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In lugnet.loc.us.ks, John Gerlach writes: <snip> Yes indeed the fine folks in trains.org are always happy to help! (...) Stop it, I haven't had dinner yet and I hate getting drool on the keyboard. (so does KC Mo or KC K have the better BBQ goods? I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) And, be sure to post any questions to .trains.org - there will *always* be people happy to help! Great, now I'm thinking of Kansas City BBQ, and it's making me hungry... JohnG, GMLTC (former Kansas City resident...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Train Engine Construction Animation
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Eduardo, The basic steps are listed below. Which part would you like more information about? Bob (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Thanks, I did not know that. I usually don't use steps, but I will give that a try. (...) [snip] (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Jeroen, I made a .MOV - 2.3 megs. I had a lot of trouble getting it that small - I have not worked with Quicktime files much - the first try came out at 75 megs!. The 2.3 meg file is posted at (URL) miss the old days of animation - Autodesk (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) "acquired", "loaned", these are just semantics you're playing at. :) (...) Oh, well, in *that* case. <innocent whistling, sounds of a Dremel fade away in the background> Umm, the motor is fine. Just fine. Anyone got some white plastic-like (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The RCX is often used as a very expensive and overengineered way to solve simple problems. Sure... I *could* try that approach. But I'd rather do it mechanically. And $200 (or thereabouts) for a relay would cut very deeply into my Lego budget. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:Gq1nvs.I13@lugnet.com... (...) last (...) the (...) of (...) The reversing switches work just fine, we have had some problems with using the automated switching feature of the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: REVIEW: Railway Express 4561
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(...) Hey, thanks for that review. It's a good contrast with the two other 4561 reviews we have: (URL) by Mark Herzburg and (URL) by Bradley Dale It is always fascinating to see how different folks like and dislike different things. Newbies to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Hey Brad! Why not rerelease an *unpowered* monorail set?
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(...) Count me in. The question, as John said, is what to do in the motor/gearing area. All the rest is no problem. The gear is part of what keeps the motor on the track correctly aligned, I think. (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) FALSE. You were LOANED one for a specific purpose. :-) (...) I'm sure he would. In fact I'm certain of it. Did I mention he has a concealed carry permit? :-) (...) Um, I dunno. I don't have any mono resources on the trains page but I guess I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LOL, my cat found Max amusing, & I still havn't found him! Josh (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Eh, Larry, do you have a digital camera I might borrow? I've recently acquired a monorail motor, I thought I might have a go at dissassembly of it. I'm sure my friend who loaned it to me won't mind. ;) (Hey! I thought you all said Monorail (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why? Don't you just need a way to stop the monorail under RCX control? That requires a reliable motorized reverser/stop control track it seems to me... (I have been tinkering but don't have a good design yet, the thing you pivot is very stiff (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | REVIEW: Railway Express 4561
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I purchased my first LEGO train last night, the Railway Express 4561. It was definitely an impulse purchase; the trains that I really want (and will get) are the ones in the 2001 catalog, but when I saw the set on the shelves at Toys R Us (Times (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) I usually try to avoid the crashes... I'm thinking about trying to implement a crude block system that keeps two cars from doing this. First, I have to come up with a reliable motorized point! In another post, Mike gave this link with a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cool. Have you run one on a track that includes reverses, or did the monorails just run loops? I wonder if the additional weight might cause a bit of trouble when the motor suddenly switches directions. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oops... That will teach me to rely on my memory, somehow I thought one of you had re-arranged your cars (I do remember that Mike's was as described when he first showed it to me - perhaps Cary switched to the motor in the center). Oh well, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: We Did It!
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Tim - Sounds cool. I like the idea of two rows of the giant blue windshields. That probably means though that you should make the vertical section at least 14-6 in diameter and a lot taller, or else something will look out of proportion. After I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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"Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:Gq045z.Fsw@lugnet.com... (...) it (...) Think: (...) monorail (...) have (...) Actually, Cary and I have our four car monorail trains configured differently. Cary's has the motor (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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