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A couple corrections. 1. Just noticed I have a 2 x 4 plate on top of a 1 x 4 brick. You should probably replace these two pieces with a 2 x 4 brick or similar. The extra plate of height is unnecessary (though it doesn't hurt anything). 2. In a 5 x 7 (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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Seeing the pitiful designs I've made for motorized 9v train points, my brother Chris came up with one. Put a housing over it, and people will swear it's a relay. Not too many down sides with this one. There's no getting around the 6 brick height (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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I would like to get a LEGO order together by the end of the week. They have free shipping on orders over $99 and I would like to get 15% of with 15 bulk packs. Please e-mail me if you want to participate. thanks mark (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: September 2003 Meeting Minutes
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I forget to mention there are build dates at the barn every Sunday from now 'til GATS. Please post here or contact Steve M. to make sure the barn will be accessible when you arrive. (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: September 2003 Meeting Minutes
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(...) TLC's Event Kit includes pieces that can be used for this. The kit I received had a box with 19 lbs of blocks. That's plenty of pieces, and there is a much reduced fear of them walking away. THAT'S WHAT THE KIT IS FOR! (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: September 2003 Meeting Minutes
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(...) Well done Mr. Alano! ;-) Steve (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | September 2003 Meeting Minutes
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We met 14 September, 2003, from before 2:30PM to after 8:30PM. Thanks yet again in Steve Martin for hosting and his family for allowing us to impose. We welcome first-timers Joseph Greene and his charming family and Chayme Higgins. Well, actually, (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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Joe, Looking forward to getting a look at your crane and meeting you also. I'm sure you'll find some space for anything you're willing and able to build. See ya tomorrow, Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Greene" <white_volg@yahoo.com> (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Thots for the Sunday Meeting
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I shall be in attendance and will happily volunteer to be manpower.... I also am working on The following (which is there was a baseplate left I could fill .... The crane is expanding diarama like.. I'm building a Semi (...) Joe Greene UNIX Systems, (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: Event Kit update!]
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My wife is the Daisy Leader and my 7 yr old is in Brownies if we're looking for contacts in Girl Scouts... (...) Joe Greene UNIX Systems, Network and IT Specialist a.k.a. Guesseppi Piegatura di Carta If you aren't having fun, you're doing the wrong (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Thots for the Sunday Meeting
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I was just thinking of a few things that should be on the agenda for this Sunday's meeting. 1. manpower availability for the October GATS , set-up, show coverage, tear-down. Possibly a sign-up sheet to pass around at the meeting. 2. Confirm what (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | [Fwd: Event Kit update!]
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If we haven't done this yet, we should. Are we going through ITLCO or Jake? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Event Kit update! Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:44:14 GMT From: Jake McKee <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> Organization: LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: Crane]
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(...) Don't get suckered in, Joseph, unless you're content with 2nd place. 3rd place, if Steve's wife is also competing. :) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) oh, swell. Just what we need. Another of those robot freaks. Wait. That's GOOD. Have you built any cool robots? I hear there's a group in Ann Arbor, Mi. that's having a big sumo event in a couple weeks: (URL) fun. Steve (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: leJOS & BricxCC news
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(...) Yes, it would be nice, plus the two or three unused sensors... I'm happy enough with the LDCC firmware as a DCC encoder (pleased as punch, really). But it "would be nice" if it were implemented as a library or patch to an existing brick OS (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | [Fwd: Crane]
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> > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Crane > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:52:30 -0400 > From: Greene, Joseph N (Zero Chaos) <joseph.greene-eds@eds.com> > To: brickmart@insightbb.com > > >My post to the IndyLUG Lugnet group seems to have (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Proposed constitution, rev 1
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(...) corrected it. (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: GATS Layout uncouplers
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(...) I was told there probably was not enough bricks or time to get the uncouplers into all the sides...but perhaps we could get at least one in the rail going to the round house. In any case, I do have most all the parts to make up to 8 (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Updated track layout and registry
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Hi all, I missed the meeting yesterday, but don't think I haven't been busy! I've updated the track layout to reflect the most recent changes that I know about. I'm sure that there were more changes today, so the file will need updated yet again. (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: GATS Layout uncouplers
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Hi John, Sounds like you've been putting a lot of work in on your uncouplers. We've been meeting every Sunday at 2:00 to work on the layout and it would probably be beneficial for you to drop by with some of your stuff to see what would be the best (...) (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | GATS Layout uncouplers
