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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GA3Bs5.3xx@lugnet.com... (...) project (...) It looks very good! The overall design of the hopper looks very nice and I really like the working unloading doors. Are you running the hoppers (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Yeah, even though it's technically "seven wide" it's still a good ol' "six wider" at heart. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 1st tip: Find someone around to share that amount with you: Reimann is the cheapest place (for Lego sets) in the www that I know. (...) 2nd tip: Usually the webmaster of www.1000steine.de does not support international shipping, but if you (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Very nice! And clever too! You do consider it a "six wide" MOC, right? "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GA3Bs5.3xx@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I have uploaded some pictures of my recent hopper car design that has self-closing unloading doors. The "Auto Hopper" is part of a larger project that will include a loading and unloading station via an RCX. This hopper was designed so that it can (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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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| | Re: NGTLC postcard
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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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