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Have they booked a reception room? Would they consider a library? Think of it this way.... Marriages (these days) don't seem to last forever. Memories of Train 2 will.... It's not a tough choice. Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: modules and update
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Since us Jeff's must stick together.... All Modules Almost built, 4 modules need the lower lip, which I will add when I get some time.... Plans for the transfer table are in the works.... Jeff "Jeff Elliott" <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: For this weeks dinner....
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Thank Jeff, That would be appreicated.... If you want you can bring it with you to train 2, (I only need it to fill in some 'missing links' Jeff VW "Jeff Elliott" <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message news:3B52F3EC.F4CB60...res.com... (...) dinner (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I saw 3 copies left in my local (St. Catharines) Toys R US..."regular priced" at 199.99 ....I thought they would reduce the price before the RCX 2.0 were to come out.... I guess I have no excuses not to pick up a set....actually with exchange (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Aaargh. L272 IC needed.
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(...) Or connect one half of the connector to each rail in question (provided they are close enough, of course), and take an additional short Lego wire and "short" it - that is, connect it to itself at a 90-degree angle - and clip it on top of the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) One small savings possible is that you do NOT need to jumper the outside rails! (think about it, they run through) So you can get away with a track power connector that connects to just the two inner rails... depending on whether you have more (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Not sure I agree. I left traditional MR because I prefer the resiliency of the brick and don't have a lot of interest in soldering any more... (...) I think this is a valid argument in the general case but fails in my case for two reasons: (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Track slope issues for Train2
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Earlier there was some discussion about locomotives slipping (or possibly magnets disengaging) on steep slopes. My max slopes are as follows: Outer mainline: 1ppt Inner mainline: 2ppt Siding: 3ppt (1 brick per track) Right now I have a Locomotive (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Guarded Inn?
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(...) I'd love for you to bring it so we all can bask in its glory. Although I won’t be there on Friday cause I work! I'm sure others would like seeing it… (...) I'm lookin’ forward to discussing BrickWarz with everyone interested at T2. I believe (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Just 40 posts away…
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(...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Ordering from the UK
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(...) good point Rob... Thanks for the info...I didn't realize this was the case that the European shops (Lego Direct / Shop @ Home / etc) had sooo much better stuff in them. Of course, there is a draw-back....a lot of the harder to get, but newer (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: modules and update
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I'll throw in my current status, too: I've got the materials for my 3 & 2-half modules, and they're cut to size, but I haven't assembled them yet. I've built the landscape (the hard part) for two of my three main modules, plus the two train (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Having built a number of non-DCC reversing loops, I can tell you it's pretty straightforward to jumper using track power leads, as Larry suggests. It can get pricey if you're buying them from S@H, but I expect most trainheads have more leads and (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) IIRC there are pads on the bottom of the frog where jumper wires that could be soldered onto. But the track connectors idea is very doable, it should work great. (...) If you wanted to start a side business of selling integrated decoder plus (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I wonder if there is a way to cheat? That is, use track connectors to jumper the power to the unpowered rail. I have to take a close look at a turnout when I get home this weekend to make sure doing that doesn't cause shorts but I don't think (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Two things discouraged us from using something like the DN140 (IIRC) he used. There's a shortage of them, and every Southern Ontario train dealer has them on back order, AND everyone seems to overvalue their price. As a result, each DCC (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) There are more than you think! I've taken this concept and attached my Throwbots, with the Life on Mars T3 Trike on the end of those, and there is a classic space craft that plugs into that! OK, those aren't castle sets, but they "fit". (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm no help on that... but I'm anxious to learn more about the project's progress when you guys have time to talk about it. I spent a bit of time talking with Tom Cook while at the fest, he showed me his installations. He's using a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Ok here's the latest update from my perspective.... I have 2 modules completed (30 inch by 30 inch - each) I have 4 (other) modules cut out and ready to be put together....which should happen by this week. So looks like that scope of Train2 is ready (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Guarded Inn?
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(...) actually, I haven't ordered one yet....I better buy one soon before either they are sold out, or the club car is available on Lego Direct. I think you should bring it anyways...it may interest some of the non-castle enthusiasts in the group to (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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