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(...) If you're looking for an easy way to label the controllers, just use 2x2 tiles or plates. You can put two on the track power connectors where they connect to the track, one on the end of the 9volt wire, and a couple on the studs of each speed (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Easily enough; we can't even claim credit for the idea (though I don't recall who we stole it from): Electrical tape. A bit of electrical tape to break the conductivity between adjoined track sections, and multiple controllers per loop. (I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) Everything looks terrific!! Great work! (...) So I am dying to know how you peformed this feat. Can you share? Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes: <snip> (...) Our (my) mountain has 16 studs between the tracks. We did decide not to go around a corner with it, so I don't have that pickle to deal with. The inside track has a 12 studs spacing, so most (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) Thanks! I'm not the modeller a lot of Lugnuts are, but I do pride myself on being able to make a good mountain. :) The trestle was a combo effort between John & I, and the funicular was Michel's design. (...) <Nod nod> It was certainly a (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) Heh. Thank a slow morning at work for that. :) (...) That was Steve's idea. I'd been trying to think of something tasteful to put on the layout, and was drawing a blank when Steve suggested the flags. They were half-mast on Saturday, and back (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes: <snip> That mountain looks awesome! It really looks like scenery that was in the way and that had to be dug through/spanned, rather than a sculpture of a mountain that got plopped down. I especially liked (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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(...) after a busy weekend! Thanks for letting us share the event with you so fast! On the other hand, I was surprised to see, in Jame's gallery, in the Town section (looking at the Police and Warehouse images) that the US and Canadian flags were at (...) (23 years ago, 26-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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Our train layout this last weekend was a great success, and we again collected the 2nd place "people's choice" award. Our major goal this year was to have lots of automation, and I think we managed to acheive it. Highlights include: fully automated (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.ca) !
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Well the show is tomorrow and I haven't received a postcard... Are the cards perhaps only sent out to "maniacs" under 18? I'm thinking either that or they're not here as a result of the September 11th tragedy. I was thinking of making a LEGO USA (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Needed ASAP: Unopened My Train, type & color irrelevant
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Larry Pieniazek writes: <flog> WHOOPS, that was NOT supposed to be FUT nalug... only bst. Sorry about that! (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Speaking of which, I am liquidating some blue hoppers that I had to raid for blue 2x4 slopes. (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Er, "small-with-tender" that is. James "hoppers on the brain" Brown... (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I was e-mailed privately by someone who can send us a blue "small-with-hopper", so we're taken care of. Many thanks to those who offered to help! thanks, James (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I could send you a caboose or a hopper car, all my trains have been opened. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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NALUG has offered to donate a LEGO set into the raffle at the Great Edmonton Train Show here in Edmonton on the 22nd of September, and a "My Train" set would be perfect. Unfortunately they're all backordered from LEGO; even the ones that say (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I will take care of it as soon as I can. Unfortunately with the changes in LUGNET administration the Map hasn't been updated from its development site for a little while. (URL) will make a post when I get this done. Eric Kingsley (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org)
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(...) It likely should, even if there isn't much there (haven't looked for a fair while). Hopefully some shots from the upcoming train show will appear. I vaguely recall we had some discussion about this a few months ago, and someone had volunteered (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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I was just noticing that on the LUGNet map of Canada (URL) VLC and rtlToronto link to their websites, but NALUG does not link to (URL) Shouldn't it? SRC LUGNet#765 (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Those who post in this thread must attend this event, no exceptions, doesn't matter who posts and where you're from, Boston, Israel, or wherever else, those are the rules. :-P ~Adam (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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