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(...) You're referring to the Seaboard Air Line ALCO RSC2's which were retrucked from A1A-A1A to BB, I believe the Milwaukee Road did the same... (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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With my SD40-2 (Rio Grande) I kind of took the middle road and put 6 wheels in the back and used the 4 wheel train motor in the front. I know it's not exact, but we do have to work with in the limits of LEGO parts. I did try match the fans and side (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If it was anyone else posting the above I'd let it go.. or just post a "yep, well said" because most of the points are valid. BUT, since apparently J2 is identifying himself as a nitpicker, I have to point out that there is almost certainly a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't think it will ever come, and I hope it never comes, and here's why: To design a 6 wheeled truck, you need to make the spacing between the wheels pretty short in order for the truck to negotiate the tight LEGO track curves, a la the 12 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow! Thast's the first time I've ever heard of that. I noticed those rubber tires on the motors before, wondered about the life span etc... but kaboom! What an idea! I changed the subject, some might be trailing off this one... SteveB From "Re: My (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) BTW, wait until you see Ross' latest-- a BN GP50... it literary astounded me when he showed it to me for the first time. Possibly the finest diesel loco I've ever seen modeled in LEGO. When he finishes putting on the final touches, I'll take (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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For those of you who are interested and don't post to any of the regular rail newsgroups, I am offering a route map of CSX's famed Bone Valley phosphate mining region. This hand-drawn map is issued to all CSX train crews operating on the Florida (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's certainly true, and I want to point out that for my 40 class, I used the round, printed tile from the Millennium Falcon set to achieve that grilled look (light gray). -Harvey (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) I have another trick to improve your engines/motors. If you take a close look at the motor wheels you see there are small round rubber bands. You can exchange the original ones against the rubberbands used in the Lego bicycles. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Silly answer: Try it both ways, and see what looks best! Serious answer: I think we're really modeling the fan housing, not the fan itself. Usually, it is the same color as the top of the locomotive. So for your CN, black would probably look (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: <snip> (...) The *only* problem with that is TLC made their 9V electric train motor with 2 axles and not 3. I have seen some pretty good MOCs that get around this issue, but none of them seem to sit right on a 6 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Euro-trash? Care to explain?? :D As for weight... one weight brick per 9v engine block seems to work fine for me. I refitted my 7760 with a 9v block and it ran great, a LOT stronger than my 4563 engine. After fitting the 4563 with one weight (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Gerlach" <john.gerlach@bestbu...ospam.com> wrote in message news:H3rwKK.3Ly@lugnet.com... (...) Mine (...) that (...) wheels per (...) he (...) is (...) and (...) Here's a question for you all, Should the fans be gray as they are now or BLACK (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The most fun is when you display a LEGO moc train at a train show (GATS, NMRA, Greenberg, etc...) and you have a "real" model railroader come up and identify the make/model of locomotive you built. That's when you know you did a good job! And (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) As Lar mentioned, there isn't any definitive version (keep in mind that the GP is an evolving entity itself, so your question is *really* vague). Generally, a number following the letter indentification indicated the horse power rating; so a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I also am a firm believer in running short trains with LEGO®. Not only do they tax the 9V motors less, but they're easier to manage and somehow convey a more dramatic effect to my eyes...especially when using two-axle equipment. -Harvey (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It depends. Which model? There have been dozens of models and dozens of configurations. If you really want to know, there have been published drawings of many models, but it may require purchasing back issues of Model Railroader or whatever. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The Southern California LEGO Train Club will be displaying their revamped and new layout this weekend (Sat, Oct 12 and 13) at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, CA (www.discoverycube.org). This is a hands-on Science Center and they are (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc) !
