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(...) Yes, typically that is how it is graded, however, I recently learned that the original article in the 1972 (I think) Model Railroader magazine called for it to be timed. So I think we can use whatever method works best. (...) I agree, the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Congrats. Tom sent me (as curator) an offline note about holding train related BrickFest discussions here, in the root of the trains.org hierarchy, asking my opinion. I wanted to say publicly that I think it's a good fit and we ought to (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Note (to the uninitiated, everyone that knows who John Allen is already knows this) TimeSaver is a bit of a misnomer, it's really MOVEsaver, as in you are judged on total number of moves to solve the puzzle, not the elapsed time. A move is a (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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As part of the Train activities for BrickFest, I am planning a switching puzzle game based on John Allen's TimeSaver layout. One attempt at a LEGO track plan is: (URL) you are interested, please take a look, and let me know what you think. (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I had an interesting issue with my connection this morning....:-p I'm sure Ross would be honored to have his MOC there. -John (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) and if you mail me a link to an image no wider than the train poster up there now. LMK. (I sent that in mail but got bounced) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow indeed. I have a new criterion for a good train MOC: If you can't tell for sure from the thumbnail if it's the real thing or a MOC, it's a really good MOC! I also love the 3-wide! Peter (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow! That's how a steam engine has to look like! Ross has used some very clever building techniques and as aresult his engine catches the appearence of the real one very well. If you see this Pacific steam engine, you can easily forget about (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well a good run on a layout test the limits of any train. I too have built a steam engine and have found that running the engine on a layout can find many unseen problems.One problem I ran into was that I didnt have enough play for the Up and (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) to your son. Fine work. (...) Looking forward to seeing them. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In other forums we often question his loco motives. Dave! FUT ot.boundless-wit (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ya, it's funny, you seem to get more steamed up elsewhere than here. (takin' a ride on the GD&R railway...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol Thanks, Shaun, you made Ross' night! He hadn't ever seen *your* steam locos, and I purposely didn't want to show him before he had completed his. After having poured over your pics on Brickshelf just now, he was *very* impressed himself (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Dave, thanks for the kind words. Since the yet-to-be-revealed TCLTC layout utilizes only curve-straight-curve-straight turns (with the hopes that TLC is even now working on a gentler curve piece), Ross built only to that compatibility, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks and thanks again-- it's good to be back in .trains, where I should stay, if you get my drift;-) -John (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) reaction to seeing the pics of that engine. All I can say is that I am absolutely and unquestionably, undeniably and unarguably, completely amazed. And that's without processing the tender years of your son. This is an unbelievably gorgeous (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I recently completed work on the first few sections of a new website for "Planning and Building Lego Towns." (URL) sections are "Types and Styles of Lego Towns" "Tables and other Underpinnings" "Design Tools" Coming soon: "Designing your Town (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) Go ahead and brag, thats one nice looking steam engine. Its alittle hard to see all the details cause of the black bricks, but it realy captures the look. How well does it handle turns, and can it make it through a switch? Tell him to keep up (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow. Spotlighted. He's better than you are. ( :-) because that's high praise INDEED...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Rob, Answers to your questions: - I buy all my model railroad stuff from local hobby stores (SF Bay area). - The ones I used are different size than the Lego ones. Wheels are available in all kind of sizes. I think my green engine uses the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) An interesting panel or round table discussion I would love to participate in would be one on designing layouts for operation. We're doing wonderful stuff with models and public displays, but I really haven't seen much in the way of actually (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains.org)
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Are there any places online to get wheels like these Bachmann wheelsets? Are they the same size diameter as a Lego train wheel? Do you have part numbers? Would I be able to fit them into the same truck as regular train wheels? "David Wegmuller" (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Rob, I've converted some LGB and Bachman G scale wheels for use on Lego tracks. You can see some pictures here: - This is an industrial locmotive in 1:20 scale (Technic figure scale, 30 inch gauge): (URL) This is an experiment, a solar powered (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben made an engine working, see it on his pages: (URL) it works but not to well. BR Sonnich Rob Hendrix <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GvB0yL.3t2@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) with (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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One of the sets numb4ered 252 also had 4 of these wheels. I think I've got about 40 by now. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Please see the following message regarding BrickFest Train related events and displays: (URL) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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1 - we are having a building party any day now. (footnote somehow omitted from original post... I typed it, honest.) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: Gv9A2A.L8p@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) See (...) as (...) not to forget set 395 from 1976 with white wheels and 329 from 1968 with red wheels. If you never had the chance to study (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I definitely in favor of the 30X30 train modules. Its also what we in Toronto do. A definite copy of PNLTC design (thanks Ben Fleske). It fits 9 regular (32X32 brick stud) baseplates nicely, or 6 (32X32 brick stud) baseplates plus 2 parallel (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Was that footnote gonna contain useful info? 8?) FUT .o-t.fun ROSCO (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Actually, the picture was in a catalog in my local hobby shop. I looked for a few minutes today for some on the internet, but never really came up with anything. "John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:GvB0uH.3Jv@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Were you going to include a URL for a picture of this? -John (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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oops...typo "Rob Hendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GvB0Au.29s@lugnet.com... (...) finding/making (...) the (...) O (...) are (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anyone made any progress on this? I am in the process of finding/making metal wheels (or a variation thereof) so I can power items directly from the 9v track without going through the standard motorized truck. I have found O gauge wheels (in (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I'd certainly enjoy seeing that lift bridge on your club's site! Think you could squeeze some pics and info of it for us? Adrian Egli (URL) Hendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gv9Ho6.Cxp@lugnet.com... (...) video (...) will (...) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) design is close to PNLTC but has modifications to incorporate short plexi crowd guards and uses 2x3 stringers since we have table walkers (see the webpage for pics of Chris and Amy on top of the tables) so we needed stronger tables. Our big (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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Hey nice find! Wow! that's great! Legomaster www.mylegomaster.com (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Until we can get our website finished, here are some early pics and a video from the Fordyce, Arkansas Cottonbelt show held on April 27th. (URL) think?........ -Rob BTW - Thats the last time anyone will ever see THAT MOC liftbridge. It will be (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc, lugnet.trains)
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:Gv8yEE.L3J@lugnet.com... (...) assume (...) close (...) The spoked wheels in 396 are indeed the same as those in 390. They also appeared in white in 391 ((URL) I am lucky enough to have (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Rudy" <TJJohn12@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message news:Gv94zB.Awy@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) run (...) success (...) blueprints? (...) go (...) We (NCLTC) built our modules based on the PNLTC specification. Everything you need (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains.org)
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x-posting to .trains.org <IC> <Announcer Voice> Now, another BOO BOO moment, brought to you by "The Lucnyville Picayune" and I-Soar Cola, "I-Soar Cola, when you positively need refreshment, and don't care what it looks like!"... </Announcer Voice> (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Set 390, an old Cadillac, comes with five large red spoked wheels. I assume they are the same but am not sure because I've never seen spoked wheels close up on a train set before. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I had to sign a waiver stating that they would only be used with club displays and that we would not sell them or use them in ways that would "harm the brand image". We were glad to agree to those terms and save them from being ground up. jt (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Wow! It is *so* unusual that LEGO would allow one of their sculptures to fall into "civilian" hands. Usually once a model has outlived its lifespan, they're ground up into tiny bits. It's great to see some models given a 'second chance'! Nice (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Some 'smaller' spoked wheels were with set 7750 12V black steam loco with tender. They also came on their own. As with the 12V set you could use them with a motor in the tender. David (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If you put the table lower, you can get a longer reach, especially if you scatter some strategic open spots (like road intersections) to put a hand onto for bracing. 30" is the maximum recommended in Model Railroading books. (...) Note that (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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A few questions... The big red spoked wheels you sometimes see in trainmodels, are they from set 396 (URL) ? Is it possible to use these wheels on 9V ? Which other sets contain those wheels? Thanks, Saskia (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The NGLTC LEGO collection just got bigger, or maybe the truck just got smaller. :) (URL) OK maybe the truck didn't get smaller, but we did rescue some fine LEGO sculptures. Recently a set of LEGO sculptures from the LEGO Imagination Center in (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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(...) ... I'd love to be able to reach four feet. That means that from one outstretched fingertip to the other, I'd have a span of nearly 10'! That would be great at basketball, as well as playing the piano (or two). Seriously, my tables are 4' deep (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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It's amazing how similar it is to 10014 the new caboose! David (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I find 8' is the maximum width of a layout, as you can only reach in by 4', but then there is mainly town in the centre of the layout. Also I like to have several trains running at once, it's nice to sit back and watch them. You can only have two or (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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As I'm starting to be moved into my apartment, I've started to think about what to do for a train layout. I could put a 12'x12' layout in the garage. Here's a possibility: (URL) baseplates mark the boundaries of the table, including the access pit (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is it exactly. Guess I should have searched for "santa fe" as that would have given the results I wanted. Thank you, Pierre. Now I can borrow a few ideas from these gallery pictures. __Kevin Salm__ (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No doubt! Looks futuristic. (...) Good use. I love seeing models with working lights. Thanks for bringing your "Lightning Bug" to attention. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I put two of the yellow noses to good use. My "Lightning Bug" is super-fast, and a popular favorite at PNLTC shows. I even managed to get it lit in both the front and back, and since it travels at full speed, the lights are always nice and bright. (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Kevin, I think this is what you're looking for: (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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About 2 weeks ago I stumbled across a Brickshelf gallery (a Recent upload) that featured custom coaches for the 10020 Super Chief. I was not at home to bookmark it and did not email myself the link--it should be easy to find again, I reasoned. Well, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, My company is hosting our annual inter-company competition on Thursday May 23, and the theme this year is Leg-O-lympics. That's right. 1500 people on 8 different teams will be doing various things to win using Legos. There's way too much (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) working, at rtlToronto Train3 back in January. Pictured here: (URL) wistle that activates it is very high pitched. Hurts the ears. But a really neet design for early train control. Derek (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello All, I needed to add some animation to my part of the layout and this is what I came up with: (URL) . Has anyone else built one of these? I'm looking for a better way to make the tripod. Any suggestions would be appeciated. Regards, Robert (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Ben: Here is another option for the styling of the rounded underside of the IC 125. I also changed the windows to a lower aspect ratio. (URL) am planning to try the 4.5v/12v style train wheels, as you suggested. And, since I doubt I'll ever be (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I haven't tried adapting the APT nose to this IC 125. I am trying to find a use for the 4559 nose elements-- not that I can actually build this IC 125 in real-bricks, for I know of no source for the 1x4x1.3 rounded bricks in light gray, blue, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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From: "BrickBuy" <brickbuy@comcast.net> (...) to dust (...) Not at the moment, but if the source becomes available (hint hint) it may be possible to make a cross platform version. Martin (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cool, many thanks. Guess besides dusting of my monorail track, I'll have to dust of my old PC (or is there a version that runs on Mac?). Thnaks again Paul (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, track designer supports monorail layouts. If you don't already have it, you can get it here: (URL) (look for it in the menu on the left) Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "BrickBuy" <brickbuy@comcast.net> To: <lugnet.trains@lugnet.com> (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Having rediscovered my monorail tracks, I was wondering if there is a track designer specifically for monorail? I will move soon into my new house with an (almost) all Lego basement, now would be thebest time to design the big table for my train and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) experience so far to be this: being present when someone took the shrinkwrap off a MIB copy of one of these to show around. (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Old sets are indeed interesting. This set seems like a universal set, I have it but not the instructions. The box shows several model, a caboose, a passenger car (whihc is the one which ws in a 1978 or 1979 catalog) and a freight/post car. the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, Ben. I consider that high praise indeed. Though I don't compliment nearly often enough (instead of wasting my breath in .debate;-) I have to say that your body of work is probably the most impressive I've seen from one person (with (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) flyer with my first LEGO set. But I never found one in the 2 local stores that sold LEGO (both newsagents), dunno if they were ever available here in Australia. ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think your excellent APT nose profile would work better on the 125. Did you try it? (...) The picture of the 125 at Reading you have is curious. If I didn't know better, I'd say the loco is "between" paint jobs, as the livery is a bit weird. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:Gv53vF.A1M@lugnet.com... <snipped> (...) somewhat (...) been (...) special (...) nearly no (...) I wouldn't take the SNOT thought too far, the first generation of Technic sets had (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I remember reading somewhere that is a Post-waggon. Dunno where. Think it is a free interpetation of a old German postal waggon. Could find any good pictures to make my point but I think you know what I mean... De groeten, Jeroen (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I "always" loved those early high tech inventions into a Lego theme, but to be honest: I heard about these trains just 4 years ago too. They seem to have been really bad sellers (and lots of Co-Afols could buy them even in the middle of the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the catalogue showed the passenger coach (which I have always seen as main model). If you build the passerger car you have no spares from the set left, but you have lots of them when you build the caboose. (...) There are some clever designs (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ya, but a lot of modern euro/british stock uses those style wheels. (...) Roger that! :-) (MTW-1004 is 6 12/15 wide with an 8 wide load, though... (yes I said 12/15 it's two extra tiles sideways wider...) ) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL) doesn't capture the look of the real thing very well. Comes a little closer? later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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New to me. Sorry if this is re-hash. Just so interesting to see this electronic whistle-blowing device for trains. 