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(...) No. That was set 119 back in 1968: (URL) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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so is the first time a point (switch) has been included with a set? also does anyone know if there is lefthand switch included to? ondrew (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NILTC at Highwheeler 2003 and the All American Road Show
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Greetings LUGnetters! It's been a busy 2 weekends for the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club members. On March 8-9, we participated at the HighWheeler 2003 show at Harper College in Palatine IL. This was NILTC's second time at this show and we've (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.il) !!
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It looks like Hendrik Bergmann came across a 2003 flyer and posted it here: (URL) are 7031 - police copter 4514 - the stand alone cargo crane 4513 - the yellow station 4512 - the gray cargo train 4511 - the white passenger train (partial, end of (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I have updated my site, the yearly update. It has got: 1. MOC Hotel Golden Lion - feel free to visit 2. MOC some containers for trains and more 3. new look (background). Should be easier to read now :-) 4. pictures of the _real_ train I have been (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Monrail semi-innovations..kinda.
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Hello everyone, After about two months of work, I figured I'd go ahead and post my monorail stuff. I've been trying to assemble a monorail that uses no monorail parts. Unfortunately, it hasn't met with much sucess. Design #1: (URL) one seems to work (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: 4534 on Lego Shop at Home!
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"George Notel" <lego@notelin.com> wrote in message news:HBrnCI.w1F@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Rumor has it that some Target stores didn't clearance them and instead returned them to LEGO. That would surprise but I have heard that (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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You mean there was a Target that listed them at 75% off, and they STILL didn't sell? I need to find that Target! :-) George "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:HBpJ9B.qJy@lugnet.com... (...) 4534 (...) Super (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: France Paris RER Line C
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(...) Hello Pascal- I like your train. I am, however, going to hand the keyboard over to my son, Ross! JOHN Bonjour Pascal- Je m'appelle Ross Neal (mon père s'appele John). J'aime votre train. J'aime aussi les autocollants et les détails. Ca cerait (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | France Paris RER Line C
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Hello, I have finish my Beta version of the RER Line C. It's a train of Paris (France) (URL) can see a lot of label. BALI is the name of the train. You have one name by destination. B is for Bretigny sur orge. (URL) have label of no smoking and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | MichLTC to display at Curious Kids' Museum - St. Joseph, MI
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Short notice, I know, but we only found out for sure this afternoon. MichLTC will be presenting a modest 12' x 6' layout. This will take place during the Curious Kids' Museum LEGO CONTEST! (More information on this can be found at the bottom of this (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: 4534 on Lego Shop at Home!
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(...) It's not available for European buyers :( Would make a nice 1*2*3 train windows source... (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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It's probally just an over stock from the Target supply. jt (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 4534 on Lego Shop at Home!
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I was just looking at the Lego Shop At Home page today and noticed the 4534 on the trains page (URL). I thought that Lego was only producing this set for Target stores. Will this mean that Lego will have this set as a "regular" set for a year, or (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bi-level commuter train
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found it! (URL) hears some 8 wide ideas (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know if anyone has tried modelling this one, but a quick search revealed this link to some pictures of the GO Transit train cars that run east and west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (URL) well. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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steve barile wrote in message ... (...) see (...) Here's some pics of the West Coast Express, Vancouver's commuter train: (URL) building kits: (URL) TOWN PLANNING information: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) Lego Web (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4.5V/9V silliness
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I haven't found the train motors to be particularly good generators, but if you have two locos on an unpowered track you can give one loco a good push and the other will lurch forward... and if there's a light on the loco it will illuminate briefly. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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This isn't particularly new, but you might like to try it. Anyone who knows about motors will know that you can connect two together and make a generator from the second one. What's more, you can run a 4.5V technic motor into a 9V technic motor (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Return of the Swallows, Mission San Juan Capistrano, CA
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Some of the SCLTC club members will be bringing a slightly enlarged "Pirates attacking the Mission" layout for this year's Return of the Swallows Cellebration at Mission San Juan Capistrano (expected size is 70" x 120"). The Pirate theme was (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la.sa, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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| | Re: From Prusiia with love
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Beautiful! Congrats Steve! I can't wait to print one! Robert Powell SCLTC (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | From Prusiia with love
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Hi All, Steve Barile designed some lovely Prussian 3-axle wagons plus a 4-6-2 engine to go with. All these can be found on a new poster on (URL) I also want to thank Jan-Albert "Anvil" van Ree for helping out with some render "issues". (22 years ago, 11-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Why LEGO needs to...