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Interest here, Pacific Northwest is a long way from Arkansas, but I think i could get us some place like a church fellowship hall in the St Louis area. Good central location, good air, if there is any interest let me know. You guys in the NW might (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Figure for steel wheels/steel rail is that you can get 1/4th the weight on drivers as TE. More for a modern DE loco with anti-slip and AC motors (more like 1/3rd). As regards traction tyres, no, we don't need them. What is there should work (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dude! ...that would be great for a Babyface Centipede, but I think you meant a 3 axle (or 6 wheel) motor. :-) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Speaking of conversion kits, I just thought of a crazy idea; What about offering a conversion kit for the A unit to make it an Alco FA-2 or PA-1? Engines existed for both in the warbonnet scheme, and it doesn't take many bricks to change it. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Quite right. This is why the model scales have brass flywheels on top of the motors. As for the rubber, we need actual traction tires (with treads) on the wheels, not just wrapped rubber bands. (...) You can find the NMRA RPs for weight here: (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) enthusiastic (...) I too learned a lot from a quite eloquent lecture on the dynamics of this community. I guess I was just hoping that more people would respond to Paul's post. The questions Paul raised were similar to my own. After reading (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am thinking that there is a FAQ entry in here somewhere on weight. I am pressed for time but - engines benefit from more weight, up to a point... additional weight (especially over the drivers) gives additional traction/adhesion. The 4561 is (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:H3q8IE.Fus@lugnet.com... (...) an (...) always (...) which (...) some (...) I (...) better (...) but (...) say (...) which (...) frames (...) your (...) simply (...) arrangement (...) and (...) So what (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My observation : Most LEGO engines are simply too light! The motor has more power, but it can't be transferred onto the track because of the lack of grip. With my 4551 Crocodiles and my MOC DB211 I added some weight bricks, as found in old 12v (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi Ben, Thanks for your insightful response. When I placed my original post I wondered if anyone would reply at all. I assumed that it would only depend on the content of my post being something people cared to comment on. Bert's comment (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"George Notel" <lego@notelin.com> wrote in message news:H3LCB1.5wt@lugnet.com... (...) Is (...) the (...) $140 (...) :-) I really hate people that open the boxes in the stores... I actually bought the set when I was down in Seattle this past (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not *exactly* (the main difference would be number of fans on the top), but close enough. Even *with* the "incorrect" number of fans (which is not to say that that particular configuration could have existed with modifications, which happened (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:H3q1BJ.J1z@lugnet.com... (...) Yes, pulling power from the electrical AUX connector, splitting it to the motor and the lighting system. I can get you some pics of the rear and a quick (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:H3pzx6.F2B@lugnet.com... (...) SD40-2 (...) are (...) missed the (...) A combination of HO and O scale decals. The company (Microscale) doesn't make S scale in the decals I used. At times it was pretty (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Dean, I'm guessing that you are pulling the electrical power for the lights from the track (thus allowing you to turn on only the direction needed), do you have an detail shots of how the lights are mounted? Looks good, congrats on the award. jt (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Really nice, Dean! A very clean design and good scaling. Also your pics are very effective and present the MOC well. The decals add so much-- I missed the reference so I'll ask here-- did you use S scale decals? My only nit (aside from the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] I have poured more than enough fire into the quality issue.... (...) Hi Paul, I think noone is ignored by the 'old train experts', but the online community of Lego fans has grown to a size, where we older ones are not too enthusiastic (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very nice engine. The decals and electrical tape really add a lot. Also the use of black tissue paper, ingenous! The turning fans on top - very impressive. Great work, Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Glad to know its not just me who was puzzled by this. (...) Man, every story I hear gets me more depressed! I don't own any ATSF stuff yet. I decided to wait for the cars to come out and an LD "kit" offer since my LEGO budget is limited. I now (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Just one short word: Impressive! And thanks for the cool navigation through your gallery: well done. Regards, Ben (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm in the same boat, not a train expert but had the same thoughts as your posting. (...) My thoughts exactly when I saw the offer. (...) Naahhh!!!! Hope not. (...) Artistically you still need the B-unit to create the piece de la resistance. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message news:H3oyHF.46p@lugnet.com... (...) SD40-2 (...) have to take first place now. Well done! Bob Fay (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can see why! (although the pedant in me requires that I point out that it ought rather to have won "Best Locomotive" or "Best Trains Themed Model" rather than Best Train (1) ) (...) Sweet! Whoa, she's a beat. Very nice! Hubba hubba. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I am very pleased to announce the completion of my Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel engine. (URL) gallery includes comments on each page) Voted "Best Train" of the show at the Northwest BrickCon! The special features of this engine are as follows 4 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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Hi, I'm not a LEGO trains expert so I'm curious to see other people's opinions on this. I should make a point to say that I'm thrilled that LEGO Direct has provided the ATSF products, and my theories are just for curiosity sake, not to imply (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well, bad weekend or maybe good? We have a train show this weekend... It's the ever popular H & R Train Show with its outdoor fun and long hours. This is the show that John Neal came up for, from Ft Myers back in the spring of 2001 when he was (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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After stretching my ICE-T diesel and converting to electric, I'm working toward an ICE 3 set. I would appreciate any assistance on proper coach styles, such as: - number of doors - window placement - style of BordBistro/Restaurant cars - which cars (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Frank Filz wrote in message <3DA30C4F.C95267F3@m...ng.com>... (...) Yes... one of the criteria for picking rolling stock for this would be reliability, so coolness and fancy construction would take a back seat to reliable and consistent running - (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, I'll be in Orlando this weekend, anyone up for meeting at the Orlando LEGO Store store? Maybe get a bite to eat around there... Robin, do you guys, GFLTC, live near there? SteveB PNLTC (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A snow remover has 2 of those, so that leaves us 6 to assign to one or more other train sets. Just to make sure, I'm talking about the following part: (click on the link to see a picture) (URL) possibility: These are also separatly available (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Pictures of RichLUG's display at the 25th Annual RF&P Model Railroad show are available on BrickShelf in the following gallery: (URL) gallery also includes one sub-folder (Brickgonia) that holds pictures of my Halloween-oriented MOC's that were (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.richlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Please do! -Rob. (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yea, I guess you weren't there when the resulting accident involved your monorail train... :-) Frank (who cleverly educated himself about multiple monorail train operations using someone else's trains...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.space, Frank Filz writes: ... (...) Wow! I can't believe I've never noticed this! Thanks, Frank, for such a clear description of a crucial multi-train monorail operational detail. Cary (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) DCC would certainly make things a lot easier, though extra power feeds would be necessary to assure all lines are powered at all times. Using one person's DCC motors would limit the locomotives used to ones where the motor can be easily (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) On the Moon Base Layout, we had 4 basically independent monorail runs. One did run right on the edge of the table and was only run when the crowd was small. Two of the runs connected via a turnout, but a station track prevented one train from (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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James Powell wrote in message ... (...) converted (...) Thanks for the offers, James. I've been assuming that we won't be able to have DCC since 99% of people don't have converted motors etc, but if you have that many available it just might be (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is a real shame. These sound like pretty basic (ie avoidable) faults. Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur's Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I was going to add a small followup to this discussion last night, but it got too late. So, I'll followup to Ben's post, even though my followup is only indirectly related to what Ben is saying. Sorry about that. I've got one Santa Fe, and one (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ben, already done! Jake --- Jake McKee Senior Producer LEGO Direct (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hmm. Perhaps this is a US thing (?), the only 2001 train sets we have in non-lego shops in the UK are what looks like superfluous LD stock sold at a slight discount. Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Dear Jake, I would additionally beg you to give this information into your production and quality control. Here we are all adults and train heads, our trains are not operated too much and we have tons of stuff. If I have 40 wheelsets with (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'd likely be willng, but it depends on exactly when...as I am sure people are aware, HM has more say than I do as to when I am avalible. If there is a way to borrow enough DCC keypads (digitrax), I would be willing to offer up my DCC stuff (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Jason Spears" <spearjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H3n5vI.598@lugnet.com... (...) insist (...) I'd (...) and (...) look (...) faster (...) Why not automate the monorail start/stops? I made pretty small switcher for our upcoming layout, if (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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During the train roundtable at NWBrickCon, among other subjects we talked about the possibility of building a layout for realistic operation rather than round-and-round loops for public viewing. Between Vancouver and Seattle, 6 or so people (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) As