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(...) Thanks Ralph, I agree, the Technic crown gear is one of the most realisticly sized & shaped object for a fan cover that I have seen. It even curves over around the edges like the real fan covers do! Unfornately, I can't claim this as my (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out Dave Baum's NQC (Not Quite C). This is your best bet, IMHO. NQC doesn't get around the significant limitations of the RCX firmware, but it should easily be able to handle the application that you describe. (URL) you are running a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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Allow me to request a little help from all the rcx experts out there. I've purchased Mindstorms set and the infrared remote control. As near as I can tell, I can not do what I want with the mindstorms software, so I'm hoping one of the alternative (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy Train Sale July 15-? (several days)
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Christopher L. Weeks wrote in message <379354C9.6BF4306F@c...ri.edu>... (...) Were the 4559s and 4565s marked down, too? I have been waiting for those to go on sale - I hope I didn't miss them! Thats the exact store where I bought a bunch of 5571s (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy Train Sale July 15-? (several days)
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I was just in a ZB and they did have the big $130 DUPLO trains on sale down to $80. That was in Brentwood (St. Louis) Missouri. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Now there's an eye catchin' loco. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great Stuff!! I am about to get started on my first attempt at an engine out of Lego but I doubt I will come close to yours. Nice Building. Eric (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) WOW!!! I especially like the use of the Technic crown gear as a fan... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Indside of a dog, it's too dark to read... ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Carbon 60 wrote in message <37925E49.E0FC6D5D@b...ot.com>... (...) Not only that, but its the good stuff! Lot better than that Lego stuff. Oops, wrong group! -- Have fun! John AUCTION Page (15 Sealed Space sets sold - more soon!) (URL) Page (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Howdy, Here's my first attempt at a more realistic engine than those that come with the sets from TLG. Its modeled after the SD70M, which was featured in the July 99 issue of RMC. (URL) quite long, 45 studs, from the front rail to the back rail. It (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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G'Day It's late, but here is my 3 cents: I LIKE IT ! Great work. Cheers! Oliver Brian Darrow wrote in message <378F228C.2C3DDCAE@accs.net>... (...) <snip> (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) c /many of the /some of the less important / and I agree. :-) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well Peco is British and has invented many of the model railway standards. (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Diesel F Series A & B Units (was Re: Deisel F Series A & B Units
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Thanks for the comments. (...) I can see what you're saying about the front coupler and will certainly give it some work. (...) The pictures don't show it very clearly, but I was trying to give the nose an inclined look as it approached the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) Newton or (...) the (...) The Red Line might also be a little more affordable, there aren't very many green train door/window parts... Frank (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) Mike, come to the 8 wide side! [1] And from there, heaven awaits us in ten wide utopia;-) [2] -John [1] <Mike, I am your father>;-) [2] Hmmm "Ten wide utopia" Sounds like a band from Legopolooza! Tom, my wheels are spinning..;-) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ...Yea, but think of all the cool sunburst lego designs we can come up with!!! (...) ...Or if the LTCs go worldwide, the North Vietnam LTC.... :-) Or even the Northern Venezuelan (...) ...tho I suppose ppl could confuse us for no-valt-c.... (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Leanne, Welcome to the club! I think that most trains have those kind of doors, but they are too difficult to build with Lego, so they just made the train doors we have right now. I guess that you will have to learn to accept it, as it is not going (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Interest in NELTC or other Lego Group.
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(...) Plenty of room for that... GMLTC roundhouse uses 3 RCX bricks and gawd knows how many sensors, switches, etc. Assuming John G gets it working right, that is. I added lugnet.trains.org to the groups list so that members of other clubs will see (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.trains.org)
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Nine new pics. I finally had some spare time here with the scanner. With any luck (and provided we finish building in time) we'll have some .avi's of the layout from the train's prospective next month after the show. (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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