurate, excepting the lack of sculpture and the fact that I've compressed the staircase so (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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| | Power Function MOCs
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New MOCs built with the RC electrical Power Function elements from the forthcoming bulldozer 8275. rover robot: (URL) robot: (URL) reply to this post: (URL) (18 years ago, 23-Feb-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Tunnel Mouth / Bridge Arch
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The tracks from the Snowmobile 8272 and Bulldozer 8275 make a great tunnel mouth or bridge arch - smoother than using slope bricks. (URL) used 27 links at the moment, fixing them twice on each side. The arch as built fits well over 6-wide, 8-wide or (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town) !!
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Here's an update on my parts experiments. I've added quite a few Technic parts: (URL) expansion link (URL) , based on a 1x3 thin liftarm, allows an axle or peg to slide in the 1x2 slotted hole. Very useful for steam engines: (URL) (It would go (...) (18 years ago, 2-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.technic)
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| | New Train MOCs in 8mm scale
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Here's an update on the Train MOCs I've built recently. Finally completed the British Class 14 Diesel loco with BBB wheels and extending rods. Added the green grille tiles too: (URL) piece of ballasted track, with AWS magnet (UK train stopping and (...) (18 years ago, 2-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | LEGO trains at Saltcoats, Scotland 27th & 28th January
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There will a Model Railway at the town hall in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland on 27th & 28th January. I will be displaying my LEGO trains. They are for children to opperate. Everyone is invided to come and join in, bring any LEGO to show etc. It is (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | More Pictures from GWLTS-IV
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This is my picture library from the GWLTC display in the STEAM Railway Museum back in October. I went off to LegoWorld immediately after and forgot to point out these pictures. Thanks to Martin Long and Mark Palmer for the use of a tripod to get (...) (18 years ago, 15-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: A new AFOL?
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(...) James May has also built a Lancaster bomber from Lego. We only need Jeremy now to complete the set! Steve (18 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | A new AFOL?
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Just read this on the BBC website regarding Richard Hammond's recovery after his jet-powered car incident. (URL) new AFOL maybe? (18 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | GWLTC Train Display
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The Great Western LEGO Train Club (GWLTC) is displaying a 15m (59ft) long train layout in the STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon all this weekend (7-8 October 2006). (URL) display will be in the great hall beside the museum's (...) (18 years ago, 6-Oct-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Autumn LEGO Shop at Home catalogue
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Hi all. I've just received the latest catalogue and I'm pleased to say they have gone back to the large chunky catalogues and EVEN added a diorama :D Also on the upside, they have an extra supplement titled "Classic 9V train system" :) This includes (...) (18 years ago, 29-Sep-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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