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(...) Pantograph: Yes, the red pantograph pick-up element is a handle bar. I like the look, too. Although, I think it looks a little to short with respect to the 6-wide body. ?? Anyone know what the reference for this handle bar is in .dat form or (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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