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(...) I just love that new tank-car. What type of parts have you used for the tank? Wheel-hubs from large technic wheels I guess but there are something else at the ends and in the middle. Thanks for the very good self-explaining pictures of the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) cars being pulled along a track. The accompanying text states: "Later a second world record was reached, when the train was prolonged by 18 further yellow tipper waggons. This was definitely the longest pulled Lego®-train ever, maybe even the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Two Easy Questions about Rolling Stock
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(...) So, erm, Ben... what is the colour of your car? Can I guess? I think you are a green metalic car kind of guy... ;-) Jeroen (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is in fact NO simple question. I guess you do not mean 4-wheeled Eurotrash waggons? That is easier to answer: without "steering" you can have a maximum distance of 8 studs between the wheel blocks (with a derailment now and then + higher (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Point Motor Instructions
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(...) Jeff - That looks like a very tight and solid design. I've made some reciprocating designs for point motors, but they all had some slop built into the design that lead to some delay in the switching action. On the outside (I haven't built it (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Two Easy Questions about Rolling Stock
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I have two very simple 9 volt Train questions about rolling stock. 1. What is the longest non-articulated wagon length that 9 volt track can handle? I prefer trains to NOT derail. 2. I have noticed that my boxcars (6-wide) seem a bit too tall. I (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Still not ready???, was (Re: Trainposter almost ready!)
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(...) No you didn't miss a discussion, but let's start one... :-) I sort of made a difference between trains, sets and wagons and structures with wagons like the ones you mention. For example the 4553: should I also include the train wash itself? (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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Jason J. Railton wrote in message ... (...) point (...) and (...) You can also prevent this by using one of those white Technic 'Tooth Clutch' / reduction gears as I did here: (URL) I realise that this setup needs some perfectioning (anyone? feel (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brickmania goes to Brickswest!
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(...) Cool, Dan, I wish I could be there! But you should've probably posted this to lugnet.events.brickswest (follow-ups set there) Regards ROSCO (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | Re: New Waggon in 7-wide / plus combine harvester /seven wide mania continues
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(...) load. (...) Dear Mattias, thanks once more for your kind words! But the power of the BR50 is not so huge since it has only one 9V motor in the tender. In fact its power is quite limited since this motor has to drive 8 further axles inside the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Still not ready???, was (Re: Trainposter almost ready!)
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I was looking closely at the latest Train Poster and think there are still two models missing. The flatbed from the 4553 Train Wash & the container flatbed from the 4555 Freight Loading Station. Maybe I miss this discussion? SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New Waggon in 7-wide / plus combine harvester
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(...) Good work again Ben! Your impressive Br50 really deserves a number of cars to haul so it can show its true power. I must say you have chosen an original subject for the load on the flat car. Do you have a special relation to this harvester? A (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Turnouts and Decouplers
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(...) You need to have two power wires. The first wire connects to the motor in the switch house and to the polarity switch, either end of the switch is ok. The second wire connects to the power source and to the other end of the switch. Turn your (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Brickmania goes to Brickswest!
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Hello everyone! This is an announcement to anyone concerned that I am travelling out to Brickswest next month to take part in activities there. Here is the official description of the workshop I am hosting: "Daniel Siskind, owner of Brickmania (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains) !
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| | New Waggon in 7-wide / plus combine harvester
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Hi all, I just wanted to announce a small new MOC of mine. For my recently built BR50 steam engine I have now finished the first freight waggon in fitting size. It's a 7-wide flat car in dark grey with a combine harvester oldtimer as load. You may (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains) !
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Steve & All, (...) All right, thanks for the hard work! Now, let me see if I get this: 1) Modify the switch as stated above. 2) Build the switchhouse as stated above. Where does that polarity switch come into play? I have little experience with (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Vintage train part identification
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(...) should've mentioned this too... in Parts Ref. (URL) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fabuland)
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(...) Ben B. and Larry P. are both timely and correct. Sybrand Bonsma has an Unofficial Fabuland Homepage. (URL) is the absolute best place to go to research anything having to do with Fabuland or suspected of being Fabuland. You will find a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | 12V Lego trains in South wales, UK
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Hi, I just recieved my new battery tender from Lego, I never had the 7722 set, but liked it, so I built the loco. It was powered by a normal battery box on a wagon underframe, I now have the proper thing! My signal and trip posts I ordered a few (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Looking for 4531 track layout suggestions scan...anyone?