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I was wondering if someone could provide me with some info on the GATS layout...I am working on the "under the track uncouplers" and need to know how to mount them so as I might be able to obtain all the required parts to make it a simple slip in (...) (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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(...) My first one had the elastic, but Steve Martin said it was ugly. Well, okay, he actually said something like it looked realistic, but his face had ugly written all over it. :) I agree about the jamming 66 2/3% (see (URL) fact is that the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Build date Sunday sept. 7
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I'll be there -L (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Build date Sunday, Sept. 7
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Well, crap. Turns out I won't be able to make it to the build session this Sunday after all. I have Tuesday off instead, so I'm going to use that day to build at my parents' house. I requested Sept. 14 off for the meeting, so if I'm scheduled to (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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(...) Very nice and compact, but I would have to agree with other posts that you should use an elastic between the motor and the gate arm. The other point I learned the hard way, is that unless you are using an RCX1, you need to program (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Build date Sunday, Sept. 7
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It looks like I'll be off work this Sunday, so I should be able to come. That is as long as my boss doesn't try to screw up my schedule again without telling me, after it had been posted in our schedule book. Even if they DO change my schedule, I (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Found some skirting
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> To: <lugnet.org.us.indyl...ugnet.com> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:42 PM Subject: Re: Found some skirting (...) few (...) had a (...) thinking (...) We were looking (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) Ah, ok. Same as the yellow or white skirting that was around the NELUG and MichLTC sections, then. We've used it in the past and it works well for a few times if you're careful putting it away again... I thought you were talking about more (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Found some skirting
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-- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> To: <lugnet.org.us.indyl...ugnet.com> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 2:41 PM Subject: Re: Found some skirting (...) Sunday. (...) comes (...) take a (...) skirting (...) (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Next Show?
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(...) The GATS show is the 3rd weekend in October. If you can be sure to make the October meeting (2nd Sunday in October), we can integrate your MOC then (if you can't make it sooner). SteveM (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Found some skirting
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(...) Sounds like your "skirt chasing" paid off! How light is it? MichLUG/LTC skirting is relatively heavyweight (not drapery but not see through either, and pretty sturdy cloth). (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Next Show?
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(...) Exactly when is the upcoming show? I know it's in October. I'm still planning on putting together a building on a 48x48 chunck of land. But, I won't be able to start on it until after the big sumo event in Ann Arbor on Sept 20th. Steve (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | build date this sunday
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i'll be there. i will be finishing the mountain section and turntable at the meeting. i hope to have a few buildings to bring also. jeramy ___...___ Need more e-mail storage? Get 10MB with Hotmail Extra Storage. (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Build date Sunday sept. 7
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I was wondering who will be able to come this weekend? Count me in. mark (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Found some skirting
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I found some of that light weight table cloth material we discussed last Sunday. They didn't any green but I bought some Blue that looks really nice. It comes in 40 inch x 100 foot rolls. I bring it this Sunday and let everybody take a look at it to (...) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Proposed constitution, rev 1
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Is available for your perusal and feedback in HTML: (URL) Word (with revision marks): (URL) (native format with revision marks): (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | September meeting announcement
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Next meeting is again at Steve M.'s barn, Sunday, September 14th from 2:00 until Steve tells us to go home. The formal meeting time usually coincides with the arrival of supper. Anyone have ideas for supper? I think we should do chili soon, but (...) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | August, 2003 IndyLUG meeting minutes
