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(...) i'd be happy to take some detailed photos but i suspect that the person will need to see the circut in person. from what i can tell the control circut that takes the IR signal and makes the thing work is buryed under a black blob. i should (...) (18 years ago, 1-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) It would be a useful exercise for someone with electronics skills to (if possible) figure out the IR stuff and draw up a circuit diagram for the IR baseplate piece. (18 years ago, 1-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) It's a nice modification, but I can't help thinking it'd be better and cheaper all round to just build an IR receiver circuit for this - there's very little of the original configuration left in your mod. One mod I would like to see (to save (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) Well, its persuaded me to go and get one to modify sometime :) (...) Seeing a the instructions are already here (in your post). I'd look at selling preassembled units rather than explaining how to further than you already have. (18 years ago, 31-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Hey all, Well I’m at it again. This time I bring you something with more usability. As most of you reading this should know the Lego Company recently released 2 IR train sets. While the idea is great, the implementation left much to be desired. The (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !!
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| | Re: A 3-way switch
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(...) well apparently i was a dummy and forgot to post this in other groups. oops. additional pictures of this mod can be found here: (URL) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Part Mods - Baseplates and Technic parts
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(...) cool trick. i just use 2 1x16 bricks and an exacto knife. (...) i've been doing this since i was probably 8. i found that rail nippers work really well for this. (...) snip cool stuff, ondrew (18 years ago, 13-Jun-06, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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A few part mods for the brave: I decided that buying 32x32 baseplates and cutting them in two was cheaper than buying twice as many 16x32 baseplates. The question is how to make a reliable straight cut. I've used 4x8 plates for rigidity and slider (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Modded Bk/Yw Striped Tiles for Train Loco Ends
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A few keen-eyed Brickshelf followers might have noticed my latest parts mod, cutting up the 1x4 black and yellow striped tiles in order to make the chevron patterns for loco ends. I used a Stanley knife, followed by a thin modelling saw to cut them (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) You jokestah! Well, just in case you are serious: Nothing for the airpacks, but I was fortunate - my first couple of space sets had torso stickers rather than printing, so I just peeled the stickers off and - hey presto - plain torsos!! Cheers (...) (18 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Excellent idea Richie. I plan on opening my MISB 6702 and modding all the helmets in there. Do you by any chance have a mod to do something useful with the original airpacks and classic space torsos? Tim (18 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Way back in 1979, I was worried about the possible replacement of the Legoland town stuff that I loved with the newcomer, Legoland Space. Sure it was nice to get lots of grey, but, at the time, I was convinced there were too many specialised parts. (...) (18 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: Harold Flies! Worship my Photoshop Skilz!
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(...) Oh, yeah, check that out! I'm pretty Duplo ignorant, but it was fun building with big legos! I dig'em:-) JOHN (18 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) No comment ;) (...) That's a very neat mod, well done! (...) Well (URL) that element> isn't really new, but the Cranky set looks pretty cool too. I think some of my friends' kids might be getting those sets when we finally see them here. ROSCO (18 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Harold Flies! Worship my Photoshop Skilz!
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote: Ehh, sorry, forgot to link to the (URL) folder> (for those who aren't savvy enough to know to "click up":-) And YES, I built (URL) this> all by myself.... JOHN (18 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(URL) Okay, okay, my Photoshop skilz rule Monaco, but that's about it. Actually, there is a little more to the story.... We at the TCLTC have a Thomas the Tank Engine area of our layout, and so when we found out that there were going to be a few new (...) (18 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Participating in the Batgirl meme
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(...) To follow up on my earlier post, I've continued to work on a Batgirl theme. I've now finished four custom minifigs based on the character designs of other participants in the meme. As before, go (URL) to see the master list. First, here's my (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Hello everyone It's possible some of you have heard about the delightfully quirky "draw Batgirl" meme that started sweeping Livejournal on Friday 13 January. Essentially, inspired by artist Andi Watson's posting of some character sketches (of an (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX) !
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Hello everyone With the recent announcement that Lego have purchased a license to create sets related to DC's character Batman, I was motivated to finally finish a minifig MOC that was started about five years ago - The Batman himself. (3 URLs) The (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX) !!
