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Hold on for a few weeks. I have a new design to present which meets all your criteria for a remotely operated switch. In the meantime, you should absolutely design your layout for manual switching. It is much more satisfying (and prototypical!) (...) (22 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | James' beautiful Spanish-Brotli-bahn
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Do you think,too,that James Mathis is every day more clever as a train builder? (URL) Foto - Crea e condividi i tuoi album fotografici online (URL) (22 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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In lugnet.trains, Ed McGlynn writes: (snipped) (...) This one, I have put to work so far in my current layout. It's the easy part, I think... (...) But how will the TS reach the inner loop, if the switch in the center is set to straight? Shouldn't (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I will, thank you. BTW, is it possible to use a regular wire (non-LEGO) to make tests? Later I'd replace it with the real stuff, but in order to test faster I may need to use this procedure (if it is possible, what are the specifications of (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Work in progress, an EMU
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(...) That looks a little taller than I'd like to build one. I'm tempted to lower it overall and just use curves between the bogeys. Even though it's not so realistic it might fit better overall, and it means (allowing for bogus motor bogeys) you (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) There's also a way to use only one controller to run at least two trains, but both are at the same speed. While probably not what Pedro's looking for, it leads into more complicated electrical block control. Here's a folder with an example: (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Funny you should mention. I just this month gave a 10 minute talk to my train club on the merits of electrical block control. Perhaps I can help out. (...) True. (...) True. (...) Additional feeder wires every 25-100 ft or so should reduce the (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Advanced Design Train Roundhouse
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(...) That's true. I'd recommend 48 if LUCNY had real estate right now to display Wayne's design, but we don't. I think starting with a 32 would be prototypical and fit our table design. (...) Yes, that's also true. Steamtown's table is large, but (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would go 48 if I could. But I should hasten to point out that it is prototypical for engines not to fit on the turntable in US practice. It happened fairly frequently. The most common solution was to service the engine in the stall that was (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) it, just the main drive. It's a fairly standard drive with the motor in the house. Another note, Steve's setup is very modular. Although it makes up a fixed configuration (that spans at least a 5x8 foot area when the yard is included), it's (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve Ringe, our 8 Wide King. I will see if I can get him to reply, he usually is too busy building to post much. (...) The turntable sequences by using mindstorms touch sensors to detect when the table is "close" to the approach track and (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The vestibule plates are quite beefy on some MU's (eg 156 sprinters). Yours doesn't look bad at all as it stands but you should try the snot technique or something similar, I'm sure it would look even better. There are techniques that the (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Builder Profile on LEGO.com/trains-- Ross Neal
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(...) Congrats to Ross and his proud father! If I read the inteview I still cannot imagine a 12-years old sitting in front of Max. Indeed, very smart answers.... (...) Ross is a friend of mine! Big steam engines drive wheels - exactely what I ask (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for sharing these ideas: I have had the motor outside the turntable and had a long connecting axle hidden underneath the turntables visible floor. But in the end this lead to my 5 bricks high solution, that I dislike. In a beta-version (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Builder Profile on LEGO.com/trains-- Ross Neal
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(...) Na... he'd immediately switch to 10 wide because it would be "more realistic" or some similar folderol, you can be sure of that! :-) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Builder Profile on LEGO.com/trains-- Ross Neal
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Cool models Ross! Great to see younger builder getting props! I knew your were a great builder when you and your father stop in on a Florida train show! I am proud to say I have seen his work up close and hope the see it again soon? Build on... (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Builder Profile on LEGO.com/trains-- Ross Neal
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(...) Ahh, but what a way to go:-) -John (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | BrickFest tentative Train agenda
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For BrickFest 2002, the following are tentatively planned for Train events: - 9V Train and Town layout - 12V Train layout - 4.5V Train layout - Roundtable discussion on layout design and operation - DCC clinic - Presentation on getting started in (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New Builder Profile on LEGO.com/trains-- Ross Neal
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(...) start (...) But if LEGO start building them, you'll end up being just one of the all-so-rans...8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Builder Profile on LEGO.com/trains-- Ross Neal
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(...) Way to go, Ross, champion of steam! Very nice to read your excellent comments to Max's questions. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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