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Hi all, Teunis asked me to post pics of this, so here they are: Complete: With dome and top floor removed: With one side removed too: (6 URLs) Oh, and here's his train wall: (2 URLs) Enjoy! ROSCO (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Weird RCX electrical ideas
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I'd like to share two thoughts with you all. They involve the RCX and doing things with it that I'm sure the designers never intended (or thought possible). Oh, if you're reading this in the .trains newsgroup, you can skip over the first thought (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | How do you move a stuck Lego Train?
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:-D This is what happens to a test run on track thats cut short... (URL) moderation: (URL) to move it with 2 more locomotives: (URL) it sitting lopsided? Thats as the locomotives had pulled it forwards... (URL) new BS gallery reads: "GP35 High Nose (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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(...) Now that's cool looking! I like them both ,,, red and black. you should use them both on the layout. Brian D (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Versions 2 and 3 of micromotorized crossing gates.
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I've made a couple new models of the crossing gates. With the black one, I tried to hide the red motor. With the red one, I tried to make my peace with the red motor. I'd like to use one or the other on the IndyLUG layout for the Indy GATS, but it (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | huge lot of lego trains
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Thought I bring this to peoples attention (URL) wish I had this many sets I didn't want. When you see the starting price it seem exhorbitant until you realise that is contains two 7720 as well as everthing else Tim (Disclaimer. I have absolutely (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Train sensors
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(...) there is one trick you can use to get this to work reliably. The thing you need is to use carbon spray on the wheels so that a resistor of a few M-ohms is created. This will draw enough current for the detector circuit to work. product is (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: "Super Friction Specials" - Question at Jake / TLC
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> It doesn't answer the rest of your questions, but at least it looks like the new sets are okay: (URL) C. (21 years ago, 29-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | 8-wide Gondola instructions!!
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I've created instructions for my 8-wide gondola: (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | high speed train on MOC pages
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I finally got around to taking daylight pictures of my high speed train set. Visit (URL) welcome to write a review (of any of my creations). Many more to come in the next weeks (mainly train and town). Paul (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | "CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD" CONTEST
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ENTER AND WIN A $5000.00 GRAND PRIZE ===...=== The Shrine in Belleville, IL is hosting a Christmas LEGO® exhibition featuring LEGO® toy model displays representing the spiritual aspect of Christmas through the eyes of a child. for more information (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: MichLTC - LEGO Roadshow - Chicago, IL
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(...) Layout looks terrific! And from the photos, looks like you guys had GREAT weather! Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liason LEGO Community Development (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
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| | MichLTC - LEGO Roadshow - Chicago, IL
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MichLTC had a great time doing the roadshow this past weekend. Featuring one of our most unqiue layout plans yet, we had 2 trains running, 5 city blocks and a small area for misc MOCs. (4 URLs) MichLUG.org> -Jason Spears Webmaster (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
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| | Re: Train sensors
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(...) have an 18-inch electrical lead and contain an internal resistor to protect the reed switch from excessive current in case it is inadvertently wired up to an RCX motor output. The sensor can be attached to the railbed of any straight piece of (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures and report from the EUROBUSS tour.
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(...) Odd - I don't - can you tell more? (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train sensors
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Reed switches have been used. One discussion: (URL) a discussion on various applications: (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train sensors
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Has anybody come across a consistent way of sensing the presence of a LEGO train on a specific section of track? I was just wondering, cos I came across (URL) this site> and thought it'd be fairly easy to create controllers like these with RCXs (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Pictures and report from the EUROBUSS tour.
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CAUTION on the 2nd link -- I got a few nasty pop-up ads... (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Pictures and report from the EUROBUSS tour.
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Hi all! The Danish ambassador asked me to set up a train layout in Valga, when the EUROBUSS was there on August 16th, 2003. The original idea came from the Danish Cultural Inistitute. They should show some Danish things as a part of they tour. And (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Two new posters
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In lugnet.trains, Jeroen de Haan wrote: Hi Jeroen, as "usual" you have done a great job on these CAD models. I have downloaded them at once. Again it is really hard to tell from first view if they are made by real LEGO® bricks of just virtual ones. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp)
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