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| | Re: modding the new IR trains
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(...) More like 4x10x~4, or so we've heard, mainly to house the electronics. So, you could do a 4-wide body, so long as it's the same colour as the baseplate! Jason Railton (18 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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I believe that there is a rather large battery box cavity in the interior of the engine above the base plate. Whats nice is that you get to this cavity via the bottom of the train thru the hanging tank. So you have the 6x8 "tank" below, the IR (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) (SNIP) (...) (SNIP) (...) (SNIP) (...) I'd like to do a combination of 2, 4 and 7. Take the batteries out, put them in a 4x14 battery box. Use a 9V lead cut in half to connect this to the electronics. Cover over the button of the wrong (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Might make your wheel spacing awkward, but a good idea. Has anyone tried this with a 9V BASIC motor?. (...) Just putting in some high-capacity NiMH batteries would extend the life from one charge. But, building in a charging socket and circuit (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Hi Ondrew, I can make a comment on two related posts here. (...) As I see it 4) and 7) are related since for me they both solve the same problem which is this: seven-wide trains are pretty much ruined by the 6x30 baseplate. Basically it's very (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Hey all, Well there has been quite a bit of talk about modifying the yet to be released IR trains so i figured it might be a good idea to consolidate them into one thread. Here’s a little rundown of what I remember as well as my X-ACTO knife (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Modding plastic track to conducting track
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(...) well speaking from experince the metal "c" channel does exist in the correct size and is avalable in lenghths of up to at least 3 ft. the main issue that someone would really have to contend with is the joints. creating that seemingly simple (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) I think the solution is to find some source for C channel metal that is the correct size for the rails. What you would be doing is finding something that is physically similar to the current metal covering. It might be possible to make a (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Already done, I did some experiments using some of the old 4.5v track. (URL) ran metal foil tape on top of the platic rails. (URL) The tape is tin plated copper for use in stain glass. The train motor ran fine. And with the new plastic track I (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (URL) (18 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Well theoretically using conducting tape would work but reliability would be a huge issue. My guess would be that the tape would likely rub through within a hour or two. The other method of adding metal to the plastic is a little more (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, I'm curious what you part modders think about modifying the new plastic train track to allow it to conduct electricity. My thought was that you could use metallic conducting tape on top of the plastic tracks and make yourself a good (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains)
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| | A double crossover
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Hey all, About 2 months ago now I was challenged/ asked to make a double crossover. While I thought this project would be difficult I had no idea how long it would take me. In total I have between 20-40 hours of time invested in the double (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: SpongeBob license???
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(...) Sorry to reply to my own post, but it *is* from someone else: Gary Scheppke wrote: rob, i'm not a member of lugnet so could you post the following message for me: "i want to give a huge thanks to kaminoan and brickmodder for their hard work on (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts.mod)
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:Ip1AtF.yn6@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks Dave. :) Actually I was hesitant taking the work. I didn't know if I could pull it off. The picture I showed is honestly a surprise to me too. I (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts.mod)
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In lugnet.general, Rob Hendrix wrote: <snip> (...) Seriously Rob, is there anyhing you can't do a mod for?? This is fantastic! Dave K (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts.mod)
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"Marc Nelson Jr." <marcnelsonjr@gmail.com> wrote in message news:Iozt52.8K0@lugnet.com... (...) Funny you should mention that, actually... I was contracted to make an Aang lightup fig. I did the electronics and the modifications, and Jarod (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | 1:20 scale Apache Helicopter
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Here's my MOC of an Apache helicopter, built to 1:20 scale, compatible with Technic figures. (URL) features the first ever fully working Lego helicopter rotor with collective and differential rotor blade pitch control. (URL) The rotor blades are (...) (19 years ago, 22-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: A familiar uniform on a minifig MOC
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Hi Adrian (...) It is an extraordinaryily useful substance, isn't it? :) If you haven't seem my discussion on making custom elements, have a look here for lots more techniques and suchlike: (URL) When painting that small, do you use stencils or (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town)
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Excellent work! I've never thought of using epoxy putty to build up a custom lego element, but it seems perfectly suited to the job - I do use it for all sorts of other household repairs. Love that stuff. When painting that small, do you use (...) (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks for saying. :) I've had a lot of inspiration and education from various online sources over the years, and this sort of thing is my way of trying to put a little bit of value back in circulation. It's also an attempt to provide a bit of (...) (19 years ago, 10-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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