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Does anyone have a scan of the track layout suggestions sheet that comes with the 4531(Switching Rails), I believe it shows 6 different layout ideas. I'm trying to help someone with a problem and they're refering to this sheet, but I don't have a (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Ah phooey, I was trying to do 2 things at once, it was a Fabuland piece like Ben said. I just got post happy. I'll take a look over on the set database to try to date and reference the other train/Fabuland parts I don't know in this lot. This gives (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) See Ben's reply, I think he nailed it... he's identifying it as a Fabuland truck body. Your description fits that part. (I have (well, Taya has) some in other colors, (but not yellow) thanks to my good friend Mike Collins in Ipswich, UK who (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm already at work, I hope I can splain it to you. 4 x 6 rows of studs on the inside. 1 studs width all the way around that is flat like a tile, then the 1 brick high sides. The underside is just like a regular plate. The whole thing is 6 x 8. No (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve, Did you get around to the DAT file for the switch house? We're still eagerly anticipating it. :-) Thanks. Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Note... this set has not just a one piece vehicle base ala Town Jr., but the wheels are permanently attached to it. That would elicit howls of rage today, I expect... But I love Fabuland anyway. (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fabuland)
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(...) Maybe Ben B. knows what it is... but to me there wasn't enough there to work with. Can you post a somewhat bigger pic and maybe a pic of the other side? Are those studs on the inside or what? Thanks! (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) For unown, but useful parts never forget to ckeck out the Fabuland theme .... (URL) Regards, Ben (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Vintage train part identification
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I got this part in a big lot of train bits. (URL) tried looking it up on Partsref and Peeron with no luck. It doesn't even have a part #. The only reference it has on it is 2-01 on the bottom (unless that is the #, but I tried it also no luck). (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) IE6, I have an NT machine and after installing IE6 it started doing this. Jeff VW (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | More on the All Southeast LEGO Display - Feb 2-3, 2002
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LEGO Fans, The GFLTC(www.gfltc.org) and NGLTC(www.ngltc.org) will have a joint display at the Great American Train Show, February 2 and 3, 2002 in Jacksonville, Florida. The display will feature a 30 x 20 floor display with two cities, seaport, (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.fl.jac, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us.al, lugnet.loc.us.sc, lugnet.org.us.gflug, lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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| | Re: Gear and Axle Strength (was Re: Power Pullin' With My Tractor)
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(...) Another approach that doesn't require the macaroni but should be almost as good is to simply use the 2x2 rounds as strengtheners. Since they stick together with the studs and also have an axle hole down the middle, you could use them to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) gah! that's a terrible thing to do, IMO. not only you force people to download the huge picture, just to see it as 100x65, but you use up their cpu to resize it, every time anyone hits the page... instead of just resizing them once yourself, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish.html)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) Since I've done ALOT with HTML, websites,& Image resizing... Irfanview is awsome for resizing, But I only use it for oddball sizing, I Use Paper Port for scanning,& changing formats, & Microsoft Picture It, for normal thumbnails, & pics. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) I usually just split the difference and try to plan everything online to be slightly less than 600x800: pictures, html, etc. One of the better browsers to use is one called Opera, currently in version 6. One of it's cooler abilities is to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish.html)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) Which is ONLY in newer explorers... Josh (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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I forgot to mention a freeware app called Irfanview. It is a great image viewer and also does batch conversion (size, file type, name...). Look under menus: File, Batch Conversion... www.irfanview.com SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The browser which comes with Windows XP does resize automacially when opening a *.jpg file, but when opening htm files it can be done I think.... I saw such a trick today at work. I can find it if you want so. I usually try to keep it 500 wide / 400 (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) I'm in the low end camp. For most things, a 640x480 image is plenty, especially if you crop it. I will go up to 800x600 or even 1024x768, but I much prefer to keep them small. Of course I'm still running a 33k modem so large images are a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: train 3 pics uploaded on brickshelf
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There should be a main picture page on Calum Tsang's Peachy Server (w/ RTL Events photos) regarding Train 3. (I don't think it is quite ready yet.) It will link all the photos that everybody took. I am quite sure that there were several with photos, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) My preference is at least 400 pixels wide and at most 1024 wide. This doesn't hold for wallpapers, of course. Perhaps there's a way that the HTML could be modified to resize the images to the browser width if the image is large? Of course this (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) I notice this in IE 6 on XP the other night. If you open only the picture in the browser, it automatically resizes the image to a smaller size. Even though the quality of the resize was fairly good, I wasn't a fan, and turned off this option (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: image sizes on Brickshelf
