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Link to the Brickshelf Folder: (URL) to my Lugnet LEGO Page about this event: (URL) hope you enjoy these pics, and that they provide a complimentary view on what others (Dave, Pics; Calum, Video) have already posted or will post later on. Thanks, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | ___Calum + Wit = Funny___
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Calum + Wit = Funny ¯¯¯...¯¯¯ rtlToronto T1: Check back for more photos! Photos were taken by a number of people… with pinhole cameras made with shoeboxes! rtlToronto T2: Check back for more photos! Images … done with a box of 64 Crayola crayons, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Inspired by Breakfast television, and the events that it has spawned I would like to implement a new program at rtlToronto.org Its called Swap-a-Bot. The premise is simple. One of the reason we do the regular contests is so that we can see how (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlTrain4 Pictures from an obsolete DC120...
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(...) The layout looked good on its own! (imho) :) I'm very happy with my camera--I fergot the smileys--I've had the DC120 for 5 years now and at 8600 pics, it's still going strong (though note to self--ceramic floor and a fall from 4 feet high is (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlTrain4 Pictures from an obsolete DC120...
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Nice work, Dave. Your shots are really quite good - don't worry about the camera. All the lower res means is that I don't have to scroll to see the other 90% of the piccy. You managed to make the layout look good :) Jeff E (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | rtlToronto show pics (was Re: Oops, fergot to post to .trains--rookie mistake :)
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(...) So what's the story behind all the containers in the bay? Something about the container crane going crazy, or was that some sort of "hey mister" activity or ?? (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | rtlTrain4 Pictures from an obsolete DC120...
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But it's mine and is paid for, so forgive the 1 megapixel... (URL) a boo--it was a good time! Tell me what you think.... Dave K (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train4 Video
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(...) Thanks, that helps a lot! Cool mechanism. (...) It's prototypical to have a cable driven thingie to shift cars around a bit on a siding so if these cars are just for show, that would work. (Count rotations?) Put the siding on a slant so the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train4 Video
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(...) Yup. We mounted a single magnet inside the container at the top, and place 1x4 tiles above it. The crane utilized a second magnet, and the lift cables were actually a loop of chainlink belts. If both sides of the chain were driven (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train4 Video
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(...) I SO want to see that video (I'm at work where mpeg's are blocked..) Oh well I only have 3 hours left at work! As for the crane, Yes magnets were used to pick up the containers. It worked quite well, when it worked. Only twice did it drop it (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Watch Chris and Calum make fools of themselves
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(...) Yes it did (URL) downloaded it last night, It was quite huge(74 meg) but it was worth it) I can burn it if some one wants it... :) Way to go Steve! (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's a CG crane. It was all done in post. :-) Derek (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Way cool! Well worth the download. Can anyone post more details about the container crane? (around 00:56 footagewise) Is that a magnet or something else picking up the container? (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Watch Chris and Calum make fools of themselves
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(...) I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and blame the time of day.... but still. your normally a very well spoken media relations person for rtlToronto. When you started to tell the producer off camera that it took 37 hours of nortel time to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train4 Video
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(...) Try saving it to your hard drive (right-click the link, hit Save As..."). (...) Not really, a couple of hours... Iain (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train4 Video
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:H8zs2F.DG8@lugnet.com... (...) train4 (...) jerky. (...) vibration (...) Great movie! Iain will be admiring this one. -- Bob Fay (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I got to see a portion of it...like the first 3/8ths of it before my explorer window (crappy XP) started going funny. From what I seen of it, it was quite excellent despite not getting the camera mounted on a camera car, nor taking a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Watch Chris and Calum make fools of themselves
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(...) Thanks Mario and Allan! Before the show, the head producer asked how we met, and I said, over the Internet, etc etc etc. Somewhere along the way, I quipped, "And he said he was a good looking girl! What a lie!" The guy then said "That's (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Watch Chris and Calum make fools of themselves
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I too have to say congrats...even though I couldn't watch it... don't have cable and don't have a strong enough antenna from where I am to get it. <sigh> ...its not like I watch that much TV anyways. :) Wow...that is quite a bit of exposure in the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | rtlTrain4 - Couldn't post Sat night...
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Well, let me be the first to post after the event, and let me begin by saying... I had a Great time!!! Derek's modules were just inspiring--the detail in the buildings, the roads and stuff, even right down to the custom built table that held up the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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