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I also planned for that one special steam train of mine to be in the Roundhouse. Only issue is that its ALOT longer then two straight tracks. In turn, I decided to make the entry way and Bay 6 a straight-thru bay so, I can have my Steamer parked (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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I took some time last night to give myself some geometry lessons. The results are pleasing. I can be a tad more flexible because it just so happens that each bay is 16 wide at the start of the track that leads into the bay (16x (x) baseplates). I (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) ago (...) ideas (...) interlocked (...) Dear Wayne, I have some (mainly bad) experience in building a roundhouse. So I will try to comment some of the weak spots, that I found. This has been the first version of the roundhouse in late 1999: (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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Hello All. I was able to get home for the weekend and take some pictures of my I-Move Rental Station. While I was home I also built the first of two "self-storage" buildings. In addition I built the first of several billboards which I think would (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) Yes, and it automated and it was brilliant, although I am not the one to talk about it-- it was the programming of J-1 (John Gerlach). But briefly, he had it where there were 3 small locos in bays 1-3-5 and had the turntable automatically turn (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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(...) John, Was that a working roundhouse? Is so, do you remember what controlled it all? Robert Powell SCLTC (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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(...) Perhaps from the GMLTC roundhouse, shown hear July 1999 (since dismantled): (URL) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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Hello Wayne, A roundhouse and turntable is eye candy for spectators. I had built the structures 2 years before I was able, with help from a programming friend, tto automate it. I'll answer your questions in reverse order, easier first! #6 Modular, I (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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I've been putting a great deal of time thinging about an idea I had a while ago when I first made an attempt to make a Roundhouse Yard for my trains. After some issues I gave it up. I recently thought about it again with some better ideas on how to (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, I've recently come upon a cache of the 1998/2000 shell oil promo sets: <set:2535> <set:2536> <set:2537> <set:2538> <set:2539> <set:2540> <set:2541> <set:2542> <set:2543> <set:2544> I have a limited quantity of each set design. Price is $2.00 (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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