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In article <GLMK4o.38x@lugnet.com>, "James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote: <snip> (...) Heh. I liked it. 'Twas fun. It does require people to be good-natured about not getting all the parts they want, however. (...) The running gag for (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) <snip> (...) Hah hah! The draft is spreading, and now it has crossed the border. :) We infected Robin when he was in Edmonton a couple weeks back. "Soon now. Soon. Mwa ha ha ha!" Drafting is fun, and addictive. (watch out for them blue (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Hello Vancouver, I just wanted to add something that might interest you. I was asked by an older guy on the first day of the show if I knew 'the Lego lady from Vancouver.' He mentioned your layout at the last toy train show you were at, I think he (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) We did this at out first MichLTC train show back in Jan.It was Lester Witter's idea:-) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) That's a great idea, although not what we used; I printed 1/2 pages of our track plan with the relevant section of track highlighted; it worked really well. I just suggested to some of our fancy-device types that they could use the tile (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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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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| | Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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