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(...) Yes it is nearly identical: grey has double amount of sleepers and different sleeper (with snap locks). But where blue and grey meet you can simply use a white sleeper of the blue track, that is all. (...) Each system offers hand crafted (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 12 volt train track: Blue versus Gray
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Is the blue 12v track compatible with the gray 12v track? What about the points (switches)? Also, as far as track geometry is concerned, is 12v track compatible with 9v track? I know the electrics are different. (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bricks on the Brain re-launches!
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(...) That is actually the Monorail track and supports. The pic you are referencing was taken at the train layout at Brickfest 2001. Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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(...) Oh, no!!! Its been "Lugnetted"!!!!! ROSCO (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: how long is a piece of straight track?
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(...) ~5.6"). (...) Well I have the pieces in my hand right now and 8 pieces of track fit perfectly onto 4 32x32 (studs) baseplates end to end. My impression was that those baseplates were 10" square. So the track pieces would be approx. 5" each. I (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bricks on the Brain re-launches!
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G'Day Nice work ! Question: In two of the views of your hopper cars (hopper.jpg, hopper2.jpg) there is some elevated track in the background, how did you do the support for the track ? Cheers Oliver <snip> (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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Sorry for the slow- and non-loading pictures. We're aware of the problem and are working on a solution. And yes, traffic volume is almost certainly part of the problem. -- Tony Hafner www.pnltc.org (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: number of straight tracks with the Metroliner
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I think there are two but I'm not sure. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Questions
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Monorail and 9V trains have entirely different track so I don't think they're interchanglable. They aren't being produced either. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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They're still pretty much hit and miss for me, I'll get all the thumbnails and then only a few of the big pictures. But then I'll come back later and get only a few of the thumbnails and it kind of hangs up when I look at the bigger pictures. Maybe (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: number of straight tracks with the Metroliner
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(...) I didn't remember correctly. It the overlap is offset by 1/2 stud making the total length only 17 studs (~5.35"). Steve (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I realized we were making this discussion to difficult. Duh, RTFM. (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: number of straight tracks with the Metroliner
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(...) of track has tabs that stick out on the end to connect to the next piece of track which makes it slightly longer (2 studs, IIRC. That would make it ~5.6"). Of course, because the tabs overlap each extra piece of track only adds 5 1/16". Steve (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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(...) Mmmm. Transluscent fruit :-) Great display. Good 3-D work and lots of character throughout. I particularly like the mountain town and the wonderful cathedral. Amy (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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(...) I found a lot of the images to be broken on first pass as well- but they always came in when I forced IE to reload the image (right-click/show image). -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com www.pnltc.org (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: number of straight tracks with the Metroliner
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-- (...) You are right. The section of track adds 5" to the length of the track. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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What I saw looks great but there are a lot of broken images. The thumb nails loaded extremely slow as well. I was listening to internet radio (and it didin't cut out) while they were loading so I don't think it is my DSL. (7:30 AM CST) That (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: number of straight tracks with the Metroliner
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(...) Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but I would have bet money that a piece of straight track was only 5" long. Which is it? -Jason (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bricks on the Brain re-launches!
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(...) Woohoo! Very nice Jake! I am not much of a train man myself, but I greatly enjoy what you have built. Also, your logo is classic and very snazzy, mixed with a sharp looking site. Keep up the good work! Rob McMurray www.brickwired.com (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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(...) Great layout!! I wish I could have seen it in person. Thanks for taking all the time and effort to share it with us. Do you have a Track Designer file of the layout that you could share with us? Regards, Steve Martin IndyLUG (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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