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(...) I usually go for the 'low end', and size my pictures to around 640x480. If someone asks for a more detailed image of something, I'll either go full-size, or try to crop down to just what they want to see. I've got a 3.3megapixel camera, so if (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I believe it's part of IE6 and XP. Haven't tested it myself, of course :) Dan (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What version of IE does this? If you click on an image while in a file view, it will load just the image (not in a web page). In every browser I have ever seen this causes the image to be shown actual size (with scroll bars if necessary). KL (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good point. I've uploaded some whoppers in the past too, usually when I'm rushed. But I'd tend to say no more than screen size (1024x768 or maybe even 800x600 or even 640x480) unless you really WANT people to have to pan and scan to capture (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | image sizes on Brickshelf
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After looking at Ben's pictures I had a question for everyone. I find it difficult to take in the entire picture when I have to scroll. I was wondering if anyone else had any feelings about what the optimal size pic is to post (on say, Brickshelf). (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: train 3 pics uploaded on brickshelf
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Thanks for the pics! Are there any more pics of the sculpted areas of the layout. Can you give a description of the infrastructure you use to achieve the different levels. Also, I would like to see better pics of that bi-level blue and gray commuter (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | train 3 pics uploaded on brickshelf
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hi, just posting to say that I've uploaded the pics I took at Train 3 (in Toronto, Canada). Here is my lugnet lego page w/ descriptions: (URL) is the actual brickshelf page: (URL) and enjoy!! Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Gear and Axle Strength (was Re: Power Pullin' With My Tractor)
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(...) Well, I've been experimenting with macaroni bearings, and had some pretty good results. You can attach 24 & 40 tooth gears directly to the 2x2 rounds - this means the axle only has to take all the load at one small point. I haven't yet tested (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New train MOC - 0-6-0+0-6-0 Beyer-Garratt locomotive
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(...) Nice work, Frank! A 3-axle 9V motor with rods would be soooo nice! I can verify that lack of rods loses a lot (URL) though I didn't spend much time on it. And yes, I know I spelt Garratt wrong - I'll change it when it's easy to change (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NGLTC pictures from Atlanta GATS 2002
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Wow, I hope the show isn't the only reason you're coming to Georgia! And yes bring your racer, we're always excited to get some "new blood". jt (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: NGLTC pictures from Atlanta GATS 2002
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We're looking forward to the Greenberg show next month as well. We'll be driving down from Missouri to see the NGLTC layout. Will hopefully have a rail racer built in time to bring with. Jim (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Point Motor Instructions
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(...) don't risk damaging the point or the motor. I will get around to DATting one of mine, eventually - though it doesn't make such a cute little shack. Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Unused Parts in Small Loco 3740
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(...) It's Harry Cane's license plate, so it appears in many sets (I think basically every set which has a vehicle of Harry's). Frank (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Unused Parts in Small Loco 3740
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(...) 3... I belive... The Largest one, The next one down, & the service pack... Josh (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Unused Parts in Small Loco 3740
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"David Graham" <david@graham167.fre...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GqLGnC.HtK@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I imagine in the interest of keeping costs down they simply re-used the tile. That tile appeared in one of (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Unused Parts in Small Loco 3740
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I think the train was to be built using these black plates but then the design changed to allow an electric light to be added. On top of the boiler, instead of using the 4 black 1x1 plates with horizontal clip and the 2 black town umbrella stands. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NEW LTC! UPMILTC
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UPMILTC, Upper Michigan LEGO Train Club... Its just a simple club to hopefully bring Lego Enthusiats In Upper MI togeather, basicaly ANYONE can join (from anywhere, to keep up on news...), so far nothing special is planed, no metings... More info (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Point Motor Instructions
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(...) The hole at the end of the lever attaches to the top of the standard-issue yellow point lever. The + shaped hole in the baseplates will seat over the lever housing in an obvious way. I usually listen for my points to click, but you might want (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Unused Parts in Small Loco 3740
