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It has been a lot of fun. Made some good friends, saw some amazing things, learned a lot, taught a little. I plan to visit twice in July, once for the wedding and once for the NMRA convention. Who can say when I'll be back but it's very possible... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.trains.org)
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Cute.... Haven't seen a warbonnet attempt prior to now and this is not a bad try. Bonnet needs to be rounder though... but it sure hints FP40 to me... (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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A big thank you to Tom McDonald for hosting my pics on Baylug. Go to: www.baylug.org/carrie Tom, you are terrific!! Carrie (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello David, Tom and everyone else who offered to host my pictures, Thank you very much! As I told someone, I haven't felt this popular since my last payday! Talk about camaraderie amongst lego lovers... Carrie (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) it. (...) the (...) curves. (...) speed (...) the (...) each (...) Hey james I have played with makeing highspeed lego rail. Not much to it realy just place a 2x4 standard brick on the outside of the curve at the track joints. I have done this (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm working on an articulation scheme that addresses that very point. So far no true success. But I'm still entertaining some more ideas, so the jury is still out. I'll share all my juicy secrets (assuming that this (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just some new comments about the orange TGV. I have had some time to revise the shared bogie coupler between the passenger cars. This newer design has no extra pivot pieces, as the older design did. The only built-in pivot is on the bogie (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Oh, you wanted to know about the COMPANIES! Why didn't you say so?!? The subject is identifying trains... so that's what I did. Who cares about the companies. :-) OK. Fine. CN is Canadian National. This is one of two canadian transcontinental lines, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) toronto. (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry, Wow, that was a informed response! :) I was just wondering about the companies and so forth. I am just getting into trains, and I guess I wanted to know some background on them. Do they have a website or anything? Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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What in particular did you want to know? rec.models.railroad is a good resource for dejanews searches for information... (...) yours) I'm guessing. The lead (5601) unit seems EMDish. 6 axle so some kind of SD if it's EMD. CN was an early adoptor of (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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To all, I have been interested in building some Lego trains based on the local carriers in the Michigan area. I took a few snapshots this weekend of a few, I was wondering if anyone can identify these for me or know of where I can get some more (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If you want to send the images as email attachments to me, I can post them on BayLUG.org for you. (frenezulo at baylug.org) -Z- (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) yes - we are planning to attend the GATS in November and there is another show in October. I don't have our website address handy - there is a link on the PacNW web site. Bad news - we don't have any pictures up. Kirk Houser (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Sounds like I'll have to get my gears out and do some modifications then :) not that I wasn't planning that already.. I want to make an old fashioned Snow Remover car for my steam engine anyway :) Thanks for the "review" :) Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd say its at least halfway decent...the blade is strange because the whole dang assembly moves. it also seems a bit stylized rather than functional, but i'm not an expert on snow removers. i think it would be a little better if it ran on (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello, Well I finally finished the Santa Fe Warbonnet diesel engine but don't anywhere to show it off. Can anyone out there post it for me? I'd really appreciate the help. Thanks, Carrie **coming soon, Hoffa Cement Co.** (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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James, you are to be commended!! Bravo, if Lego would only make decent sets such as yours... Carrie (...) trains, (...) allows (...) also (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Not bad third place, must of been a cool layout. Will NGLTC enter the next Atlanta Show in Nov. 99? I was thinking about coming up to see the show. Thank you for you time... Robin W. P.S. Do you guys have a working web page yet? I would love to see (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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I really like the 4565 for the spare parts, a lot of different types of black slopes, perfect for making old steam locomotives. The alternate model, (instructions can be found on Matt Bates Train Depot) has some pretty neat details to the wheels (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I don't have it yet, (snow remover) though it should be here in the next couple of days.. then I can let ya know what I think of it :) what do you think? is it cheap?? or does it seem at least halfway decent? Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Anyone else get the small station or sneeuwruimer (snow remover, but i have much fun trying to pronounce the other word) yet? Mine shipped way earlier than S@H said they would. What do people think of this new stuff? Patricia (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey Kirk Unit, haven't seen YOU in a coon's age... the 4565 engine evokes GE 44 tonner to me, sort of. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the 4564 is modeled after a Swiss/German/French?? diesel engine. go to: www.roco.com and look at the diesels engines. The 4565 bugs me a bit because it doesn't seem to be based on anything. (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) GATS - I'm not sure if there were two catagories or not. There were only 4 clubs (maybe 5) with layouts and we were shocked when we discovered we won third place! (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: LEGO TGV thalys train in POVray and LdraW/relics of the long ago