many a Michlugger can attest to, running 3 monorails at one time is a surefire accident in the works. We frequently run 2 or 3 at our shows, and eventually 1 or 2 will end up off the track and on the layout. We try to look out for it, and (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.space, Frank Filz writes: ... (...) ... I have to hop about my home layout quite a bit whenever visiting kids insist that I run two monorail trains at a time. I can't imagine the gymnastics I'd require to run four at once. Sounds like fun! (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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Added lugnet.trains since it wasn't posted to originally and at least one massive monorail collector is not that much into space (hi Cary!). (...) I'll have to post my track counts later, however, the moon base setup demonstrated that a huge (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dean, sounds like your wheels had some production errors. I would encourage you to call our Consumer Services Center and ask them to send you some replacements. They should be able to get them to you in no time. Jake --- Jake McKee Senior (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Harvey Henkelman" <Ferroequus@webtv.net> wrote in message news:H3LtG2.JDn@lugnet.com... (...) should (...) lines) (...) problem (...) I'm finding little reason to the whole friction issue. My CN engine has two motors on it and it runs very fast on (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Recently I got the chance to visit the PNLTC mall layout, and let me say that it was great! What an excellent opportunity for displaying a layout, I can only hope that other LTCs can be as fortunate to find a way to set up more long term layouts. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) At least 95% of these waggons have been new (or like new). All we did, was giving them a short look on the bottom side: if a wheel block is not attached perfectly, then the wagon will run on only 3 wheels and cause higher friction. All waggons (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) rolling before using them in the record attempt? (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Call me crazy, but I believe there is a limit to how much weight one should stack atop a 9V train motor. My previous V188 double-diesel was solidly built...too much so, for I had to raise the controller up two or three notches just so it could keep (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Has anybody checked the wheel sets? Lego had some minor problems with the Legend Metro-Liner and they seem to have major problems with grey (Santa Fe + coaches) wheel sets now (as I heared from several people till now). These do not run as (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: new waggons by Huw Millington
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(...) Hi Larry, thanks for the link! Nice John Deere tractors, that remind me on the old tractor used as load here... (sorry for bringing this link once more.) ;-) (URL) this site: (URL) you may know, most of my models are somewhat related to rural (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Cary Clark wrote in message ... (...) 15 (...) Interesting - Jeremy Rear brought his Santa Fe ABA set to NWBrickcon this weekend and it kept slowing down to a crawl at certain places on the track for no discernible reason. Good old Thomas the Tank (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Trains arrive at Target in SoCal
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(...) it (...) the (...) Slit the tape on a 4534 box at Target yesterday. White boxes within, not anything special. The number for the blue passenger car is the same as the green. I would have hoped they'd change it. I'm not shelling out the $140 my (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC - small train engine shed
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My 40 class would look great sitting inside that shed! Great job Bob... -Harvey (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Tim, it looks like the Exclusive Train Set is available from Target.Com for $160 US. A little pricey overall, but if you were really interested, I am sure that an AFOL south of the border could offer some assistance. A blue passenger coach (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Best Train to Purchase for a Newbie? (Poll)
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(...) Yep. While WE probably all can (and will) fix the problems with the ATSF rolling stock, it may not be the best set for a newbie, who won't know what to do (or have the big collection of parts to do it with) and thus might get frustrated. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Best Train to Purchase for a Newbie? (Poll)
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"Aaron J. Muhl" <aaron_muhl@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:H3Kqo1.7rq@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Metroliner (...) I submitted my opinion to your poll but also thought I would comment on it here as well. Two weeks ago I probably (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC - small train engine shed
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(...) The canonical thing to do seems to be use 12V track rails and tinypeg train wheels to ride on top of them to hold the traveling gantry... If that wasn't what you were asking, oops! (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Here's just a small train engine shed I made with room for one small engine inside. (URL) frame on the right is supposed to be a gantry for an overhead crane hoist but I can't decide how to design that part. Suggestions gladly accepted!!!! - Bob (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Classic Toy Trains Magazine taking its queues from NGLTC (or so it seems)
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(...) And don't forget the 12"=1' RailRacers on "Junkyard Wars" this week on TLC... :-) JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Classic Toy Trains Magazine taking its queues from NGLTC (or so it seems)
