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Good looking. My guess is that that engine with several og these tippercars would look good. Harvey Henkelman <HarveyHenkelman@webtv.net> wrote in message news:GD346F.DJs@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) welcome, -Harvey (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Result after testrun
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(...) Yes. One of the best sources of weight is to make the train longer! More cars means the train cannot go as fast. As long as you don't have long downgrades, that solves the problem. ++Lar (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Melting point of LEGO (was Re: Result after testrun)
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(...) It traps Internet Explorer too - rather annoying. I do find the "custom weight bricks" quite interesting. I'm guessing you just poured some molten lead into the bottom? Reflex reaction is that "it'll melt the LEGO", but obviously the melting (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Result after testrun
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(...) The URL you gave is a "back button trap" once you load the page you can not back out (Netscape) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Result after testrun
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Dear all! As some might know I am currently finishing some new MOCs. Today I ran some testruns of the train and faced these problems: The Engine: A little higher than normal, 6 stud wide and 28 studs long. Has two 9V-motors. The problem was that it (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: V188 Diesel Locomotive
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(...) Thank you Bill,so far this is my only planned locomotive. But I do intend to enlarge my other images as well, this first one was a test. As for the new steam loco kits, I've never been much of a steamer fan and my LEGO® budget is now (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I have set up an FTX page with a lot of links to the various forms of Thomas done in LEGO. I'll add more as I find them or as poeple tell me about them. (URL) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More PNR train info...
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(...) Hey Josh, your SD-9 is the best of the bunch. Keep up the good work. -Harvey (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I've done some more work on the descriptions, and added 2 prototype pictures for each model: SD9-3: (URL) Snoot: (URL) there will be more info soon, and tips, possible instructions, detail shots, and "miniscenes" of the former rail roads that make (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Harvey! Great website and wonderful detail in small packages. You should go all out and show all your engines as well! Hopefully I will get a site going of my MOC too, yet prolly not for some time(no skill nor time for it yet) Good luck to you, Bill (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, the midsection is tough to design-- with 8-wide I got one that looks ok, but there are still some gaps here and there when turning... I guess Lego just wan't meant to bend like that :( You can see some great pictures of the actual Boston (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 8-wide passenger train online! / wheel ring info II
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(...) Wow! Looks as if LEGO® made these themselves, good job...-Harvey (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: New 8-wide passenger train online! / wheel ring info II
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Hey all I have been in contact with Stefan on the metal rings. You can see them here - (URL) anybody is interested, I will be placing an order shortly for myself and anybody else who is interested. Stefan says there are ~$5 each and "znap" over the (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Greenline: My first attempt at my own train
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(...) Thanks! Jonathan (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Excellent work on the train. Thanks for sharing. Bryan "Jonathan Lopes" <cityboy4k@aol.com> wrote in message news:GD4K5H.Ko9@lugnet.com... (...) there (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Bryan, Here they are. Aside from the mid-section I think it *looks* good, but there are many, many flaws as I'm sure you'll be able to see. www.brickshelf.com/c...cgi?f=4476 Enjoy & thanks for the feedback on my town! Jonathan (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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(...) lol, Oops, I guess I should have been more careful with my wording-- that's funny! -John (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Another alternative loco for Metroliner
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(...) Thanks! I also like it better than the Metroliner! It's a 6-wide. Something that we can't see on the picture, it have 3-points working headlights. See this picture: (URL) picture is not very good but it shows what it have to show! :-) Pierre (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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I agree that the folding legs are the way to go if you want to save space in transporting them and setting up. I used the "conventional" bolt on legs for a year and that was all I could take. I was tired of being the last group to leave the train (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Table Legs (was Re: Bridge & ideas (for GEMTS 2001))
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, John Neal writes: <snip> (...) At first I tried to imagine a rim of LEGO 2x4s reinforcing the tables! :) Build well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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