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(...) I'm no minifig in that train Jeroen (22 years ago, 11-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Err - I notice the regular insertion of pairs of straights there. That's cheating... ;-/ Actually, has anyone done a dogbone spiral? That would be a cool way to use up curves. Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 11-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | The GFLUG/GFLTC Events Weekend...
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LEGO Fans, The Greater Florida LEGO Users Group and Train Club will have displays and more at the following three events in central Florida on the weekend of March 14-16... Event one is the Spring H & R Trains Show, in Pinellas Park, Florida March (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug) !
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THAT depends on what you build... less FLAT-thinking! (URL) :-) (Nevertheless, I agree fully with your statement!!) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Why LEGO needs to...
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...include more straight track in their train kits! (URL) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Steve, I made some a few years ago. They where more LEGO than scale. Here is a picture of one with the prototype: (URL) are to other galleries with pics: (URL) Railway Express (VRE) has some info about the Kawasaki bi-levels that they have: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Stefan, Thanks! I will try to get some more photos of it posted sometime soon. John (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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John, Thanks for your compliment. I will try to get some more photos posted in the near future. I have made a few modifications since the last photos were posted on Brickshelf. I will post a message here when I have more photos to share. Thanks (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Bi-level commuter train
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Hi All, I'm looking for bi-level commuter trains. I'm working on one and want to see some reference pic of both real trains and LEGO models. I know Robert of SCLTC build some of James Mathis' designs with a couple alterations, including a (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MSLTC takes first place!!!
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GREAT WORK! First place at GATS, you guys rock! Hope to see some pictures soon and maybe see some of your work up-close too... Build on, Robin W GFLTC (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NGLTC at NMRA Piedmont Division show
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Great work guys, the layout looks super! Can't wait to see it up-close! Also, I love that big train station, is it modeled after a real one? Build on, Robin W GFLTC (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Congrats guys! Glad it went well, looking forward to the pictures. jt (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | MSLTC takes first place!!!
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The Mid-South Lego Train Club took first place at the GATS show in Memphis, TN this weekend! Our next show is in Pine Bluff, AR at the Arkansas Railroad Museum on April 5, 2003 (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.). The layout itself was about 20' x 25' and included a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NGLTC at NMRA Piedmont Division show
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This weekend the North Georgia LEGO Train Club presented a layout at the NMRA Piedmont Division Train show in Cobb County Georgia. The space we where given was a bit tight but we managed to pull off a nice detailed layout. The display featured a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org) !
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Saw this yesterday, but hadn't had a chance to post. Very cool Hudson! You've managed to pack a lot of detail into a 6-wide. Nice. -Stefan--"4-8-4s still rule!"-G. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) it:-) JOHN (22 years ago, 7-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi everyone, I recently revised my posting at Brickshelf and thought I would post the link here for everyone if they were intrested in going and seeing my version of the NYC 1937 J3a Hudson. (URL) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC: Working Handcar!
