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(...) If I may.... the reason is the pantograph pole-- if the trolley simply reverses, the pole would be pointed in the wrong direction. We toyed with ideas about flipping it back and forth, but nothing really seemed to work out. A double loop (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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John Gerlach wrote in message ... (...) trolley (...) including (...) Aren't most trolleys double ended, so you can run them in either direction? What are you going to be using the turntable for? (Not criticising, just interested!) Dean Husby did a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I routinely butcher the phrase intentionally for comedic effect:-) (...) Good luck with trucks using the drop plate;-) (...) Mention it;-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Small nit here: The track gauge is closest to "O" (but slightly wider), and *8* wides are closest in width to "O" cars (almost exactly). As you might surmise, 4 wides are almost exactly the same width as HO ("Half O"). I do remember someone (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yep, "cool and fun" are two big reasons! <grin> Being a computer programmer at my 'day job', programming RCXs is something I enjoy. It's a challenge, trying to reduce a problem to its simplest solution so I can control it with an RCX (or two, (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, I relented - gave me an excuse to tidy up the MPD file a bit. You can find a link to the MPD along with other info on the original page above. Enjoy! ROSCO (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think there are a few reasons. One thing is that while in many places in real life, everything is manual, in other places it isn't. Mailine turnouts these days are probably remotely controlled (that's what an interlocking tower does for one (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This part I grok. (...) And this part I don't. Why would this be personally disappointing? Do you think Mindstorms is a bad idea? (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I tend to think of a couple of reasons- such as that the automation is to make it more than just model building (which can make fine, non animated displays...which, IMO, lack something most of the time...the sense of time from motion), it also (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, it's about lunchtime here 8?) I think this stems mostly from non-Lego MRR, where things like DCC have given people a lot of neat ways to do things like that. I kinda like the idea of that stuff, too, and if I still had all my HO stuff I (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Reminder - NILTC on Saturday!
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Reminder - there's a Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club gathering tomorrow in Crystal Lake at Brian Williams' house. All are welcome - note his message at: (URL) you there!! -- Tim Courtney - tim@ldraw.org (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.trains.org)
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I have found that LEGO printing leaves a lot to be desired these days. Quality control on this is not what it used to be. However I actually prefer the new angle stripes over the old curve style. Looks more modern or something. But i do hope it (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I've added one more mpeg to the list. It's called Trolleyclosecall.mpg. heh heh. Dean -- Dean Husby LUGNET Member #320 TFM's LEGO Workshop - www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm The Vancouver LEGO Club - www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/ (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Umm. It's a PDA. Here's a link (URL) >> I've been trying to do a sign to rotate EXACTLY like (...) The Diode Bridge allows the power to flow only one way regardless of what way the polarity is. It also cuts down on how much power comes though. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.robotics)
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Why is it that there is such a huge chunk of the MRR hobby (both Lego and traditional) that puts sooooo much time into automation? My personal suspicion is that it's just because automation is cool and fun, but I'm not sure. A lot of the stuff that (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What's an iPAQ? (...) What does a diode do? I was planning on using a 9v motor with a train regulator, hopefully it will be as effective as what you did. (...) You just said you didn't have a 4565, but you did have a 4565...You've got me (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My first MOCs
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Looks like you have a good start on several interesting projects. The linear transfer table is of interest to me. It is similar to some of the projects I have worked on with my machines. I did not know that such a device was ever used by railroads. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I've just uploaded pics of my first MOCs ever to my homepage. (URL) are welcome :) Thanks, Toni Lääveri tolaave@pp.htv.fi (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I did. It's an iPAQ 3670 in there. The iPAQ's screen and dimensions match LEGO studs perfectly. (...) The sign is a micro motor with the sign directly attached. But to get the speed to a good level I used a diode bridge and a zenfer diode (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It doesn't even look like the stripes match up correctly. The picture is not hi-res enough to tell if it's just that the bricks aren't pushed all the way together. Bummer. Steve Martin IndyLUG (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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