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In the recent flier for the up coming Atlanta Greenberg Toy & Train show I found this little event listed: "Celebrate Classic Toy Trains Magazine's 15th Anniversary at the Classic Toy Train Races! Three side by side tracks, each 24 feet long; (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: new waggons by Huw Millington
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(...) Well, since you begged... :-) Here's an announcement of a new design... (URL) have some variants and doodles (for lots of other equipment) which I need to get some pics of. I was lucky enough to be in Portland OR earlier this week and visited (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Best Train to Purchase for a Newbie? (Poll)
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Greetings all, I've been a huge Lego fan for most of my life, largely because of my father. While he has never owned any sets himself, he always participated in building when I was young, and he always drooled over all of the train sets. Well, this (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Jonathan, Thanks for the E-mail. Just a quick status on the Map. I have to say I am way behind, I am sorry for not being able to update the map in a while. I have been extremely busy and time just hasn't permitted me the time it takes to keep the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Find my train
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Hello, I will try to answer some of your questions. I bought a box with about 15-20 kg of lego so it is hard to exactly telle which part are from the trainset. (...) 8 but I thins some are from the snow remover, as I found some bricks which looked (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Super Chief set not ready for prime-time
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Case writes: ... (...) The Super Chief locomotive and cars are absolutely beautiful. I've bought 15 sets so far, and I could see buying more. But, it is the poorest running train since the inception of 9V. As Jeroen de Haan (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) As a Canadian, with no Target available, I am VERY disappointed. Jake, will any other stores outside the US be getting 4535? Or will LEGO Direct be making blue passenger coaches available in the future? Thanks. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) *bangs head* Do you really think that with TLC's big push for LEGO Train clubs, the support they're giving, and now selling My Own Train at retail, they would do this? It makes zero sense. Here they are trying to build momentum for LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: I heard a rumour that lego were going to ditch 9v track...
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(...) I suppose it depends on your definition of long term but I'm fairly comfortable with the medium to long term (5-10 years) direction for LEGO(r) trains. I wouldn't read too much into them not having new parts. LD originated sets tend not to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Is this really true though? After all, 3 of the 2001 train cars are available at retail. Probably more significantly, there are 2 different retail starter sets that are built around the 2001 series of trains. Does anyone else suspect that by (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: I heard a rumour that lego were going to ditch 9v track...
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(...) Always true, but I doubt that they would leave the current system behind just as they're on the brink of getting trains to become readily-available to the mass market (at least where there's a Target) and thus having their popularity shoot up. (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That sounds a bit of a pain. The motor would be bigger, making it hard to use existing sets. But perhaps it is what the [mass] market wants? Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: I heard a rumour that lego were going to ditch 9v track...
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(...) Can we be sure trains are a "money-making theme" in the longer-term? The fact that much of the newer offerings can only really be had via S@H and that these sets contain no real new parts makes me wonder what the long term plans for trains (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: I heard a rumour that lego were going to ditch 9v track...
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(...) And that is your opinion. The rumor was a change to the track, not the discontinuation of the entire line. It could happen. Suppose LEGO came out with a 9V multi-channel IR controlled train motor (Manas? Spybotics?) that didn't require powered (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: I heard a rumour that lego were going to ditch 9v track...
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I don't think LEGO® would leave a money-making theme such as trains hang high and dry, it would be foolish...especially after almost 40 years of continuous train production. This is nothing more than a vicious, nasty rumour. -Harvey (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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A friend of mine that has a wholesale account with lego heard from some person inside lego that they were going to scrap the current 9v track and go for a non powered track setup, more like duplo trains (the person at lego didnt say why but I think (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Virtual Trains: Blue Angle, Norway, TGV Duplex, 12x Loc
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(...) Small miss-print here, the native Dutch name of this nice early example of a streamlined diesel-electric is "Blauwe Engel" wich translates as "Blue Angel". Only a small difference in spelling, but big difference in meaning. Thank you very much (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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