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We met on a kind August day, the 14th. Even the flies seemed to be more forgiving than usual. Brian Alano, Leah Cardaci, Steve McDonough, Steve Martin, Thomas C Coleman II, Jeramy Spurgeon, John C. Moore, Selena Miller, and Mark Peterson gathered, (...) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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(...) That's what a RCX with a extra light sensor is for (or homemade light sensors). Either option beats the pants off how I did my first automatic crossing system- it was a electrical kludge (and I still can't think of a better way to do it- in (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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Awesome looking crossing. I like the small size of the motors. What do you use to control this? I was in a hobby store last week looking at DCC stuff and they had crossing sensors for this sort of thing. Also, what happens with the gate is down? Do (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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Thanks for the positive feedback. I think I like the red one better. I think it's the minimalist in me. But black seems to be a more traditional color. Now, who wants to trade me 10 black 2 x 2 radar dishes? I only have 2, so I had to swap them (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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(...) I agree, very spiffy. Crossings get gates at various points in history, based on local grousing, the railroad's capital budget, the actual traffic observed at the crossing, federal or state highway funding etc etc so there's certainly lots of (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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(...) Now that's cool looking! I like them both ,,, red and black. you should use them both on the layout. Brian D (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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I've made a couple new models of the crossing gates. With the black one, I tried to hide the red motor. With the red one, I tried to make my peace with the red motor. I'd like to use one or the other on the IndyLUG layout for the Indy GATS, but it (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Build Session Sunday August 31
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Good Evening Fellow IndyLUGgers, I see David is going to be at the build session around 3:00. I'm planning on getting there at 2:00. How 'bout everybody else? Brian D (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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(...) I would like to point out that a club doesn't have to be an "LTC" to be a member of ILTCO. A club only has to do 1 train show every 9 months to be an affilate club or 2 train shows a year to be an active club. (1) If you guys were interested (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
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| | Re: [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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(...) I do believe I'll nominate him as soon as the constitution is approved! (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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(...) Why don't you contact John Neal at ILTCO and ask him what we should do? We aren't an LTC, but if the LTC kits are slightly different, we should get that version because we are doing a train show. Plus, we still need catalogs. Regards, SteveM (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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(...) The main reson I thought we should get one spoken for is that Jake mentioned a Limited number of kits, and since were a LUG not a LTC we don't have to go through ILTCO.org site. mark (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Build date -7 weeks left
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I might not be there on sunday Aug.31st since it is a holiday weekend and I can work. I'll post if anything changes. mark (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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(...) I don't think that's a requirement/restriction. And, I believe there are a limited number of kits. At the very least, it would be nice to have the stand-ups at the show in Oct. All the rest of the stuff is just gravy... Steve (H) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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(...) Thanks, Mark, but why don't you hold off just a bit. We need to talk about some things first (to wit: Are we going to form a LTC within IndyLUG?) Thanks for jumping in though. BrianA, I do believe he wants your job! ;-) SteveM (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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(...) I'm going to request one an behalf of IndyLUG mark (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | [Fwd: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits!]
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I think this is very cool. Message below, lugnet link here: (URL) Original Message -------- Subject: "What Will You Make?" Event Kits! Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:02:13 GMT From: Jake McKee <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> Organization: LEGO Community (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Build date accomplishments -7 weeks left
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I will be able to come to the next build session (Aug. 31), since I have that Sunday off from work. I'll probably get there about 3:00. I know that we need more green 32X32 baseplates, but do we need very many blank ones? (By "blank ones" I mean (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Build date accomplishments -7 weeks left
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first off i want to say I HATE AOL as i type this for the third time. for those that couldn't make it here is the what got done. 1. Everyone helped get all the track laid down including a few minor changes for the better, like adding a third loop, (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
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| | LDCC and RCX gizmos (long)
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I am contemplating how to integrate control of a roundhouse roundtable with control of trains using LDCC (URL). Currently the roundtable software is in NQC on an RCX and is controlled by IR messages 1, 2 and 3, which can be generated by the LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Road Show Pictures
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I have uploaded the first part of my pictures I took last weekend at: (URL) rest will be up later tonight mark (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Museum venues
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(...) Sounds good. How about next summer when it's hot. That way we can be in the air conditioning! SteveM (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Museum venues
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I've had a couple people mention to me, less than half-seriously, the idea of having an IndyLUG display in a museum. In particular, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis and the Evansville Museum ((URL) Is this idea worth pursuing? (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: DCC slowing?