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(...) The part in question has two handles. These are horizontal and at end of the plate. Here is a reference: (URL) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New train MOC - 0-6-0+0-6-0 Beyer-Garratt locomotive
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I finally got around to doing some building. I've been doing a bit of tossing around in my mind a Beyer-Garratt after seeing the My Own Train engines. I've also been figuring out what passenger cars I will be making as I've been collecting train (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Train Show Planning
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The North Carolina LEGO Train Club (NCLTC) is in the midst of planning our next show. If you live in North Carolina (or southern Virginia) and are interested in participating in this event, please contact me. The show is April 6th and 7th at the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains.org.ncltc, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Unused Parts in Small Loco 3740
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(...) If you are referring to a black 1x2 plate with handle then I am using over 120 of them on a bridge project I am constructing presently. -Rob (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Unused Parts in Small Loco 3740
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Has anyone found a useful purpose for the 4 black plates 1 x 2 with handles (Type 2) part number 3839b which are included in the small loco set 3740. They are not used in either of the two engine designs of this set as detailed in the instruction (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Point Motor Instructions
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(...) What does the lever engage? How easy is it to tell when the turnout is at the right location? I can see the value of building at least a couple of these for our show layout. Our layout had one turnout which was basically impossible to reach (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Gear and Axle Strength (was Re: Power Pullin' With My Tractor)
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(...) Has anyone tried making an axle of 2x2 round bricks with bearings made from 1x4 arch bricks? I just played with it a little and it looks like the bearing would work ok. You could also make a bearing from macaroni bricks, but I think it would (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Point Motor Instructions
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Hi folks, I still occasionally get requests for information on my old automatic point motor. Well, I've long since moved to a more compact and reliable model, and after the rtlToronto Train3 show last weekend, I've decided to post the instructions (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Gear and Axle Strength (was Re: Power Pullin' With My Tractor)
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(...) That sounds like a very good solution. My solution to preventing axle shear has been to create multiple shear planes (like the hinges of the boom on my crawler crane). The problem is that it takes up a lot of room and there can be a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Power Pullin' With My Tractor
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In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery writes: Thanks for the update! (...) Long long ago, when I first got into the hobby, I was corresponding with John Gerlach about lift bridges and he reported axle failures, but it was due to shear rather than torque. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Level Crossing Gate 815 Variation
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(...) parts. Are you planning on pointing out the variations of basic bricks? A 2x4 brick has gone through at least 4 different designs, and likely there are more that I can't think of offhand. Also, I think that you are missing another variant of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cass #5
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There are quite a few good pictures at the Cass Railroad Site www.cassrailroad.com The cass scenic railroad has several shays, a climax and a hiesler. The web site has pictures of most of thier engines. There is also several books out on cass' (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Level Crossing Gate 815 Variation
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I just noticed a variation in #815 Gate. I've posted a pic of it on my Brickshelf parts compare page on the lower left: (URL) difference is in the counter weight. One piece has a solid counter weight with raised fill-circles on one side. The other (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: German DB236 Diesel Switcher Locomotive
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(...) In the meantime you can get it in gauge I too (and as all the big gauge one model it rocks!) (...) Definitely it is, but I think any green waggon with 2x2 classic window in white or yellow would be too.... Keep on bricking! Ben (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: German DB236 Diesel Switcher Locomotive
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(...) Departure...well, perhaps out of some necessity as I've run out of most of the parts that make for passenger trains. Also, just what "popped out" as I flipped through the train catalog looking for inspiration and something to use up some of my (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: German DB236 Diesel Switcher Locomotive
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(...) No, I don't think so. This was from a "new items" small brochure featuring only new items from year 1982 for gauge I, HO, and Z. The model of the DB236 was an HO scale. (...) Lot's of good inspiration in there! (...) Sounds like the MOT green (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Mathis' Train Poster at Jeroen's site
