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(...) I've noticed that the ends of the wheels sets have the stud openings on the bottom, and a 3x2 plate w/ rounded end ( (URL) if attached to the bottom they will be the same higth as the standard lego coupler. Josh (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just received my order confirmation from LEGO®, a positive sign. -Harvey (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, maybe. I was in a hurry. Not shipping immediately anyway, which is what matters. My order conf mail hasn't come yet. I could have sworn that they all had the same backorder time, at least on the US site. But I was in a hurry, I had to (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree - I just think that they could have put some wheels on it that you can push along the floor, but if you bought some train track it would run on that too. I know Adventurer ones will, but only until you try to add a siding. Jason J (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is incorrect, items #10013 and #10014 still show august 3th as shipping date, the other three sets show august 28th. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I wanted a nose-mounted coupler for my Acela High Speed locomotive. I had to work a height issue due to the fact that the nose opening was higher than the standard LEGO designed buffer/magnet coupler. I used some technic elements and the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was among the first to order from BricWorx, and I want to echo your review exactly Ed, those guys over there at BricWorx did a hell of a job! -Harvey (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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It's BricWorx. My bad. I got used to typing without proper consideration for the actual company name. Ed (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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My informal review of BrikWorx initial offering - coaches 401 and 403 in set 405. Check out pictures of finished models and box contents at: (URL) sons and I put together the models recently - I, of course, had a head start by finishing the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.trains)
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(...) All 5 apparently are now and are showing that same ship date. ++Lar (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am still working on the design, but check out my locomotive couplers: (URL) makes it around curves, is at the right level and looks pretty decent. Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I am after a way to build a usable train magnetic coupler using this part (along with a magnet of course) (URL) it be done? It needs to be able to handle around curves & it should be such that it provides enough clearence off the ground. It will be (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would search the web first, there is tons of stuff on trains just use a good search engine like www.google.com (...) Basically its the width of the train scaled against the track.. Legos Standard 6 wide when scaled against the track is (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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i'm sort of on the verge of diving into trains and was wondering what some good reference books would be to pick up, ones that have some nice detailed pictures and such. also, what's this debate of 8-wide versus 6-wide? i don't quite get it. thanks. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks, time to go burn up the credit card.... HEHEH (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check back old post Kai. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Cars10015, 16, 17 now available for back order at S@H . Will ship 082801 (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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has anyone seen these? (URL) tanker (URL) car (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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The wheels looks like regular adventurer car hubs. I've built a train with these wheels and they work on regular track but not over switches/points because of the outer flange. Since the set doesn't include track, it seems to be designed as a push (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is sheer speculation... It could be that LEGO is trying to develop a market for the train line. Buying a train set (even a LEGO train set) is different than buying a LEGO set. Buying a train set makes people think train track, train (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't own any 73 degree inverted red slopes. APT front cab window: Here's how I built the front windscreen for the APT cab: (URL) Mathis (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe - depends on the price point, but I could use the parts too. It's damn hard to get even a handful of useful general bits (i.e. assorted 1xn bricks and plates) out of a set nowadays - that one looks blocky enough to be useful. Doesn't (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GFnDIB.6y2@lugnet.com... (...) Express), (...) Red train windows are available in one of the Soccer Bus sets. They include glass as well. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why can't it be in a smaller set!? That looks awsome, and all of the hair. Josh (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle)
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(...) It's pretty basic looking, but at least it's a source of red train windows for those of us who don't have any yet. Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: APT yellow-red 73degree slope stripe SNOT construction (was Re: APT tilts thru curves in Real-Build)
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(...) I certainly can't take credit for this; I'm sure other folks have done it before me! Just a matter of timing and awareness as to where the idea shows up. It's a good construction technique; one that I had to use because I don't own any inverse (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I won't be wasting my money on that juniorized junk (The Hogwarts Express), better to put my money in the new train car sets coming out. -Harvey (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) me is the Hogwarts Express. There seems to be lots of new hair and headgear pieces. Plus 2 colors of Purple sorcerers hats. There are purple chairs. The Owls look pretty cool. Plus it looks like a cool set of armor in the big Castle set. Only (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle)