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(...) second car now. (...) enchanted forest/7190? named (...) comments appreciated (...) plus alot of the cool (...) Excellent rendering, Thomas. I've thought about using that Star Wars element as a diesel powerplant, but only in a diorama of an (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Anyone have any suggestions on reinforcing older stickers without using any substances that could damage LEGO bricks? I'm looking for something not too thick that doesn't eat into ABS. My 4551's corner stickers don't want to stay fastened. :( (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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followups to bst because this is a wanted... I need a boatload of the technic light grey 1 1/3 connector.. you know the one, it's a technic pin on one side, the grey kind so it's loose, and a hollow stud on the other side. I use 24 of these in each (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Macs (was Re: GMLTC Teaser page)
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(...) Yup. I wonder if they *will* survive another decade? When I came to UTK in 1993 the ratio of Macs to PCs in the student labs was around 10 to 1, maybe worse. Now it's almost the other way around. And the ed market has always been Apple's (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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(...) I want a t-shirt with the logo. :) I've worn the AFOL shirt so much it's beginning to fray on one of the seams. So I need more. :) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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I have aquired a motor and battery box similiar to that in set # 116. I am going to try and recreate the engine and tender from this set. The motor has four train wheels attached, but only three have the rubber traction tires. I am looking for one (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) The problem is that Lego makes it *very* difficult to build things in proportion, lengthwise. The nose slope should actually be much shallower ("witch dresses" at the most for the bottom layer) but you'd end up having half the length of the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Ahh, I see what you mean now. Yep, i did build it flat on the top previously, but im not sure how i felt about the look of it. As of right now, i only have two pics to work from, and they are 3/4s views, and not side views. I think i decided (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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For a start I'd say the 182 battery train and many sets from that era. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I noticed that the top of the boiler in teh LDraw pic is horizontal, and the same height as the firebox top, and in the model as built the firebox is a plate higher than th eboiler top, and there is a step in the boiler top about halfway (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Im not sure i get your drift when you say horizontal... The LDraw render of it is a preliminary idea of what i wanted to do, then the pics are what it is currently,except for the functionality of the wheels/drivers. If you didnt find the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) You mean "Cowtown" as in Fort Worth, TX or somewhere else? Hey, Ft Worth is close to Ork lahoma, isn't it? Alan C Austin TX area (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Anybody knows what sets you could find this kind of black wagon chassis in, and when it was made? (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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They named a train after my home town? Wow. Does "grande vitesse" imply anything in French other than "very fast"? If it doesn't, I think Grand Rapids should get a refund on The Calder. Steve See (URL) for more on Calder. Maybe they'll someday learn (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Question about old train set
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(...) Yes the 3x3 (low sloped) corner yellow bricks did come in the 7740 (4 to a set). But I contacted the eBay seller of the bid (where there were 18 of these). He (living in Israel) works part time for TLG, and got these slopes in a special (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Paul Foster wrote: > (...) Yes, unless one built some sort of "wye" module, all the modules in use must form a single closed loop (in the meta sense) to allow continuous running. (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | LEGO TGV thalys train in POVray and LdraW/relics of the long ago
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ive finally completed the engine, and im working on the second car now. on my thalys page is a *sweet* povray image also if anyone has links to my old lego page( in enchanted forest/7190? named thomas's lego page)can they update the pages to these. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Congrats. It looks so good it hurts. (Thinking of why TLG doesn't bring out such sets, even knowing the amount of bricks would mean splitting the train over several affordable sets). Eric (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: has anyone made any tenders for steam locomotives?
