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(...) Are you useing the stock lego Train frame? If not build, the base 2 plates thick, then add a frameing rib underneath (this do this in real life you know...). Josh (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Same way that real railcar designers do... use a center beam that puts the floor under tension if it bends. ++Lar (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I grabbed Jeff's whole fire engine site with a site downloader program shortly after he announced the closing(1). I've been looking to his site for quite a while for inspiration. I have a zip of it if anyone would like it for their records. (...) I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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All, I am curious how everyone has been able to add strength to flat cars and cars without alot of upright support. How do you avoid the weak middle and bowing? Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jeff, I may be able to FTP the whole thing to my bricksonthebrain.com site if it doesn't take up too much space. Email me offline at sink@countersinkdg.com and we can talk more. Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That would be a lot of work as it would require transcription. What I was hoping to do was be able to just FTP the whole site to somewhere else if Jeff was willing... (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The first thing I would like to ask is how many of the 25 tables will be use by WAMALUG/WAMALTC members? How about one 4x4 table per out of town LUG/LTC? I am also guessing that the tables are square 4x4 baseplates or 40x40 inch? Then we all (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) that's an arrangement of 4x4 baseplates for those not in the know... (...) that would be really cool! My problem is that my current town section has the track raised up about ten bricks higher than the town. I guess I should build ramps or (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The WAMALUG tables are supposed to be there. We have 25 tables and each table holds 16 32x32 baseplates. I anticipate some spillage onto the other tables and possibly onto the floor. I know and have heard of at least two airports, two (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll be at brickfest and have some experiance setting up large layouts. I plan on bringing an 256 stud long town section with a train running through it and some 8wide rolling stock/engines along with track. Are the wamalug train tables going (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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