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(...) Hi everyone. My name is Tony Hedglen and I’m very interested in automated Lego railroads. I am a member of Michlug and we are one of the newer clubs. We have done one train show so far and we won second place. I read these posts on sensors and (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How wide (in inches) is a piece of track?
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Ok, cool. Thanks Eric. jt (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How wide (in inches) is a piece of track?
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(...) Actually thats the distance between the outside edges of the ties (8 studs) don't know if you meant between the rails. Here are several dimensions. 2 1/2" from outside of the ties. 1 11/16" between outside of the rails 1 1/2" between inside of (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I get 2 and 1/2 inches almost exactly. Eric Kingsley (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brit-Rail APT (Advanced Passenger Train)
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On Thu, 31 May 2001, Jason J. Railton (<GE7F01.HM9@lugnet.com>) wrote at 14:31:13 (...) It's Jon Reynolds. His online appearances are a bit sporadic, so I'll see if I can dig out some pictures that I took a while ago. (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm working on little project here at the office (and I don't have any track here) and I need to know what the width of a piece of track. I know it's 6 studs, but what does that come out to in inches? If someone has a piece of track and a ruler (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brit-Rail APT (Advanced Passenger Train)
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(...) version 1 (...) build a real one. I remember once we were train-spotting (oops, that slipped out) on a summers afternoon on the WCML north of Nuneaton. While lounging around we were caught by surprise as a super-fast and super-quiet APT on (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Did you MLCad the pendular mechanism too? If so, I would love to see the file! I haven't put enough time into shared boogies and tilting mechanisms to ever solve the problem myself ( I'm too lazy? I concentrate on freight? I'm not good enough? (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) For a passive tilt mechanism: It depends on where the pendular axis is located. If the axis of rotation is above the wagon's center of gravity, then the wagon would tilt such that the base of the wagon swing out in the curve- a "correct" tilt. (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Ticket center (cool lego site of THIS week)
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(...) Amen to that, fellow 8 widers:-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GE5Mwy.49r@lugnet.com... (...) curves. (...) scheme, (...) seems (...) My physics might be completely wrong here, but the APT system was active wasn't it, in that it forced the train to lean (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Someone brought a working tilt train along to Tony Priestman's Lego Fest earlier this year. Who was it? I was hoping to have another look at it at Gosport, but it didn't show. It worked by having a large bogey pinned upright then pivoted (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hi Gianluca, (...) (URL) ...check his sidemap to see all MOCs! (...) ;-)) You got it! Your bavarian Train Engine is very nice! And the Smarts! Holger (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Gianluca's Bavarian
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(...) That is a really cool looking engine. All the details make it look very real. The Black Falcon shield is a nice LEGO® extra. I am looking forward to seeing pictures of the model presented with wagons at the Italian LEGOFest. Chris (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures from the NGLTC display at the Georgia LEGO Outlet store
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In lugnet.trains, John Warren writes: <snip> (...) A comeback? Where they coming back from? Well when you guys can build some steamers that can make it around the track with out hanging up on the switch tracks and cross points, then well talk about (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures from the NGLTC display at the Georgia LEGO Outlet store
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(...) theabove, actually) from anywhere. (...) a (...) In fact I love the results. I think your layout could be described as "class instead of mass" (even in the width of the rolling stock. ;-) And I recogniced you have been able to improve the (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmmmm.... I like it...This guy is really a great builder. :-))) Hehehe...just kidding. James,thank you for this message.I just couldn't post it yesterday. The loco is a little bavarian rack locomotive,that I modified in some details (eg should (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh,thanks a lot.I'd really like to see all his MOCs (...) Yes,Holger: EVERYBODY should join 8-wide ... :-)))))))) Ciao Gianluca (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll be looking forward to seeing them. I should state clearly that the NGLTC display looked very fine. Good show! Always wish I could see these in-person, and appreciate the MOC's in-hand. I really appreciate all the time and effort that the (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the compliment, James. It means a lot. I have been commenting on your MOC's for two years so it's about time I can show you some of mine!! I know I don't have a prayer to top your European train designs so I had to one up your (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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