1969; wow. Sets 138 and 139. (URL) Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Looks like a caboose to me. It is named passenger wagon. Interesting. (URL) to review the old sets. Never browsed the blue era much. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was thinking about Chris' method; brilliant work!. Not sure I would like that look on this passenger waggon. 8, 7, ugh. ;-) (...) That was fun to figure out. (...) Yikes! later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It kind of forces your hand to go 8 wide, or at least 7, don't it? Even if you go with the low profile outer journalless truck that Chris showed recently you can't rotate the wheels and fit within a 4 wide area. I am just loving the way you (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the IC125 waggons look to be roundd over the full length of the car-- even above the bogies. John: Thanks for the reference back to your corrugated passsenger cars. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey, just for reference (in reality;-), here is one of my corrugated passenger cars which I rounded underneath between the trucks. I really like the effect. (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) mouth. Never done a 8-wide so far). (...) agree: what about using 12V wheels to reduce the height?(ok, they have poor running behaviour and are without frame.) (...) That is the weakest point in that design. (...) What about "selfmade" (but (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think 7 or even 8 wide would yield a more appealing aspect ratio for this rounded waggon base. However, I think just for fun to try it in 6-wide first. No real-brick build, yet, but here is a rounded waggon base construction that I think (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree - truly stunning, and I'm also pleased to see your entry get a prize - it's a great story (even if it is "technic challenged"!) (...) And the April fools entry was the icing on the cake! Well done, Rene! ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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pov render (URL) instructions (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) Considering the overall quality level of the ISCC entries (which was stunning, just stunning, don't you agree?) I don't consider my placement as a "flop", by any means. That entire entry was thrown together in 2.5 days of furious building just (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Frank, you have a sharp eye and detected it: those are black tiles on the sides of the windows (white 1x1 + both black 1x1 + 1x2). That has been a small part of mine: Never do a MOC without some snotting. Would be like a letter without (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) end) (...) I'm quite sure it has been from the ISCC - in the train theme: (URL) worth to take a closer look at.... My favorites in the train part have been the entry of John Neal and the "General Purpose" of Dieter. I was a little (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Ben, A question, in this picture: (URL) the two small 2x2 windows 'bordered' by black snotted tiles? -Frank (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, here goes: Pros ___...___ 1) It involves trains!!!! 2) It's different than another engine or piece of rolling stock 3) Fairly big 4) Any Maintenance of Way equipment is great (Are you listening, Lego?...) 5) Fun to build 6) Fairly easy (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks, Huw. I have thought, as well, of implementing techniques of the APT construction, but, I thought that perhaps I could find a use for the 4559 pieces here. I'd love to do a rebuild; but, that is a very back-burner project. I like Ben's (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not for sale from me. I only have two of these parts. (...) Nor mine. ;-) But, just trying to "keep it simple" to see what happens. (...) I have seen a green old-fashion passenger car built with 1x4x1.3 quarter-curved bricks in just this (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) The rain gutters are a part of mine and no big invention: lots of my older models had them before - now my formerly big amount of round 1x1x1 in grey has been reduced evidently. I myself am glad about things like the mechanical (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:Gv1F2D.6H9@lugnet.com... (...) pictures of it. My cab uses techniques learned while replicating your APT cab. (...) Railway (...) front-face. (...) schemes (...) If memory serves, the first (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) haha... The bigger problem has been the bumping into each other when our ways had to cross. All of the floor in my appartment has been full with boxes of different lego bricks and we were ballancing through the few free spaces. Still having (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi James maybe somebody around is willing to buy them? But those parts are in fact "quite" useless and you are for sure not the only one to have too much of them.... (...) of mine... (...) is the rounded waggon base. I think one can't do that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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here is my "railroad repair and tie remover" model which is actually 5 years old, and now i have made complete easy to read instructions on this "masterpiece" of a model (you to could have this model!) but my question is, (BOB PARKER mostly..) for (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: msltc website update and MOC lift bridge
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We are actually working on an upgrade at the moment. The site should be working soon. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. -Rob msltc'er "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Gv1J1q.HKF@lugnet.com... (...) go (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.msltc)
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