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I've found a great train message board site: (URL) sure some poeple here know about it, it doesn't have a Lego board yet, but i'm tring to get one. Josh (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) be bringing the green line train to the train show, I'd better have some stats on it, since I didn't think it was to scale with minifigs or the rest of our trains that we'll be displaying.... The train I built is based off of the "Boeing LRV" (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Steepest grade?
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In my ramp designs, I'd say 2 plates for either straight or curved is the max for an uphill. Make yor uphill too steep and you'll experience wheel spin but no foreward movement and possible damageto the rail (it's happened to me). Downhill, on the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Tank Car Mania Continues
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(...) As I mentioned, I used a bench grinder (I should have mentioned with a buffer wheel) and very fine rouge. Lots of variables here, so lets just say that one should experiment first on whatever tools are available. Cheers, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) grade (...) 2 plates per section of straight, 1 per curve. I have used up to 4 plates/section, but it provides much excitement going down (rather than going up) James (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all. What have you experienced layout creators found to be the steepest usable grade with Lego trains? Thanks ROSCO (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The Royal Train Website
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Jon, I really need to add a "technical focus" section to the website. Yes, two loks can be run simultaneously although I havn't done this yet (with Lego that is. In Z scale it is routine). The overhead caternary does work but I don't advertise it (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Brian I'm impressed, Echoing all the other comments, I would also add that this is the first example I have seen of a LEGO railway that looks like a proper model railway (and to cap it all, it's not huge either!). I particularly like the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | Re: Tank Car Mania Continues
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(...) At 300 also. Hmm........ Do you have an older model? I got mine a couple months ago. Maybe the motor has decreased its output? (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Tank Car Mania Continues
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(...) I had my large buffer wheel set to 300 rpm and it worked fine. What speed were you using, may I ask? (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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