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(...) Thanks Stefan! Actually, the extra set of small train wheels is just to balance out the look. Personally, I think it looks fine either way. If we could have used just one drive wheel instead of needing them on each side, we would have ended up (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) Thanks Joe. Actually, I'm very happy with the size...the first prototype was 15 studs long! The handcar litterally got better each time Shaun and I went "back and forth" with the design. Looking back, it seems that Shaun's (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Yeah, I've been saying for the longest time that MARTA needs to go from hub and spoke system to a series of loops... imagine MARTA's east line runing up to Stone Mountain, out to Snellville/Lawrenceville, to Duluth, then right along 85 to Doraville (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Very cool! Don't worry about it being oversized though. You should see an O-gauge handcar! :^P The little guys with the Studio heads are a great touch. and the basketball legs are a stroke of genius, I must say. I can't understand why you need three (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I agree but Chuck did mention that is was made in the style of many machines drawn up by Rube Goldberg. I have some draw of attention to his works. Its very amuzing to see a machine that takes the longest, most chaotic and complicated path just to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If you have an RCX 1.0, it's quite a bit simpler just to power the track directly from the RCX output itself, as long as you don't have too many motors, rather than having the RCX control a device that controls the speed reg. However that (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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No curves, that's kind of the joke of the MARTA system. I only has two lines, one East and West and another North and South. And they wonder why the system is so unused...it really needs to have stops at places people want to go for them to want to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | WamaLTC link found on GMLTC LEGO Train Community page
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I have looked and looked and I am unable to find a contact at the GMLTC site, and (URL) doesn't seem to provide a way to post messages. So I apologize to those busy webmasters who have heard some of this before :-) The GMLTC LEGO Train Community (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Chicago Elevated
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(...) Sweet. Did it have any curves? Those protective ridges would presumably need to be widened a bit. (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
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I like the detail on the elevated train, including the traffic light hanging under the track. We had a working elevated train at one time, a simple Mindstorm system controlled it going back and forth. It was modeled after the local MARTA train line (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
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| | Re: Chicago Elevated
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Hey all, Hears some shots of brian's version. When these photos were taken it was still a work in progress. (URL) hears a really bad shot of the car its self. Like I said it was a work in progress. The shot however gives you a good idea of how its (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
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| | Re: Micro Train plus more of the Woodhall Express
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"Tony Hafner" <lego@NOSPAM.hafhead.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HB91Mo.DM5@lugnet.com... (...) build something like that! -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | End-of-Line Ddevice, switch point MOCs
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I've updated my site with an end-of-line device, an automated switch point, and Rube Goldberg-esque speed and direction controller. I've included instructions and .dat files. What I need to do is run some searches here so I can update the site to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: First TCLTC Layout! ;-)
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(...) Ah, I'd forgotten that I took them down (and I don't even remember why I did in the first place), but I reposted them and Kev has already moderated the folder: (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Wow, very cool! Brian Williams has created some El cars as well, for a short (non functioning) section of track on the NILTC layout. I looked for pictures but could not find them -- perhaps someone will get a shot at the show coming up this (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
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The first five photos at this gallery: (URL) a couple more angles of the same MOC. Ken (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC: Working Handcar!
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(...) Thanks Bob! Glad you enjoyed it! The entire folder's been approved now, and there are 4 other movie clips. In the clips I uploaded I had the train running very slowly, but they're even more frantic when you turn up the juice on the track :) I (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Shaun and Joe, Thank you for making me laugh until my stomach hurt. I've watched the video about 20 times! I will try to build one for the next WAMALTC train show. Great! Bob (...) [snip] (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Way cool! (Pretty humorous too) I'm really impressed with the size. You were a little disappointed with the overall size, but for what it does, it's a very clever MOCs. It's also the first one that I've seen that works on a layout using (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New MOC: Working Handcar!
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Hi All! Joe Comeau and I have spent the last two weeks collaborating on a little project, and we are now proud to present … The Handcar! (URL) overall gallery can be seen here (after moderation): (URL) are movie clips of the car in action, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | Chicago Elevated
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This hasn't been mentioned yet, I don't think (URL) other pics near it) show a prototype that David Kohrman has been developing for some Chicago Elevated track and cars. This came out really neat! The cars have the Chicago look, although they're a (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug) !!
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| | Re: Looking for someone to take over the LUG Map...