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(...) At the Indianpolis LEGO Road Show this past Friday, we ran the same layout as John referred to at the top of this thread. All the heavy locos that ran the outer loop experienced the exact same symptoms as he mentioned above, to the point where (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | More Roadshow pictures
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I just finished uploading the pictures I took at the Roadshow on Sunday. There aren't any pictures of us club members; just the creations that were there. (URL) David (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
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| | Re: Build Date
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Unfortunately, I will not be able to come to the build session on Sun., Aug. 24. I have to work 12:00 to 7:30 that day. That won't stop me from building this week at my own place though. David (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Build Date
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(...) My notes have it as every *other* Sunday starting on the 24th. Steve M.? (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | build date and roadshow pics
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i will be there this sunday. i would like to get all that we have layed out so we can figure out what we need and if it will be possible to cover the tables. i also uploaded my pics from the show (URL) moderated. jeramy ___...___ <b>MSN 8:</b> Get 6 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Build Date
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Mark, I'll be there. I'll be bringing some track and baseplates so we can get everything laid out. I've finished four sets of crossover switches and 4 sets of "true curve" switches. These will give us some neat options to play with on the final (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Build Date
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Starting this Sunday we will be having build sessions a Steve's Barn to complete the october layout starting at 2pm. I believe these will be every sunday. It would be nice if people could post before the upcoming sunday for each week if they can (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: 2003 Indianpolis Road Show pics
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(...) Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liason LEGO Community Development Team (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: 2003 Indianpolis Road Show pics
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(...) SteveM (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Motorized monorail point with manual and train override
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Brian Darrow wrote: Can't wait to see it in person. Oops. Took it apart yesterday after taking a couple pics. (...) I doubt I'll make any build sessions :( (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Motorized monorail point with manual and train override
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(...) Brian, U Da MAN! This motorized point is fantastic. I like the way you worked out the gearing. Can't wait to see it in person. Are you going to come to this Sunday"s build session? Brian D (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Motorized monorail point with manual and train override
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Motorized Point 2 is undoubtedly my best work yet on trains (not saying much!) (URL) have a couple pics to add to version 2 which shows the track installed on the apparatus. (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | 2 Aug 2003 IndyLUG meeting pics
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2 pics of people, not MOCs. (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | 2003 Indianpolis Road Show pics
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5 pics available at (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Next show
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(...) not sure how I ended up in the wrong group. Thanks Brian... (...) You're just trying to use up all that area you're going to have. Sorry, this creation is going up, not out. :o I'm going to plan on using 1 32x32 square. And, I think my wife is (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Next show
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(...) Awwww... come on Hassenplug, go for the 64 x 64! ;-) SteveM (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Next show
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The basic unit is 32x32, but we easily accommodate other multiples of 16, esp. 48 x 48 and 32 x 16. (FUT lugnet.org.us.indylug) (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | firmware downloader
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Sorry, Jeramy, I stayed up late watching the Colts and slept in this morning. The most usable software for downloading the firmware is BricxCC: (URL) basic steps for getting LACC into the RCX: 1. Turn off the RCX that is running LDCC (the one (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: roadshow stuff
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You should also download LDCC and LACC in case we need to reload them on the RCX. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: roadshow stuff
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(...) Full Throttle itself can be downloaded from (URL) Dr. Vegetable's Workshop>, and requires only that the driver for the USB tower be installed on the computer. The USB driver is available on the RIS 2.0 CD-ROM, and can also be downloaded from (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
