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Josh Baakko wrote: <snip> (...) I agree that James' MOC is very nice:-) Building an engine 6 or 8 wide really isn't an issue for me; yeah, I think that the 6 wides look a little squished when viewed from the ends, but overall, width really doesn't (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've heard it was used in Acela service, as a dual direction locomotive (no need for a turntable). I think it is used on shorter trains. (...) I think the pantagraph is all red like the Acela single direction locomotives. (...) LOL, twice hey? (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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James, You are the man. Is that a handle bar for the red pantograph? It looks good. I frequently see the prototype at Union Station in Washington, DC. Washington is the southern terminal of the electrified northeast cooridor. I was going to try to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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What used to be only in CAD/POV, is now making its way into ABS. This is an attempt to model the Amtrak HHP-8 locomotive used for Acela route service (I think). During the build, details of the decorations changed a bit. Overall form and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Final weeks for Nova Township Railroad
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(...) If you just wanna make a copy, use FTP. The mget command lets you transfer a whole directory at a time, making it a lot less painful. ROSCO (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Honestly I don't know any easy way to transfer files from my AOL FTP space to another free-hosting service space. If I had backup files on hand, I would consider doing this or uploading them to Brickshelf or some other place. The only way I (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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This strikes me as rather silly. Why would you simply allow the site to vanish? Why not just dump it on a free-hosting service? "Jeff Christner" <regult@aol.com> wrote in message news:3b2d27b8.610623...net.com... (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip It occurred to me that I could put the .dat file on the server too. (URL) file is without the track, and a note about the railings. On the model I used stiff (pod racer) tubing, but in the dat file I simulated the tubing using black light (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, please send me the .dat files to: sink@countersinkdg.com. I have admired your engine for some time! Thanks! Can't wait to see them! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Everyone, I decided to win my own train building contest. I am the only one I told about the contest, so I was the only person to enter, so I won! Whoo hooo! As a prize I awarded myself free instructions the my models that I submitted to myself. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Yep - that's the idea. Just fine-tuning it now!! (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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Mike - that's a nifty little model. I also like the color scheme you've chosen and got a kick out of seeing knights and bumpkins riding next to each other. One question though - what's that plant in the background? I'm sure it's just me but the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Hello For a few months now I have been running a track system were by the points are controlled by two pneumatic cylinders, one at each point but a few weeks ago I saw down at the local rail yard were one of the branch siding was controlled by (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Cool. I don't think I've seen any train stuff built right to the ground like that before. It's got a good "feel" about it (hmm.. I use that word a lot in describing train moc's). I can just see this one tooling about in a downtown scene - where, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks pretty good to me, a good choice of colors also. -Harvey (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: UKLTC has arrived
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(...) Yeah, and it seems to me that the response was: if you are going to start such groups, do them on LUGNet and don't use pretentious, all-encompassing names without first discussing it with those whom you presume to represent. (...) And how (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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hello again, ive been back at building more trolley type cars. Heres what i have... (URL) you can see the wheels on the car are a little too close together...i couldn't find any other way around it. i used the panes from train windows on the front (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I know that this reply is late in coming, but had I asked this community if there was a 'need' for a ELTC, I would've received a response identical to my first announcement of ELTC. It took Sam's UKLTC to bring about a measure of response. We (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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Thanks John, I will bring it to the meeting. I hope to have it running, but I am still scrapping up parts to built the trucks. It is a strange configuration that I use. You will understand when you see it and the other MOC's I have. --Stacy (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am going to throw a "me too" in here. The power connector bricks on a straight away is my maximum straight track rail side height clearance setting. Actually, my well cars will crash into the power connectors if the power connectors are to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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