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(...) Someone will be in touch with you about this as it relates to the LTC mapset. (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: MOCs: Micro Train plus more of the Woodhall Express
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(...) There has been some other 2 wide stuff done before.. LEGO themselves did some, J2 and Ross did some, and Shaun Sullivan did some as well as others I am forgetting at the moment but I haven't seen this extensive a selection of modern rolling (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: MOCs: Micro Train plus more of the Woodhall Express
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(...) things with this new group. So far, all I've seen before this are sci-fi mini-MOCs (hmmm - Mic's?) Neat to see real-world stuff here, and so vividly. Nice job, even with the mod on the clear panel. I wonder if I'll ever meet that moment; never (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: First TCLTC Layout! ;-)
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(...) could post them again somewhere? Thanks ROSCO (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | MOCs: Micro Train plus more of the Woodhall Express
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I recently made another 2-wide train. This one is a modern diesel train based on some 6-wide rolling stock found on BricksOnTheBrain.com. I gave this model away, but of course I took pics before I sent it off. The gallery includes images of the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: Plasticity MOCs: mountain, heaven, and more
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(...) You're giving me some great ideas, Rick, but really my setup was quite simple. As you can see at (URL) were three separate train loops, each with one controller. Another controller served the switching yard. The fifth one provided power to 6 (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Plasticity MOCs: mountain, heaven, and more
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(...) <snip really great pics of really great MOCs!!> (...) polarity switches! Golly! I'd love to get some more details on what's going on here. Are there six separate loops, or have you used insulated connections to create six control blocks? If (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Portland and San Francisco in April
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Hi Todd, Looking forward to seeing you in April! BTW, April 16 is my birthday. Looks like we need to schedule a BayLUG/BayLTC meeting for Saturday April 26th! Yes, its about 640 miles from Portland to SF. It takes about 10 hours in a car with (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.us.or.por, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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| | Portland and San Francisco in April
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I'm planning to be in San Francisco the week of April 21-25 and am wondering if I can squeeze in a visit to the PNLTC show in Portland on April 17-19. According to the Greyhound website, I can get a bus from Portland to San Francisco on April 20 for (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.us.or.por, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is this little engine ?
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(...) Trenton FL, at the very west end of the Florida West Coast RR tracks. FWCRR is a short line that connects to CSX at Newberry (about 15 mi of track). They used to go beyond Trenton to Cross City, and maybe to Chiefland, but that track was (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is this little engine ?
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(...) Ray, I'd say it's a 30 to 90 ton Whitcomb industrial switcher with a electrical drive system. It also looks like a non side rods version. Cool little critter... where is it? Robin W GFLTC (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's a critter! To me it looks like a Plymouth but I'm not very good at identifying critters, could be a Whitcomb or any one of dozens (hundreds?) of other makes... (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | What is this little engine ?
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For many months, I have noticed this little engine sitting on a local siding, apparently rusting away. Today I got curious enough to take a few pictures... (URL) What is that thing anyway ? Ray (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC MAGLEV Prototype at BW
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(...) Very cool! I was just starting prototyping for a maglev project myself! Now if only Lego will sell bulk magnets... -Matt: ) ---...--- www.auctionbrick.com - username mchiles www.insidethevault.com - mattchiles@gorge.net Matt Chiles 1006 (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for someone to take over the LUG Map...