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jonathan wilson wrote in message ... (...) want (...) (URL) trains from menu Eric Brok -------- Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Submit your own link: (URL) section: (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But you still have to have an even number of modules, right? So "A" module under construction will only replace one of Conan's modules until another module can be paired with it? (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Question about old train set
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That blue/white car is in 7730, seen here: (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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forgot to mention 2 things.. you need to rotate the picture for the car to be in the upper left corner.. and this set also has 4 of the yellow 3x3 corner slopes. where they not the ones in question in a few past messages? (going from memory here) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Question about old train set
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I'm looking to find out what set this car comes from.. if you look at 7740 on kl.net the last scanned picture, top left corner, there's a white and blue car.. what set does this come from? Thanks! Tamy (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: ranking of the 9v train sets
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jonathan wilson wrote in message ... (...) I'd put 4565 ahead of 4564 and 4559. Even though 4559 was the first train I bought, it now just serves as track and power for 4558, 3225, and 4565. :) I like the engine from 4565, although 4563 looks much (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oops. Yeah, well, waddya expect-- I'm just a rookie...d:-) -J2 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: What are you?
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God, J1, what are we going to do when Lar leaves us? Mostly weep, I 'spose... (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) understand the (...) *each* (...) studs in (...) John, you've got that backwards. 4 studs to the outside track, 2 studs between the tracks. (And 20 bricks + 1 plate above the baseplates! <grin>) <much more snipped> J1 (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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hey james, nice model.. and thanks for adding a link to my picture of my thalys. is there any chance you can add the link of my new Thalys page instead? right now itt has 2 pov pix, 1 ldlite pic,and * pix of the real thing. also is the ldraw model (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train tables
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(...) Naa. Neither approach is **better**. They are just different. (...) Sure. To do a PNLTC module base takes some wood, some paint, some hardware. 100 bucks at most, and that's no doubt high. Then there is the track itself, as well as the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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(...) Actually, yes the track pops out at exactly the same place on every module, 2 studs in for the outside loop, and another 4 studs in after that for the second loop. (...) Well, they don't *have* to, it's just much easier that way. If y'all are (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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It seems to me that there are two fundamental differences between the PNLTC and the GMLTC. Even though I live within I hour of the GMLTC, it would be almost impossible for me to build my own module and just show up at some of the GMLTC train shows (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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Maybe I'm taking this the wrong way. See comments below (...) Well, it's almost from scratch. We work on a table arrangement and a track plan for each show so we have a "schematic" to work from to ease on setup. Some of us have pre-built modules, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Dealing with GATS?
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Show Displayers, I am thinking of displaying a layout at the Great American Train Show (GATS) in Tampa(Dec 18th). I mailed GATS and received a intreblank but it seems there are two way to enter. I could enter the layout in the contest or as a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Nice train, it looks cool! I wish I could find them Halloween buckets in my local stores. But it seems that they never made it to the Tampa Bay Area? Maybe this year? See Ya... Robin W. (...) trains, (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train tables
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Mike, My system is different than all the other. For my main tables I use 36 in deep x 48 in long. I use 36 in deep table because it allows for 3 base plates and track plus a extra 1 in of slack. Also it make for easy cuts and it just makes the math (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: has anyone made any tenders for steam locomotives?
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There's one on my Lego trains page... (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: has anyone made any tenders for steam locomotives?