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(...) future, as my trains are covered in SNOT. Especially the green one. Mind if I include those pictures on a permanent page? I'd give you full credit and any link you want. (I have to admit though that I thought you'd just used an inverted red (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I've been trying to figure out how I would make & mount the rear "flared" radiator on a SD45. I was thinking 75 degree slopes, but then I realied the 33's mounted sideways would look the best. Here's my sample shot: (URL) Long hood will be 5 wide (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I hope so! Josh (who just found HO scale trains 50% off and accidently got a domestic money order for Canada [gonna have to cash thet one...]) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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This one looks like a prime candidate for a Rail Racer, need to bring it over to Brickfest and race it. (URL) J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3B39CAC7.30E2F0...est.net... (...) Ralf's (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: APT yellow-red 73degree slope stripe SNOT construction (was Re: APT tilts thru curves in Real-Build)
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(...) Thanks for the building tip. Gotta just love your building ingenuity. These tips definitely save me a lot of time trying to figure out how to incorporate these techniques. Man, that's one long train. Sure hope you don't have any inclines on (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train sets 10013, 10014 Ships August 3rd
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The trains sets are now available for backorder for shipment on August 3rd. Perhaps this is the August surprise. (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | APT yellow-red 73degree slope stripe SNOT construction (was Re: APT tilts thru curves in Real-Build)
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(...) Sam (and interested others): Here is the method I employed to flip the red 73 degree slope studs-down to interface agains the studs-up yellow 73 degree slope. (URL) used a similar construction in the 17xx Dutch locomotive to flip the front (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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The original Pantone pallette I used had CMYK values, I translated them via Photoshop for your convience. I assumed in web development (like the colors use on the BricWorx color selector) and most non-print graphic design are done in RGB. SteveB (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad)
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(...) HSL and HSV are both valid models, IIRC I think they are close but not the same. I forget the difference. I think Luminance (and the entire RGB model too) is more useful or applicable for things that do color by giving off light, like monitors (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad)
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(...) CMYK is Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (subtractive color model vs RGB additive color model). CMY gives you a muddled gray/brown so K is added for pure black. Go to (URL) then option 2b, Color Theory for a nice presentation on the topic. I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm assuming "CMYK" translates to something along the lines of Blue,Red,Yellow,Black? Or more appropriately "Cyan","Magenta","Yellow",K? (what the heck would K be?) If you had the CMYK values, could these be mathematically translated into (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad)
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(...) ought to do that sampling on their own?? I was at an ink manufacturer recently and they can take colors in either RGB or CMYK but prefer the latter. (they also have spectrophotometers that you can just put things under and get ink recipes from (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad)
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(...) <snip> (...) I usually do! *I'd* just assumed that TLC had had a falling out with Shell and decided to go with a fictitious company instead-- less legal hassles;-) If Octan were real, I'd have thought that they would have been a little more (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes: Steve Barile's colors (...) colors I've seen (try lugnet.cad), not counting Suzanne Rich's (which might be the same as Mosaic Maker is producing). It's naive to think there is "one true RGB" color. It's (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Here's a different type, one for print colors (CMYK). To read those color values, use something like Photoshop to sample inside framed boxes. some of these may be considered official, as well as the naming scheme. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Octan Fuel Storage Tanks - Fueling Train Car Question
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Larry and all, (...) Right, well, I might have to build two separate fuel racks, because of the layout. It should nto be too hard, I can use those newer tubes from various sets with the TECHNIC peg attachments. One for the top, one for the bottom. I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Silly me, he TOLD us how he got the RGB values... I'll just modify the question and ask "I wonder how Mosaic Maker got its RGB values?" DaveE (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Red: 204,0,0 Blue: 0,51,153 Yellow: 251,228,25 (these were the only ones I checked since they're in Hex on the Mosaic form and I'm lazy) The mosaic form has Hex colors (in the order they appear in the table): #CC0000 #FF6666 #FFDEDC #5C2000 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Excellent! I'm sure many people would be interested in it. Like Larry said - turn it into a Lugnet web page and add it to a Lugnet FAQ. Bryan "sebarile-MOBL" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:GFLKDs.C7K@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Scott Sanburn" <ssanburn@indalex.com> wrote in message news:GFLJqz.ABI@lugnet.com... (...) out (...) I take it there has not been a date or time frame mentioned for the new train cars? Bryan (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tres useful! Ought to be widely crossposted! (seems like FAQ material, almost) ++Lar (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish, lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Like Rob said there is a small platform called a "fuel rack"... it has underplatform flexible pipes that connect to tank car bottom drains and it has pipes mounted on arms (small cranes, sort of) that can bring fuel to the expansion dome fill (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Just found this chart I did a while back and thought I'd post it for everyone's enjoyment :) I tried to get the RGB color values for many brick colors using a huge paper version Pantone pallette. Here are the results. (URL) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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Even with post verification I accidentally left out that I tried a google search and couldn't come up with any Octan company, other than our Lego one (hence the link)! Maybe there is a small Portugese one, but it doesn't get a mention online. Kevin (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) do I? James (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Take a look: (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Rob & All, (...) Thanks! So just pipes out to those racks, and they fill up via the top of the tank cars. Hmm.... I wonder if those new Octan tanker cars will come out in time! : ) Just what I was thinking of, so thanks again! : ) Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hello Harvey, you'll find some images of an older version of my german crocodile here (URL) big Shell-tanker is also shown in my brickshelf-gallery. Best regards, Andreas (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Speak for yourself - I'd always assumed it was a brand from mainland Europe that I'd just never heard of. I know Lego used the 'Shell' brand a long time ago, and I assumed they'd just struck a new deal with someone else. I don't know how (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) See: (URL) structures rail side are loading racks. Pipes run from the base of the tanks to the racks. The articulated boom pipes lower to the tank cars. The loading rack can either be pump fed or gravity fed depending on the relative vertical (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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TO All the Train Guru's out there, I am building two Octan Fuel Storage tanks for the MLTC GATS display in Grand Rapids, Michigan and I have a question. How do the tanker cars get fuel from those round tanks? Is there a special mechanism or is it (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That krokodil engine is the best version I've seen yet. As for the tanker waggons? I'll have to find a way to shamelessly copy those! He! He! When I first glanged at the trains, I thought they were from Marklin. Keep up the awesome work over (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The trains look terrific! In that sunny, outdoor setting with your finely detailed trains, I was reminded of seeing the trains at LEGOLand. Very impressive! Kudos to you all:-) (...) -John (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, i just uploaded some pictures from a little meeting in May 2001 at Ralf's house in Dinslaken Germany. The weather was fine, the layout was set up in the garden and the barbeque was really nice! See some pictures of Andreas Buergel's freight (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Awesome, I'd even allow this to run on my layout! (and I'm not a pasenger train type of guy either) Quite a neat job on that one, James! -Harvey (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GFJtK3.A6I@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) styles (...) realistic (...) buildings, (...) my (...) share (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) look (...) [ ... snipped ... ] In this picture (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GFK4wy.KD@lugnet.com... (...) body. (...) stress (...) I must be very slow; I still don't get it! :) Iain (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The pendular mechanism has a lever-arm-wedge that pushes "out" and "up" on the undercarriage. The tilt could be the result of the centripetal force through a curve, but weight of the car and the "zero" gap above the bogie plate between the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You are a genius. Here I am spending my weekend building Mini's[1] while you are building an APT. It looks great, and the pendular mechanism is simply the result of the centripetal force, right? Very nicely done. Chris 1. I mention the Mini (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Cool! I love your train and the detail - I live in England and it immediately struck me as a british style train. Any plans to build instructions? I want to know how to make the 'tilted' red stripe (near the front) - or did you not have it tilted? (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, I have started building my first MOC - nearly finished the first carriage, but I need a couple of bits to help me, and here they are: [Go to address to view pic] 1x1x1 yellow bricks - 8 of these please [not flat]! (URL) trans-yellow lights - (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I must say I much prefer the realistic style, as I like my town to look realistic, but that's my opinion - All my building are MOCs, and are based on ones I've seen in real life. It's up to you really, I have no actual Lego sets in my town so (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good question!! I agree with Kevin, it's what YOU prefer. If you are building for shows, using the facade pattern means that you can get more buildings in (all the buildings at the back are just facades and thus take up less space...) Totally (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Hi All, I'm working hard getting my town/train setup and after visiting a number of other peoples town sites I got to thinking. There are two different styles at work, one is a realistic style, makeing the buildings, etc.. as realistic as possible, (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: is Octan a real brand?
