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(...) Woha there. Hold onto them stallions... (...) Actually, isn't it electric? The pantographs (?) at the top should give it away... (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like them!! Only little thing I noticed was the ladders at the end - probably mean they'll have trouble negotiating curves. I'm just doing a "P" class (Aus) loco and wanted to put ladders like that too - I've ended up attaching them to the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Jeroen, They look good - nice models and very nice renderings. The engines do look like American prototypes. Where did you get the LDraw model for 9-volt track? Bob (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey all of my diesel's are beautiful to me! Although the steamersare still awsome. Josh (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Please. It's a Diseasal, so it'll look ugly whichever one you use :) I _do_ own 3 steam railway engines...even if they are 'only' 3/4" scale, and can only pull ~1000 lbs or so (well, 2 of 3 can). I am also building my metroliner 10001 today. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Those are really good! A little short, I think, compared to the photograph, but I think that makes for a better-looking engine. Detail and shape are fine, and overall it makes for a good-looking model. Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ::Thinks:: For crying out loud, it's Lego! Build what you want! Build it with grey ones. If you don't like it, change it back. Have you paid for it? Yes? Well, it's yours now. Go crazy. Have some FUN! Sorry, did I think that out loud? Anyway, (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd be interested in a pulsed controller, but only at a fairly low price. Also I'd want a steady 9V take-off for running my point motors. Not so sure about the IR, but it would be cool if the IR actually rotated the dial, like my stereo's IR (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Turned out pretty simple in the end, and a lot cheaper than a second-hand controller. I had to make do with 8V, as it was the only regulator I could get. But, it takes power from inside the standard controller, so only steps down from 15V to (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL) looked on recent updates;-) I don't get it though. JOSH (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) URL! Dean (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I made another MOC in LDraw, a dutch loc which is not used anymore. It was build in France but looks very American to me. Two renderings and a picture of the real loc at (URL) on the rendered pictures are 2 versions; a brown pre-eigthies version (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Buy two and do one each way. One of mine is graynosed. I think it looks better but YMMV. (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would like a pulse power throttle but am saving my pennies for DCC. Since I'd need several, a more basic design that hits the 20 dollar price point is desirable. If it has a trimpot to set the upper range which is accessible from the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If you're into trains you have these controllers coming out of your ears. If you're not, post in market.buy-sell-trade and you can get one for about 1/2 the LEGO price. May or may not be competitive with homebrew. But I don't see homebrew (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Group, I just posted at Brickshell a new design for a train decoupler, to split large trains in smaller ones... Only a few parts are needed, fast and accurate! The picture is pretty much self explaining... Regards Gerrit Bronsveld PS for those (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I think the black was to make it look like an anti-sunglare paint. Josh (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I alternated between the two, leaving black on for a week, and gray on for a week, until I determined which one I liked better. I stuck with gray. I can see Ben's point about keeping models "Lego set pure" (most of mine are), or else build a (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My company did it once, but the philosophy changed later... I think now: there are Lego sets and if it is a design by TLC, then I will have it in the way it was meant. Even if it is an "ugly" design (as sets 7720 engine), it is not my job to (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I just built my Metroliner. Fun! But I'm not so sure I like that black nose, what is the general feeling on this? Should my <-> company paint (Change out) the black nose for a more conventional gray? (The company bought some gray nose parts last (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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