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Hi Jonathan, Please see: (URL) more specifically: (URL) scroll to the bottom for more tender and 4-4-0 related links. Mark Benz -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of jonathan wilson (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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has anyone made any tenders for steam locomotives? i am planing to make one to go with my american 4-4-0 steam locomotive and want other examples for inspiration. (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | train windows and doors pack
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i definatly aggree that we need a train windows and doors service pack... i definatly think that aeroplace windows would be usefull, considering that i used some on my american 4-4-0 class steam locomotive (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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Ummm, WOW! I am completly impressed. This has been my vavorite(sp?) train for a long time, and think it is great that lego finaly released orange pieces to allow us to construct this train. But alas, on a college students income, I am not able to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train tables
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(...) One nit of clarification-- the module is designed to *remain* on the plywood table, and it is transported as one unit. You *could* pick up a module free of support, but that's dicey business, given how long it takes to put them together in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Train tables
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(...) There are two competing philosophies here... PNLTC has tables. They put their tables together and they build the layout "from scratch" each time, putting track together and buildings down, etc. onto a brown or green colored table. At least (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Train tables
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(...) More like using up all those *sizes* nobody likes. Our outer walls are always red; inner yellow. The inside is basically 2x2 towers fortifies every 5-6 rows with a layer of 2x4s. It's very sturdy:-) We *only* use 2x4s on the outer walls, but (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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John, Is there some reason to put 20 levels of bricks other than to use up all those bricks in colors nobody likes? The only thing I can think of is so that you can drop down 20 layers to make a subway, but it seems cheaper to just build a platform (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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since i live in a 'cowtown' i appreciated Larry's orkers! be sure to treat those orkers well, Larry, we wouldn't want the cows to go without:) John Matthews Mike Poindexter <lego@poindexter.cc> wrote in message news:FCsABo.Dv0@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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john, the secret to ascii art is to use a fixed width font (such as courier) of course, those of us who use ie5 might have trouble viewing this ascii art done with the 'correct' fixed width font because the #@$%&* program refuses to display it in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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lol I just saw my beautiful ascii art-- Is there a secret to keeping stuff straight? -John (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Train tables
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Mike- At the GMLTC, we use about a 30 x45" table (= to exactly 6 large gray baseplates) with metal folding legs. Our newest tables flare out to give us more room (6" IIRC): ___...___ l l l l l l l l l l l____l____l____l____...____l____l l l l l l l (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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I have given some thought to the tables as well. I think Ben's design is a winner! However, in planning some train layouts (never built) I have found (and others suggested to me) that 3 baseplates deep leaves a lot to be desired, especially if the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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(...) Larry, What are your NL cow orkers? How do you ork a cow? And they are in the National League for cow orking? Mike (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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(...) Master Builder James does it again... I just spent a little time poring over this, and showing it to some of my NL cow orkers, who are all pretty impressed. Now, I can't go so far to say that I'm humbled (1) but I'm certainly impressed and in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train tables
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Yep, that's my design. At a minimum, I suggest 30.25" x 60.5" for long linear runs. When I need extra depth, I stack them two deep. We (PNLTC) also have a few tables that are ~40" x ~80. The larger size gives you a pretty good amount of space for a (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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Simply superb! This is exactly the kind of set LEGO should be producing. It's so recognizable. Excellent work James. I'm humbled. Ben Fleskes PNLTC (...) trains, (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train tables
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I was going to be building several tables for my Lego collection in my hobby room and was wondering how I should go about it. I was originally going to make the tables 45"x45", since it was a good, large table. I happened to see the Modular train (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) trains, (...) This is awesome! I love this train. I want one bad. *sigh* I've got enough orange slopes but need more bricks. I rarely apply bookmarks to sites but this warrants one hands down. I just found my new Christmas train project. :) (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Since the Halloween buckets came out last year, I have wanted to build something modeled in orange. Several of us seem to be on the same page these days to model passenger trains, specifically TGVs! :-) This is excellent. I'm am enjoying seeing all (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NMRA Convention Accomodations
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(...) Are many people going to show up? What about a LegoFest or at least a get together? I'm going to go, haven't decided whether it will be Saturday or Sunday yet. (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Macs (was Re: GMLTC Teaser page)