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(...) John, let me know who will be maintaining it and have them contact me and we can work out an updating mechanism. The way Eric Kingsley and I did it in the past was that he edited it on his local computer at home, then uploaded the new HTML (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | NGLTC displaying at NMRA Train Show March 8-9
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This coming weekend the North Georgia LEGO Train Club (NGLTC) will be displaying at the NMRA Piedmont Division Train Show in Cobb County Georgia at the Cobb County Civic Center on March 8-9th. The layout will be smaller than we normally show but (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: MOC MAGLEV Prototype at BW
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(...) Ya, that's the problem. my thinking is that it's not a 1-1 alternation but maybe 2 in one dir for 1 the other, and the magnets on the car body (which would have to be a lot longer body to allow for more magnets) are staggered so that a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC MAGLEV Prototype at BW
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(...) How about a magnetic linear accelerator to keep with the theme. (URL) would only work for short trips, and would need to be reset for each run, but it would still be cool. I don't know if the Lego magnets are very powerful, but that can be (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC MAGLEV Prototype at BW
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(...) But you need to keep the same polarisation to make the train float. How would you stop the suspension magnets from snapping forward onto the alternating ones? All I can think of is a third row of alternating magnets which your wheel works (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) yes to both... (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So it would "walk" on the magnets? Or would the wheel be powered from the car with a batterey and motor? -M (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Could a wheel of rotating magnets propel it? Right now you have all the magnets polarised the same, presumably... if you did something with spacing, can you have the magnets alternate? Have to think about this a bit... but with altnerating (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Tim, Thanks Tim. Yes, the 2x2 cylinders would probably help with corners, and would generally look cooler anyway. Also Yes dave, we could use some more magnets how many can you spare! I guess that's why real ones use electromagnets! With curves, (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well that, plus a good supply of several hundred Lego magnets at least! I wonder when (or more likely if-ever!) these will come out as a bulk item? -- David Schilling (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mark - This is cool! Matt Gerber and I have talked about doing a maglev LEGO train in one of our many conversations about cool MOCs we'd like to make. You beat us to the punch! Glad you got it to work. When I was younger, I tried making a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, In case you missed it at the diner, or didn't make it to BW '03, (or a BayLTC pizza meeting) Ross showed the prototype Maglev vehicle and short "track" that he and I built. Eric Sophie was kind enough to snap and post a pic of it. Its at: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf) !
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Yeah I know it's off-topic! Apologies if link wraps... (URL) lugnet.off-topic.fun (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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For those that might not know a fallen flag just means a logo from a company that is no longer in business. It might also mean just a retired logo. Many railroads have merged etc and create new logos after the merge too... (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Plasticity MOCs: mountain, heaven, and more
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I've been adding some MOCs to my city over the last couple of years and decided to take a few pictures before Minizilla took down the house. BURPy mountain with road, monorail, and train access (URL) under construction (URL) and Tornado (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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It would be nice to have the origins of the LTCs written. I find myself telling the tale of how "it all started" when I'm visiting other clubs etc. Like our ancestors way back in the verbal history days. Reminds me of the scene in the last MAD MAX (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Those drivers certainly are big by US standards, especially considering how many wheels there are. But it must be said that 19th century european locos, in some cases, had FAR bigger drivers. IIRC some on the broad gauge (7 foot gauge) UK (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ya, the rivet counters would, anyway. (not that there's anything wrong with that!) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Great idea - both. The site however seems to down at the moment :-) Sonnich Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:HB15po.Jwt@lugnet.com... (...) reference (...) it (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Uh, must have been an implanted memory... (...) Okay, in a shocking display of amnesic modesty, *I* was the first to create a FF logo for an LTC (GMLTC). I don't remember how I came up with the idea-- I thought I had gotten it from JT, but the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) WOW! Congrats Shaun! Very cool, very cool indeed! I also noticed they put a link to Lugnet in there - I would think doing that would be shaky considering the past events with the AFOL discount code and logo in the mag. If things have been (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If I actually said that, think of what it would do to John's head. So no I am not saying that. Connecting the dots is left as an exercise to the reader. Certainly there are a few non fallen flag logos in the bunch that are nice enough indeed, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Pretty good, considering the size. Despite being double-motored, it still seems to have a weak drawbar pull. If both motors were under the boiler, it'd probably be better. (...) I hadn't noticed the discrepancy in the cab length until you (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I think late 1999. I think Jeremy Rear had the idea of using this fallen flag. SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tell me about it... (...) With the handrails it comes out to effectively 10-wide. (...) I like the use of SNOT for the boiler on that. Very nice. Thanks for the kind words! -Stefan- (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Just poking around and found this great page of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700 that in Portland ((URL) just how big the drivers are! I recall the night Ben Fleskes, ScotttM and I visited this round house. I couldn't believe how big these (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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