 | | Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Jeff Elliott
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| | | Hey folks, (esp. Iain...) So, we're talking about doing some nifty automated stuff at Train1. Cool. I think we're going to need to talk about some common standards if we want to be able to interoperate, though: 1) Freight boxes: Okay, we talked (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | "Jeff Elliott" <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message news:3AEF19F8.D0A7F6...res.com... (...) Then I give up. How am I suposed to reliably grip a container that I can't get a hold of? Use forks under it?? (...) With an accurate locating wedge, I can (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Jeff Van Winden
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| | | | | I'll have one RCX (coincidently I only have one) for the turntable. Jeff VW (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) Yes. I've used to build them completely with 2x4 bricks. I am now using a body of 2x4 bricks but a bottom to fit the Lego design (ie, will sit into cradle with the feet) In fact, this is one way non Train people might be able to contribute, is (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Iain Hendry
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| | | | "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GCovDK.4sv@lugnet.com... (...) Ideally, yes. And it'd be nice to have them on the ends, too. Right now, I can't really locate lengthwise along the train. +--+ | | | | +--+ is a container (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) There isn't enough length on that platform for the cones on the end...the end platforms are only 6 wide by 8 long, exactly the length of a container. But you will have alignment marks on the side of the flatcar to optically align yourself (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Iain Hendry
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| | | | "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GCpnKK.AMG@lugnet.com... (...) container. (...) Ew, are you still using those dual-height things? Crap... :-/ Really wish you'd just keep the level the same... Iain (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) Unfortunately it's harder to make-I don't have any of those train wagon plates. I only have the lowered well cars in any quantity. Calum (24 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Standardizing Car Designs, etc. —Jeff Elliott
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| | | | Me! Me! I can make a few. Jeff (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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