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(...) Classic Corporate Arrogance. Apple almost killed themselves with stupidity. If they had allowed Macs to be cloned, and had ported MacOS to the intel platform around the time of OS/2 1.1 and Windows 2.0, this would be a far different (better?) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: i am making a western style train
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here is what i am going to have: steam locomotive (modified version of the one from 3225) passenger coach mail van boxcar armoured van i will be doing that armoured van,the passenger coach in red. the steam engine in black/red. the mail van in red (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: i am making a western style train
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(...) the yellow car carried a tractor in a crate. ide suggest perhaps uh... a tan "wooden" 6 x 4 crate on the 4 x 8 frame as for the mail car..? how about tan and brown? then again jon its your train. (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: i am making a western style train
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(...) in the same colors? or in a differt color scheme? (...) do you mean the one with the yellow "lever control"s on it? what cargo would it have carried? i plan to use the engine from 3225 with some changes... 1.add a cowcatcher to the front. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: cool suggestion: create a 9v train idea book
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one thing about it. i think that photos should not be essential. because there are people who may not be able to get photos but may be able to get ldraw designs etc etc etc. i for one have made a large collection of dat files of train related stuff (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: cool suggestion: create a 9v train idea book
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My suggestion would be to have a disc that people could buy for a nominal fee, say $10, that would have all that information on it so that people would not have to be online to get it and wouldn't have to download for 10 minutes to find out if they (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm seriously considering making the trip but I'm not sure what day(s) would be the best to attend. If I can't get a reasonable price on a NW flight I'd probably drive up to NW Chicago after work on Thursday and then the rest of the trip Friday, or (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Macs (was Re: GMLTC Teaser page)
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(...) I have to agree with John :-) Mac's don't rule, too low a market share to say that. They are merely far superior to those kludgy Wintel abominations. And it's all in the OS. I wish they made it for other hardware so those of you without Macs (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: i am making a western style train
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(...) yes the mail car from 7722. also that yellow car from the load and haul rr (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: cool suggestion: create a 9v train idea book
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like I said in my post... someone get a HP and publicly post the user/pass. that way if you have a model to post.. you can add to it. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: cool suggestion: create a 9v train idea book
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I think this is a great idea! Formatting would be of the upmost importance for the 'book' to come together as a whole. I would suggest the criteria be at the very least photographs in three resolutions, followed by ldraw instructions, then POV (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Is 4555 going to be a rare set?
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I've seen 4555 on auction. Was that set discontinued in USA? Well, I'm not (yet) a train-maniac, neither I want to put one on auction by myself. I'm just curious. There's plenty of 4555 on the shelves here in Italy, but if the set is going to be (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GMLTC Framework comments
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John 1 and I were thinking the same thing yesterday about a text nav bar as well. Always happy to take suggestions. :-) I have a stack of around 40 pictures to scan and setup on the page. I hope to get a few more up today, but it's been busy, and I (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: cool suggestion: create a 9v train idea book
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We (PNLTC) have discussed this also. A printed version of such a book would be great but costly. An electronic version sounds very do-able. How would the submissions be accepted? On what criteria? Would they all be accepted? Are there any ldraw (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GMLTC Teaser page
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The logo is almost refixed, John and I have been working on it. He read his docs and knows how to produce standard gif files now. Everyone else, thanks for your help! I agree about putting some hints on each car so you don't have to mouse over (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: GMLTC Teaser page
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The page looks great! I like the Milwaukee RR "like" LOGO. We (PNLTC) have been looking for help in the logo department forever. None of us are graphic artists. I know my way around Photoshop and other graphics apps but the eye is more important (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: More train ranting (sorry)
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(...) In fact, it appears in several non-train sets: 6433, 6435 and 6453. I would say that claiming that it is designed for the train line is a bit controversial. But then again, I don't have the insight in the TLG design process that others may (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | i am making a western style train
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i am planing to make a western style train in ldraw. i plan to modify the steam engine from 3225. i also plan to use the coach thing from 3225 also in modified from. does anyone have any suggestions of any freight cars (from the entire trains theme) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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