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We have to clean the rails on our layout every time we take it out. Usually we do it by running a train over the tracks with a small load. They definitely get dirty though... -John 3 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dark Red in trains (was ...Dark Red LMS 4F 0-6-0 Freight Locomotive)
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(...) Huh. There used to be documentation of this (I thought), but I can't find one now. It's pretty simple - when you want to mix two of the colors from 0 to 15 (black, blue, green, teal, red, dark pink, brown, gray, dark gray, light blue, bright (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How to start on Lego® trains. What to buy? Which system? // For train FAQ
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(...) Then your house must have little dust b/c thats what happens to mine. A layer of dust is formed and I have to clean it all the time. And when I go around a week w/o running trains(if i'm working on my live steam engine too much)that happens. I (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How to start on Lego® trains. What to buy? Which system? // For train FAQ
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I agree with much of the other commentary, but just would like to toss in a few points: (...) But bargains can be found. (...) But 9v wheels work just fine (my 8 car 7740 runs quite nicely with 9v wheels on the passenger cars). (...) And wiping off (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Whoa there now Mr.P, how come every time I have advice to give, you have to talk down to me like some kid? Theres been plenty of times where I've taken the cloth mentioned above and wiped plenty of black crud off, and my track is indoors in an (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree. I'd also start a beginners guide by talking about 9V and the options available, then summarise older systems (battery, 12V) so that the beginner knows they're out there, and can then decide whether to seek them out specifically or (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have never done this, ever. And I have had no problems whatever. Unless you let your kids take the track outside (Hi Chris...) this is not necessary. It's stainless wheels on stainless track precisely to obviate this need. Therefore I would (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How to start on Lego® trains. What to buy? Which system? // For train FAQ
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(...) Metroliner and my brother got the Load and haul Railroad. So we started in 9V when our dad knew about the 12V. He always said the track wasn't right and now we have a 9V empire layout. I still feature the Metroliner and Load and Haul Railroad (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I think you've just about said it all Ben, I'll add that 9V rails can be cleaned with a soft, dry cloth every couple weeks for optimum performance. -Harvey (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Dear train fans, once more I got a very general request from a Lego®-train-theme beginner. He wants to know, how to start into the train theme in the best way. I know most of these questins have been asked (and answered) in the past for several (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) See this thread: (URL) (also in admin.curators) where I was asking about this very problem. Didn't really get an answer that I completely understood since I don't know how to do tables in FTX on the front page of a group. I do not think the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.curators)
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(...) It was tested for 15 minutes. The electric current was between 1.0A and 2.0A on the test. The regurator with heatsink was hot.But that does not exceed 60 degrees(c). I can touch the regulator.On the datasheets (URL) chips can operate . If you (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dark Red in trains (was ...Dark Red LMS 4F 0-6-0 Freight Locomotive)
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Thanks for the info! Look for some new Alco schemes on Brickshelf in about 3 days. :^) -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) periods? ROSCO (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Correct it is a Big Boy. This one is about 9.5 studs wide, but proportionately equal to James' Rio Grande, which is 6-wide. I have already been working on putting the kits together, for about 6 months now. I have been redesigning my original (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dark Red in trains (was ...Dark Red LMS 4F 0-6-0 Freight Locomotive)
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I've looked at the ldraw.org color table but didn't know there was a system to determine a color value. 272 = (that's 1 (blue) * 16 + 0 (black) + 256) looks awfully like an equation of sorts, is there a definition on how this works somewhere? And I (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Its a big boy, and I will look into the set but it probally wouldn't be cheap. Maybe if you have a desire for a steam engine set, you probally should make something smaller, like a atlantic or a mikado. Dan (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dark Red in trains (was ...Dark Red LMS 4F 0-6-0 Freight Locomotive)
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(...) Well, I'm not Steve B ... well, actually I am. Anyway, looking at <www.ldraw.org/refer...s/colors>, the color code for dark red is 320. There isn't a recommended/official color code for dark blue; I'd go with 272 (that's 1 (blue) * 16 + 0 (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Some info on custom color train (was ...Dark Red LMS ...)
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I got a message "441 Cannot accept LDraw DAT data in lugnet.trains" so I posted to .cad and here's the link... (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It looks like Todd is attempting to set up the page to devote 50% of the space to the left-hand margin, and 50% to the news digest, but the HTML table layout, at least under IE 6.0, won't break the long lines, forcing a minimum width for the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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