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Jeroen's been hard at work with the train posters. Part of that work has been with me to produce a an unofficial LEGO(R) train poster of some of my custom train creations. We cooperated to generate new POV files of my trains consistent with the look (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: New MOC: Woodhall Express
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(...) For baking cakes, silly! (...) Nothing earthshaking- I used a battery box to power the headlights so that I'd have constant power. And because of how tall the train is, the weight of the batteries placed really low in the chassis also helps (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That was in the "Spur I" (gauge I) part in the back? ;-) I often use the Maerklin catalogue for inspiration too... (...) I never saw a face to face combination in any train modeller magazine.... But I have to admit, that I have no idea about (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Very nice! You captured this engine very well. One question, where did you get the .dat for the train track? Robert Powell (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Battery, not batter, I gotta learn to edit! Josh (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hurry up with the deatils! I wanna know what the batter box is for! Josh (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) it. Yes- the 12v one looks a bit better, but the 9v one is great too. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hello Tony, The striping is very effective, it makes the train realy attractive. Another potential set for the "My Own Creation" series. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just checked out railracers.com and none of the images (on the setup page) display. ROSCO FUT: lugnet.publish (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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This debuted at PNLTC's display at Legoland California last summer, but I never got around to doing a photo shoot until now. Without further ado, I bring you the Woodhall Express: (URL) of some of the technical details will be available soon. -- (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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I have finally documented how the current Rail Racers race track is controlled and configured. I hope to had more detailed information on each individual component soon, as well as the source code for the RCXs (developed in NCQ). The basic overview (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general) !
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Ross Crawford wrote in message ... (...) BC (...) Shay or (...) don't (...) Maybe the BC Forest Museum at Duncan, on Vancouver Island? I seem to remember they have a Shay, but I might be wrong. Their website is (URL) but it's pretty poor, no decent (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The real brick model came first. I worked from a photo of a Maerklin model in one of my Maerklin catalogs. I'm not sure I would have built it in CAD first, since I don't have a .dat file for the 12v motor nor the 12v motor gray drive rods. I (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Greetings: The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club (GMLTC) is pleased to announce a show event in conjunction with the Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 2 and 3. details here on our website : (URL) kelly (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That one lookls great James! I like your way to use the 2x2-plate with side technic hole in several different places of your engine. Colour scheme and the amount of details are georgeous "as usual" when I see a model of yours... Which one has (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello All, Here is my latest offering; a F40PH Commuter train. Check it out on our website for full details: (URL) my Brickshelf folder for just the photos: (URL) Well, Robert Powell SCLTC (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) If the shafts ran down the side, it was a Shay (thus earning it the moniker "sidewinder"). If the shafts ran down the centerline, it was either a Heisler or a Climax (this all assumes it was one of the big three, I there were actually a couple (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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A little diesel switcher, the DB236 (or maybe v36?). Looks a lot better with the old 12v motor and drive rods. A lot of selective compression and a little artistic liberty...here's the result: (URL) Mathis (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Here's version 2 of the truck trail transport on rails vehicle: (URL) not sure if it can navigate severe crazy-S curves. later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) realistic. (...) I got some pictures of one of these shaft drive locos at a rail museum in BC when I was there (near Squamish, from memory). I'm not sure if it was a Shay or not - I'll have to check my notes. Had plans to build one sometime. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Sorry I have been out on vacation and busy with the baby. (Interestingly he is already asking for Lego’s and at only 2 weeks old.) I am very willing to help start up a LUG or LTC or both. It has been my ambition to show St. Louis and Missouri what (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.trains.org)
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Jason The grey curve bricks, "6081 Brick 2 x 4 x 1 & 1/3 with Curved Top" came from 6419 "Paradisa Palm Ranch" (I bought it for my daughter) this also contains 4 of them in white. Good tip about "Flash Speeder", Woolworths had them at £3.99 now I (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Truck Trailer hauler: Road to Rails, Keeping it Simple
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(...) That's great! Thanks for pointing them out. The scale looks good. later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, I've been "playing" with it tonight, and I've found some problems with it. In "push" mode the wheels pop off the track. Also, the yellow Technic piece has too much sag in it at the joint next to the end of the trailer; part of the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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