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| | Re: Maze Robot
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The rubber band wraps around the #5 angle piece, then goes between the other end of that piece, and the piece added in step 21. (...) This is the part I'm having trouble with. i can't seem to figure out where the end near the front wheels connects. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) This is the part I'm having trouble with. i can't seem to figure out where the end near the front wheels connects. the pictures don't really show it at that angle. jeramy (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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Brian, what software do I need to download in order to have full throttle running tomorrow? jeramy (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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I finally have some pictures for my mechanical maze robot, in case anyone wants to build it for this weekend. (URL) hardest part is getting the rubber band just right. I used the biggest one I could find. Before it's streatched, the rubber band is (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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"Brian B. Alano" <throwaway@insightbb.com> wrote in message news:HJKpvH.1IqC@lugnet.com... (...) over-heating. Also the bottoms of 10025 and 10022 seem to rub. I've had to replace some plates so i made them tiles... Randall Lee Crabtree (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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Thanks for the reply, Mark. (...) Both motors had Digitrax DN121 decoders (...) I don't think the DN121 has this. (...) Both had the factory default speed tables. We ran both motors without loads (okay, 1 had a bumper on it) around the loop, and the (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) Well, now that you asked... I actually took a couple maze robots. In addition to Wally, my simple robot, I had a right-hand wall follower, A-Mazing, (which I may have brought to the last meeting) My wife liked it so much, she made a left-hand (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) was not heavy enough to get the traction required to prevent it from slipping in the turns. However, I think that test was done with no load of cars, so the additional cars may help hold the motor down on the track. It is worth a try if we (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) It's at the Children's Museum. (www.childrensmuseum.org) How did your other 'bots do? SteveM (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) Actually, I think I'd prefer light gray (to look like concrete pedestals), but either is fine. (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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can the ja3 run with just one motoer, especially if it is only pulling a few cars? jeramy ___...___ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. (URL) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) Well, after taking three days off for Brickfest, I won't be able to take Friday off, and I have other plans for Saturday, but I'm pretty sure I can find a way to get down there on Sunday. Tonight, I hope to draw up instructions for building a (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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We noticed what is listed below in a reply from Mark Riley and I beleive it is the problem! So Brian, different decoders? different speed settings? In lugnet.org.us.indylug, John C. Moore wrote: Subject: Re: DCC slowing? Author: Mark Riley (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) . Did you have any black 2 x 2 (...) I have some of the black 2 x 2 plates with pins. How many do you need? I could bring them over tomorrow when I drop off the airport. Brian D (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) I talked with Brian and he is bringing the airport. We'll have to squeeze the Cosmic Cow a little bit, but I think it will fit. Did you have any black 2 x 2 tiles with technic pin? SteveM (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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ok, yes mark, please bring your usb ir tower steve, i have 10 of the gray 2 x 2 tiles with technic pin and 21 1 x 1 round plate clear, i only have 3 1 x 1 round plate in translucent light blue. brian darrow, if you could bring your airport and any (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) Yet another reply to the problem was that it is very likely to have been over heating! The problem I guess is likely to occure when running the heavier engines and cars with DCC. I am sure my gray wheel sets may have added to this problem. (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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Hey everyone! I posted a message for the train people lastnight about how my J3a had slowed in the corners so badly while running with the DCC. So far the one reply was in concerns of my gray wheel sets on the rear of the engine. I had heard that (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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Pictures at: (URL) mark (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
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(...) If you are referring to the LDCC control program (URL) Full Throttle>, it can recognize a serial tower on a COM port COM1 thru COM8. I have never tested it with a USB-to-serial converter, but if the driver makes this appear as a COM port to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
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