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Nice job Frank. It's funny that I've been working on a simlair project. Recently I finished a hopper car design that can be unload with a set of spring loaded doors on the bottom. The idea is that I'm going to have a RCX be able to unload the cars (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I have just uploaded some pictures of the gravel silo I was working on. You can find the pics here: (URL) building was based on a picture in the Kibri catalog (1999/2000). I plan to also build an unloading station with conveyor belt to (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Droid Escape Tank Car
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Oh man, I think Kevin's longer tank cars are great! They are what inspired me to try again on my tank car design. The reference tank car I was going after is here: (URL) tank car is more squat (squatier?). I think Kevin's tank car is more like: (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Either or (CLRV or ALRV) (I think of them as the same, even though they are not quite). I would rather seen the streetcars, because it would have made it possible to get streetcars back into Scarborough, whereas ICTS is never going to get (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) To be honest, I prefer Kevin's (the "two" sets above are early and show versions of the same cars.) The "side-railing" stuff on yours is nice, but the cars are too short IMO. SRC (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A New Bridge
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Love those corbelled arches! It would be interesting to see if you could build the approaches in the same style, too. Just another ten buckets or so of gray bricks :-) -Bill Leue (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:G9rF1o.8tG@lugnet.com... (...) (sniped) (...) I'll admit, that curved zone did take much experimenting to get right. At the zone between 22 1/2 and 67 1/2 degrees, I think the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A New Bridge
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(...) How many lego bricks are used? (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: European Train Enthusiasts
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(...) Funny, I was expecting a 'European' Train Enthusiasts' group to be based somehwere in Europe, not Sacramento, California, USA. Anyway, just do what Lego do. Steam trains - all black, and red below the footplate (anything in Germany pre-1965) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:G9r5D8.8t3@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) from (...) on (...) it (...) Would you rather have seen CLRV's (why not ALRV's?) operating at tighter headways? (curious) Iain (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A New Bridge
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(...) Great - I love it! Leg Godt! Ben (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: euroLiner (my new train)
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(...) suggestions - you can use 1x2 hinge bricks on the ends to make the tilted windshield fit a bit better - it should tuck under the roof plate nicely without requiring it to be a bit raised. You might also design some pantographs for the top. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A New Bridge
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Adrian Egli wrote in message ... (...) Wow. Stupendous bridge, Adrian! That curve in the middle looks a bit structurally unlikely, though :-) Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Lego auctions: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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whoo nice job!! -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Adrian Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in message news:G9r5qo.9su@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | NGLTC Holiday Atlanta History center show pics
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A little late but we have posted some pictures from the Christmas NGLTC show at the Atlanta History center. This was a different kind of show for us since it wasn't at a regular train show, but inside of a historic Atlanta home. It made for a tight (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Beautiful! That is a true piece of art. Congratulations! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in message news:G9r5qo.9su@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A New Bridge
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(...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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My God. In addition to it being beautifully designed and executed, you had to make it entirely out of gray bricks. ...And it's HUGE. Whew. Really nice work. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | A New Bridge
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It took a while (yea, you've no doubt heard this before) but I think I got it right! A curved bride structure that uses NO Technic like my past structures. It's on Brickshelf under the title "BASIC-CURVE" (URL) Adrian (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Re: subway info?
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(...) I _think_ that the habit came from Scarborugh mayor (female, forget name). I _know_ that I picked it up, rather than calling it the toonerville trolley from the start....just force of habit I guess. I would have rather seen CLRV's on the RT (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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