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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) obviously (...) Is this like what Dean did for our last VLC layout? We had 2 passenger trains running on the same outer loop - one just went round and round, but the other one (Hogwarts Express) was (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Moment of Clarity or An Inspiration to the Rest of Us
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Crossposted to trains and trains.org for more visibility as I feel this is pretty exciting stuff! (...) There are a myriad of small trackside buildings that can be used, as well as equipment cabinets etc which are used for prototype (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Moment of Clarity or An Inspiration to the Rest of Us
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Hi ! I like the overall scheme, although my knowledge in the general area of trains and buildings etc is very sketchy yet. But I am very keen to incorporate/infuse Mindstorms "stuff" into layout automatation. I loved the jam-proof motorized point (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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Ok I have a mouth and brain full of stuff to cover. I am going to try and be brief and not jump around to cover everything that I want to say. (Takes a DEEP Breathe) #1 after some thinking about the layout I came to the conclusion that Yes we will (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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This month's update at Duel's Tales are: *updated toa moc's page *edited tales, characters, athas info, and tech info pages *edited turaga, tohonga, masks, and notes pages *updated plans & ideas page Note that next month (May) the site will be down (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) How many lf those 6706's did you get your hands on? I'm guessing around twenty two? I bet you cleared their inventory on that! (...) I'd like to see a futuristic setting city! That would be tight! Of course, rural settings are great too, only (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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Well, I just got back from a shopping trip up to Montreal, Quebec and I consider myself one of the luckiest Western Theme fans around. Following a tip from a kind soul I set out to search for 6706 Frontier Patrol((URL) Quite to my amazement I found (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) I'm definitely going to have to grab me one (at least) of those sets for that head. Cool use of the Islander Babe torso. Stop-motion animated LEGO belly-dancing here I come! Greg (22 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hi All, Just a heads up that Walmart in East Syracuse has EP II stuff. included are Bounty Hunter Pursuit, Slave 1, Jedi Starfighter(they've had this for about a month), Jango Fett (technic) and Super Battle Droid (also technic). They also finally (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | Re: Improved Train models
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(...) *snippage* (...) Wow - sounds like a large consist that would look excellent on a large enough layout. I look forward to seeing it, of course. (...) Ahh - much better. (...) No problem. All our trains can be derailed at some speed or (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) I think you're right. There's simple grabbers in past LEGO sets that worked well, but required the Hand of God to firmly attach and grip the container. You may have to use a motorized arm with a small micro-motor to handle the grasping and (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | Re: An updated reciprocal point motor design with semaphore
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(...) *snippage* (...) Ahh, Kevin, thanks for sticking up for me! Wayne did a great job getting that layout up and running so quickly. You'll gain experience and perform just as well - take your time. Your creations are off to a great start. I'll (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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You people! I'm not a train person ... correction, I wasn't a train person ;) Now, I'm working on an idea for my piece of some future train show. I found out the proper name for what I want to make is an intermodal transfer station. A fancy gantry (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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Sometimes a little gentle nudging and encouragement by others is all it takes to spur greater creativity. I have found this to be true for me since last weekend's meeting. I have been accumulating Lego parts to build trains for several years, but (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) NICE DESIGN!!! I expect you will provide this for all future club layouts? I did not read all the technical stuff in the background threads, but I definitely give this a thumbs up and hope that it performs as intended. BTW, I was actually (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | Some more pics of 2-23-02 meeting
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Alan got a chance to run his nice steam loco with green combo car and passenger cars. The combo car is the powered unit, keeping the engine itself high in detail and smooth operation. Alan's green 9v train: (URL) brought a portion of his town (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | Re: What Fun!
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Hi, all. I'll just add my quick thanks to you all for a most enjoyable afternoon. It was great to see everybody's creations, and I enjoyed playing with everybody from the oldest to the youngest (your kids are a lot of fun, Ed--a great combination of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) I was trying to figure out how to make the letters stand out a little more, but without going to 4 length (current length is 3) it is very difficult. The length of the trailer will not allow four length letters unfortunatly. I haven't really (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) Thanks for the quick photo posts, John (or do we have to call you JR or something to distinguish you from John Barnes aka JB?). I'm going to have to get working on my buildings, based on the inspiration I now have from yours. You summed it up (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) Same goes for myself and my family. Nice to meet you John. I'll have to check out your custom sensors next time! Ed (22 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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