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(...) Welcome aboard Henry, I believe I can answer your questions. First of all, 9V is the current system being offered by LEGO®. What 12V stuff you may find will be at auction on Ebay or being sold through Brickbay at very high prices, (it's been (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I am just getting back into Lego after a very very long hiatus. The recent photos from Brickfest and GATS have inspired me to invest in some Lego trains, so much so that I am selling off a sizable portion of my N-scale collection to finance the new (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Now THIS is quite the sentence to take out of context! don't mind me... not enough sleep... or something... Cheers, Heather -- Heather Patey Pirate Wench / Brick Detective LUGNET Member #490 (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think I've hit 18 or 20 once, wiht a little binding. Josh (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What are you, some kind of rivet counter? :-) The track gauge is plenty wide enough as it is! Where is J2 when you need him? The folks who should do BART are BayLTC!!! They are using a takeoff on the BART logo IIRC. (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) here are some pics of the greenbelt yard- it gives a good view of the trucks. (URL) looks like you need some equipment hanging off the bottom of the car though. (...) I've been meaning to post the similar suggestion. I would remove the middle (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Ut-oh. Embarrassingly(sp?!), I didn't check the link that he referred to. Sorry! later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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HoMa, Life is hot here in Central New Mexico! A late reply for the favour of sending me the sets of aluminum(?) adaptor wheel flange rims for the large red spoked wheels. These wheels have been incorporated into my Palatine locomotve. As a (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi James, thanks for transmitting this message! But I can't find the section on LEGO.com ;-(( Is it (URL) ??? But the idea of bigger wheels and shorter tracks (maybe wider curves??) sounds good. BTW: Everything ok in your desert James? Kind regards, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) up to a child's playing? Also, what's the interior like? I can't really see inside it very well. I've got a challenge for you: BART (San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit). Note: it's not standard gauge - you need to place the rails farther (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks for asking this Jeroen, I have found that six-axle bogies do work on LEGO® trains, and corner quite decently. Also about the wheel spacing on two-axle waggons? A maximum of eight studs can be used between the two wheels without the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, provided all wheels are touching (just!). 6 wheel bogies work better with the 4.5V wheelsets. (...) 14 studs long between ends of wheels is better, 16 is the practical maximum (...) 30-34 studs long, IMO. A "standard" US 40 ft long boxcar (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's an excellent model of a GP38-2. Looks good with OR without the decals to me. I personally use only official LEGO® stickers on my stuff, but to each his own.-Harvey (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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No this is not about 6 or 8 wides but I need some expert-advice here: 6 wheel bogies; does that work on 9V tracks? what is the maximum length of a 4 wheel car? Most LEGO 4 wheelers are 16 studs long, is that the max? What is the (realistic) maximum (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I tend to be like you. I just approximate and include the details I can/want to include. That doesn't mean I havn't fallen into the trap of trying to be to precise. For example I have a model that I call a Boston and Maine GP40-2: (URL) think (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I received the following request to inform you all of an opinion section at lego.com. later, James Mathis Below is the email I received: Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:18:00 -0700 (PDT) From: ronald hartigan <roj2323@yahoo.com> To: thakius@nmt.edu (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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During my first year of being a LUGNET member, I have noticed that people usually take one of two approaches when building their train MOC's. Either they are as realistic as possible, or they are representational. Realising that you can only include (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There is a very slight difference in the overall diameter of the 4.5V wheels versus the 9V wheels.-Harvey (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LEGO trains have a high degree of compatibility. The only real source of incompatibility is the electrical items. This means for example that 9V and 12V track and motors are incompatible, and neither will run on 4.5V track (though 4.5V and (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dave,It's all the same. (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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