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(...) I hate to take a Chris Magno Train Baiting (tm) but he's right, there's also a pile of rtlToronto8 photos you and others graciously emailed me that haven't been processed and uploaded because of train2 activities (modules, building, DCC, (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi Trevyn I gotta hurry back and finish my GREAT train the MWME. (Ya right) (...) its been so long since I've haggled over the rules with Bruce that I more or less forgot. I though some of these questions have been answered. But for the record I'll (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't make jokes about TRAINS!!!! just take a look at a few ideas i have almost implemented. the idea is there, and if Calum ever stops calling me I could finish the darn thing (grin) here are 4 shots of the MWME (grin) ---...--- (URL) first (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I was thinking this was all a joke until I called Chris and while we were chatting, he was piecing together the MWME in the background. Looking for magnets, shooting cannons, female minifigure hair... ...so beware kids! Calum (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I will have a 'spare' module that can be used.... (but no extra track!!) Jeff VW "Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GHB981.4Cy@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi. I'm Trevyn of Seanna or Steve or Trevyn or Nicholas. I have come to rtlToronto 7 and 8, but never competed, a fact about which Chris seems rather annoyed :). I would like to build a robot for rtlToronto9, and i have a few questions that were not (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) is this what you REALLY believe? REALLY...... I can see it now, as the MWME (Magno Weight Maker Express) comes chugging on past each module, you should hear a delightful THUMP. as the corner of one mod, SLAMS against the table. Lastly, because (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Is anyone planning to add a switching yard to the existing layout? It seems we should probably have somewhere to store the excess cargo cars unless we're only planning to have two trains worth on the rails at a time. If nobody else is planning (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually, there is transponding systems available for DCC, Digitrax make them (I'm playing with just normal DCC for now anyway...and only have 2 decoders fitted...) DCC is not intended to be used to computer control trains...but, to run more (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) There exists a mode for TMWDCC called "Route" mode which throws switches in sequence at certain times, to which you have to drive towards them. It's slightly automated, yet mostly driving oriented. Maybe we need to see what kind of fun can be (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GHAr1x.Cur@lugnet.com... (...) PLCs. Hmm, I dunno. 4 096 I/O might not be enough. (...) few (...) I have this thought on wether or not stuff should be completly automated, but I don't know (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Keep a Medimum for me if they are available at Train2. Oh yeah I am coming to Train2, although I can't bring much. My 'nasty surprise' project is very far from complete. ;-) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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ROFLMAO!!!! Thanks for the laugh... Jeff VW (heading home to continue construction...) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Bolting them should reduce a lot of that... Calum (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Ima Myneephig Roads & Works Commission, Civic Parkland Region rtlVille, ON Mr. C. Tsang, Dept. Civic Engineering, Saraville, ON Dear Mr. Tsang, It has come to our attention that traffic snarls continue to occur in our area due to the fact that (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Tick... tick... tick... So I spent about 1/2 the weekend building; I always seem to bite off just *slightly* more than I can chew with these events :) Less than two weeks, and the BEMM (Big Evil Mountain Module) is now about 14% complete. I don't (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) with new modules from JeffVW, Tim Strutt and myself. Mail any updates to me. Calum (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The software we're using, TMWDCC 1.33, allows for a "route" mode which can execute timed switch throwing, but that's about the extent of it. Iain Hendry has been thinking about this for a while. One system we thought of was using a Dacta (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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G'Day Let me put in my order for one T-shirt(large) Cheers Oliver "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GH4A08.4o@lugnet.com... (...) rtlToronto (...) it (...) any (...) events. (...) seriously (...) be (...) Train2 (...) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Last yesterday Mario finished putting together the first DCC decoder: (URL) is a hand built thru hole, some solder, some wire wrap, implementation of the Dean Probst PIC decoder. It fits into a 9V battery box, which is a lot larger than we (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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