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I've finally updated www.lgauge.com and have a new small town passenger station posted: (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Motorized Railroad Crossing Lift-Gate Plans
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(...) images or plans from another site. I am in the process of improving these directions and I am also writing up a few more related items (flashing warning lights and RCX control) that you may also want to link to. - Chris. (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track to return engine? In English?
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(...) In addition to a name for a switch, a wye is also a triangular arrangment of trackage that allows a train or locomotive to reverse the way that it faces. Similar to a "3 point turn" with a car, you proceed down one branch, reverse to cross (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Motorized Railroad Crossing Lift-Gate Plans
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(...) I have synchronized a pair of these gates, and it is much easier to do than you might imagine. The drive train in my design uses a rubber-band, which allows slippage when the gates reach their limits of motion. The rather odd assortment of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures of GFLTC at SMRC Train Show - Feb 24 & 25
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The layout is great. Any show is a major accomplishment that includes many hidden hours of work and organizing. Keep up the great work! Everyone really rocked on this one! While I was talking to Moe from GATS he mentioned you guys! It's great to (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Invitation to Rollin' Rails, in WA
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The Pacific Northwest LEGO Train Club will be exhibiting this weekend at the 15th Annual Rollin' Rails show in Edmonds, WA. Show details: Sunday, March 4, 2001. 11am – 5pm Admission: $4.00 (under 12, free). Francis Anderson Rec. Center 700 Main (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.sealug) !
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| | Re: GMLTC Site
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I think that Photoshop 5.5 can make me the thumbnails too. I only had Photoshop 3.0 when I was scanning them in. Plus J1's camera makes thumbnails for it's website feature too. I should probably go back through and update the thumbnails someday.... (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GMLTC Site
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(...) I understand. We are all on a budget. I wrote a Drag and Drop capable AppleScript that uses GraphicConverter (more sharware) to scale pictures. You could use it to create thumbnails. Have a Mac user use AppleShare via TCP/IP and connect to my (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track to return engine? In English?
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(...) Wye as in "Y", the term wye is for a switch that splits both ways, as in a capital "Y", the lego switch splits one way froma straight track as in the case of a small "y". The wye is not that actual trem you woyld use here, most likely a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GMLTC
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: <snipped my distortion of history that John quoted> (...) Correction accepted. I was willing to take the fall for this since Kai has already stated he considers me a meanie, or words to that effect... (...) Good (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) I had an offline question as to where some of the slopes are available from. The 2x2 inverse is available in 1349 LEGO Studios Steven Spielberg MovieMaker Set The 1x2 inverse is available in 7311 Red Planet Cruiser (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: GMLTC
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(...) Correction: I was looking to form a club entitled the "Upper Midwest LEGO Train Club" (see early threads in .trains.org). *J-1* and the others were thinking about "Greater Minnesota", and had already secured gmltc.org for that name. After a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) That truly is a scary train, dude. Makes the 4561 look downright businesslike. -Harvey (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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Also orange in the Arctic snowmobile, hence my mantra against 6 wide trains: a snowmobile shouldn't be as wide as a train.... -John (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) version one to never continue with this model. You know I have 'hostages', I would really consider the implications of ever bringing this model up again. -chris ps. this post is totally in jest ;) well everthing except the comments regarding (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) Six or so months ago, I utilized both the green and yellow pieces to create the most hideous train in the world!!! MMMwwaaahahahahaha! BEHOLD! The Citrius Express! (URL) Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My views do (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) It is also avalable in black in 6774 Alpha Team ATV and 6775 Alpha Team Bomb Squad Mark M. (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) It's also found in yellow on the 6474 Wheeled Front Shovel. Now contemplate a yellow engine. -Harvey (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track to return engine? In English?
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(...) Hello Sonnich,the type of track used to allow an engine to run around it's train is known in English as a wye. It gets it's name from the general shape of the track layout. -Harvey (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) <snips list> Since were talking about green, slopes and trains ... has anyone else noticed that the nose piece on the 4561 engine (in blue) is the same piece used in Flashspeeder (in green) ? Hmmm, a green engine ? Ray (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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