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(...) Only the wheels are non-Lego parts ! As you know there are no original wheels in this size, so I had to make them. They are scaled up from an old red wheel from a 4,5V train and with CNC its so easy to produce more than one... Stefan (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Absolutely. My aborted HO layout had an oval of track with a switchback line climbing a mountain (it was developed for a 5'x9.5' space in my apartment, so a dogbone type design just wasn't going to work, but I worked out a pretty nice scheme (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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John, I tried heat shrink tubing a couple years ago. There's temperature problem, it fits nice and snug around the wheels, and the color is good. I guess I never pursued it because the tubing I found was a little thin for good appearance and it was (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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For the benefit of the "What might be a good track layout" discussion and for sharing track ideas amongst eachother, I reccomend the use of the "Train Depot Track Designer", a great Windows program by Matthew Bates for drawing Lego track layouts on (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GA1xvH.87B@lugnet.com... (...) marks (...) Lets look at some other countries Country - Equivalent price at todays exchange ---...--- ------- UK - £12.99 Denmark - £10.50 (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:GA0CuF.FCx@lugnet.com... (...) Reimann (...) at (...) Well you could if you didnt mind Lego ripping you off! 1 pack of 4515 on the UK shop @ home is £12.99 Today on Expedia 12.99 (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Has anyone tried shrink tubing? I was at an electronics store last week, and saw grey shrink tubing in many different diameters. I have no idea what sort of temperature would be required to get it to shrink, but I may have to spend a few (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I agree. Realised it after i posted but got sucked into something else. (...) And what makes an interesting/convenient arrangment for a show may well be very different from what makes an interesting arrangement for a home layout. At a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Assuming there's another end, I would say that Dog1 is a valid end of a folded dogbone. If you unfold the loop, it's just a dogbone where the double track comes out of the center of the loop instead of at one edge. Of course like Larry says, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The definition of a "dogbone" is an oval that has been pinched in the middle so that the two sides of it are close enough together that they look like double track... then stretched to quite a bit longer. That's the key idea... it could have (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"David Graham" <david@graham167.fre...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G9ztrx.LBJ@lugnet.com... (...) Euros - (...) a (...) Can't you order from LEGO Shop @ Home? Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 11-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Harvey Henkelman" <HarveyHenkelman@webtv.net> wrote in message news:G9z529.LnI@lugnet.com... (...) Hi Harvey! I really like your Side Dump Hopper, and your 4551 Diesel! I am a fan of the "doing more with less" method of building myself. Iain (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Since Christmas I have been trying to buy some straight track from Reimann in Germany, their latest excuse is that the minumum order is now 350 Euros - which is over 30 boxes of track! Is there any other supplier of straight track 4515 in Europe (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Choooo-Wooooo! My pictures are finally posted,check out my new page at (URL) Before directing the flame thrower at me, please be aware that I'm working within the bounds and limits of Webtv. The pictures may not be megapixel quality, the trains are (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I forgot to mention this earlier but I got one about 1.5 weeks ago. I probably cannot make it on Sat, but am going to do my darndest to get there on Sat. - Craig Livingston (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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Everyone, Just a quick reminder that the Royal Train will be appearing at the "All American Railroad Show" in LaGrange, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) next Saturday, March 17th from 9:00am to 4:00pm. For more information, please look under Show (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Margaret, I haven't found a good replacement source for the traction tires yet. The rubber that Lego used decomposes quickly when exposed to air. First they will turn yellow and then crack apart after only a few years. When mine are gone I expect (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:G9ypMz.CrJ@lugnet.com... (...) 2000 (...) LEGO should also send these to stores like Zany-Brainy and TRU. ZB always has a pile of flyers and brochures near the entrance of the store. Mike (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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I just got a copy of the post card that LEGO sent out to help promote the show the NGLTC is doing this weekend, it looks pretty good. I'll be interested to see how many people bring one to the show, they sent out 2000 of them! (URL) J. Trobaugh (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: 'Dog Bone' - definition
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(...) There is no rule to say that a dog bone style layout should be in the shape of a dog-bone! A far more common MR arrangement is to run the centre double track section around a room or double back over itself at a higher level. You get more (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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