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(...) I'll enter more soon enough! I'm waiting on some tracks for my crane, & some down time to get pictures of my other entries... I just wish my STUPID digicam was better :-(. Josh (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, yes, yes it is. But also think about Rene's perspective. He must be getting a bit nervous that he's not going to get very many entries as there haven't BEEN many yet. And this is no small time contest! This is the richest fan sponsored (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) It's just human nature to remember things. Not saying it's correct. I promise (as I am sure all judges do) to do my level best to keep an open mind and judge impartially and not be influenced by the fact that I saw an entry before. And so (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well Said! It's common in most competitions for the contestants to only unveil their entries just before the deadline. Plus, I believe your correct... that the voting only begins after the final entry date of 12/31/01. So its reasonable to (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Hi Larry, (...) get (...) remembered. So, you are indirectly suggesting that builders who need all the time they could get stand less a chance to win? You can't possibly know what their reasons are for a "near deadline entry". That's not what a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here are a few more. Yardmaster Footboard Yardmaster (Yardmaster/Conductor type job) Flagman (used to protect the rear of stopped trains in caboose days, now used to protect non-railroad workers near the tracks) Trainmaster (in charge of a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You mean you're procrastinating! Well I probably will tend to favor entries (all else being equal) that I get to see for longer... it's just human nature that what imprints gets remembered. (...) Bring it on! There's no restriction on how WIDE (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ahh, we are just holding back, Frank, so as not to give the competition the edge;-) I, for one, will be entering the contest, and hopefully in more than one category... -John (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Right now there is a building contest running at 1000steine.de and there is no entry yet for the Trains category! There are many talented builders hanging around in lugnet.trains with creations worth entering the contest! There is no entry fee (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Not only grown men... Josh (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, I heard it from a Aussie...you just have to remember, that the word use is ~50 years out of date. How many people would name the "gay" 90's like that now? (1890's...) James P (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm gonna bet the "knocker up" is a mostly UK term as well. I think it would elicit snickers from grown men in the US (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You can break it down a bit, to forward and rear brakeman, and add: Ganger/Platelayer (UK term) Signalman Towerman Crossing Gate Attendent Dispatcher Station Master Porter Knocker Up (used to go and wake crew prior to shifts) Cleaner Ther's a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I recall Fireman, Brakeman, Conductor and Engineer (if you stretch it a little: box car jumping hobo) How many other names for workers are there? Or better yet job specific titles. Steam, Diesel/Electric, Elevated or whatever. (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Shaun, (...) Someday, I will try to come up with a similarly cool steam engine design ... Greetings from Germany, Horst (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You could also power a power transistor with it :) That'd take up less room... I'm not too sure as to the best approach. Perhaps a friendly Email to digitrax would get a answer as to possible approaches? James (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's good! For a while there I thought I had no control over my lights. But of course no modeler would put up with that! (...) Yes. But, from what I can glean from the web site, the DN142 is the same size so it will work. I was laying awake (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's a great site I use alot: (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope. You can turn the output on/off, but which one of the 2 is selected is dependant on direction (you have 2 discrete outputs, but can only get them on when the motor is going in the right direction, and then you action F0). So, the brakes (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the kind words! (Pardon the pun) I actually did all of those. Sorry we didn't get some close-ups of the boat dealership. It had some nice touches, I thought. Large (5 stud tall) anchor on the roof next to the sign; inside: a deal (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.wa)
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