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| (...) I wouldn't read too deeply into those clauses-- I'm sure it has to do with lawyering more than anything else. (...) Actually, are the contest and simple recognition mutually exclusive? I think you have a good idea in its own right, Zonk. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Town Building contest results
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| Here are the results of the Town Building Contest voting. I've listed first, second and third places in each category, with the number of votes for each winning entry and the percentage of votes for each entry of those cast in that category. To see (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains) !!
| | | | | Re: Still time to enter the LEGO Train Contest
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| In lugnet.lego.direct, Jake McKee wrote to remind us of the Train Contest. While I applaud that LEGO has chosen to recognize the Train enthusiasts (including the "over 18" builders :-), I'm a bit disappointed in the claus that forces the builders to (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Trains Trains and Train Shows.
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| (...) In the 7777 Idea book, they use colored 1x2 tiles to identify track power, as well as swicth-track controls and point-motors. :-) You can use colored tiles between the rails for track control, or 1x2 sloped bricks (back to back, beside the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Re: Green line pics
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| David, I hadn't seen your greenline train until just now. Excellent model. Fantastic work on the articulated thru-way between the cars to acheive no-gap thru curves. Very impressive. later, James Mathis (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Trainboard.com
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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)
| | | | | Re: Green line pics
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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)
| | | | | 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)
| | | | | 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)
| | | | | Re: Steepest grade?
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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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