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(...) lol that would be funny if it were and we thought it fictitious all these years! Since Octan is transported mostly by LEGO trains, I've crossposted there:-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I wondered about repeating the links, but the files are in publicly accessible directories and the files are numbered consecutively. It is not like we are cracking into a private directory. LEGO is being naive if they think no one is going to (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ahh, YES, that's the exact way I did it. Sorry, I really forgot, that James was the one, who made the Version 2 of Gianluca's offset style. I saw it in real at some of Andreas Buegels 8-wide train cars at a little meeting in May. (Pictures (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hmmmm this made me think. The Danish version has more sets that the American.... but the 3 last cars are not in any of them Well, that mean more to come. Sonnich Andreas Stabno <similego@home.com> wrote in message news:GFDus3.2H2@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I like this. Very nicely done. 7-wide ;-) That is a nice number! later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm actually very ignorant as to how the real APT tilts. What little I do know makes me think that the pendular axis is very low; maybe just above the bogie near the floor? I think the APT used a very active forced-tilt with some kind of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Dear friends! Today I got the final pictures for showing my cars to you. They are the same cars which I used in Kohala, just here are the details. (URL) realise that they soon might be able to be built in green, but I have them in blue now and they (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: APT tilts thru curves in Real-Build ABS form
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"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GFI7GG.36J@lugnet.com... (...) That seems to make sense. CN's original "Turbo" exhibited this characteristic; today, the TALGO tilting trainsets also tilt this way. I don't know of a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Did you use this design? (URL) was inspired by Gianluca's original design for the odd offset, but ended up with a different construction. I'm not sure my solution is "1/5" offset. There was some discussion of the fractio, but I've since (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't really fall into 'knows much about railroading', but aren't they 0 for 3 on that copy? Steve Christopher! have you backed up your data? (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve Christopher! have you backed up your data? (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) WOW! That is the sweetest looking passenger train I've laid eyes on since the Metroliner. And I'd even hazard to say that it tops the Metroliner. Words can't express how impressed I am with it. You've done an awesome job on that (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 14 wide boxcar! (was Re: [Review] 3451 "Sopwith Camel")
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<various snippage> Nice work, Kev! I like:-) I have an idea for the ends of your boxcar which I plan to employ whenever I get around to it (far too many irons in the fire!). Try using this element to achieve the corrugated effect on the ends: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) posting (...) Hi Shaun, check (URL) for details. That's a scrabble of Gianluca, showing the technic. But there is another slightly different one, I used that one... Regards, Holger (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures from Raleigh GATS Show - Day 2
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Yeah, and I think the skateboard was produced wayback for Fabuland. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications Corp | A division of AOL Time Warner | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do not associate my (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Yeah, they are so cool that it's scary;-) <g,d,r> All seriousness aside, I think these are awesome MOCs HoMa! Very creative and inspiring! Keep up the (8wide) good work:-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Wheels was Re: Sets
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I was just doing a little surfing and found a few pictures of some really old train sets that have similar wheels to the Hogwarts Express. It looks like they've used the old wheels and changed them to use the newer pegs instead of however they (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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My attempt to model the British Rail Advanced Passenger Train set is progressing. The "real-build" ABS consist is: 1. cab unit (driver trailer second) 2. passenger car (trailer second) 3. passenger car (trailer brake first) 4. motor unit (non (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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How is that "1/5" offset accomplished? I must have missed the original posting about it - but I love it! What's the secret? -s (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures from Raleigh GATS Show - Day 2
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(...) Check out: (URL) Especially now they are (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [Review] 3451 "Sopwith Camel"
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(...) Yow. Well. What else could I say to that, but Thanks very much! :) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 3451 "Sopwith Camel" 14-wide boxcar
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(...) Yeah, it is a tad short, I was hoping I'd get away with it, considering that the roof makes it look quite old, and most older rail cars were pretty small.. (then again it kinda looks like it's got metal sides, which would make it newer and (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nice work! Quite the collection of brown bits in that one car, and nice job on the red car - I'm glad I'm not the only one who builds 'em loooooong! :) It took me a while to notice that the brown one only runs two axles, much to my surprise (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures from Raleigh GATS Show
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"Scott Sanburn" <ssanburn@indalex.com> wrote in message news:GFHMr2.74G@lugnet.com... (...) We did indeed have a kids play area and it really worked out well. This is the layout (from Track Designer) that we had in the kids area: (URL) Saturday we (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | More Raleigh GATS pictures
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Here are my pictures: (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Train Sets #10013 and #10014
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(...) Without trying to be a wet blanket (I *did* wait several days to point this out) TLC has pointed out in the past that they consider stuff that you cannot navigate to via things you can click on from a public starting point... they consider (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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