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(...) Been having some problems posting this... Thanks, glad you like it! For this render: (URL) I used the following code snippet to override the default clear (just place this near the beginning of your POV file): #declare Color47 = #if (version (...) (21 years ago, 22-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Very nice MOC, Rosco-- She's a beauty! It is large and in charge (sort of what I am coming to expect from you after that bridge;-) It reminds me of my own trolley project that I began a year ago but never finished and, coincidentally, looks (...) (21 years ago, 22-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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Traitor :) Nice one Rosco, it was the first train MOC I studied instead of just looking for quite a while... (21 years ago, 22-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Fantastic work! You've captured some excellent detail. (...) Duly noted! Adieu Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 22-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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OK, I guess I'll just have to live with "dwarf" space trains. I've been playing with some ideas in MLCAD and it does work out with the current specs if you use articulated truck cars like this one that I designed to ride as low as possible, but be (...) (21 years ago, 21-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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Pictures are now available from the NGLTC event at the Flowery Branch Georgia fall festival. This was our first opportunity to use the LEGO event kit and it was a big hit, the kids really enjoyed it. The festival itself was super, it's so nice (...) (21 years ago, 21-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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(...) I have seen yellow Navy locomotives and dark blue Air Force locomotives. I'm not positive but I don't think they have any military operators left, they hire civilians as needed. Their operations mostly involve cargo transfer between the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Classic W2 class tram
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(URL) Classic W2 class tram>> After seeing a (URL) large model> in a local retail store, and a challenge by a fellow AFOL, I decided to build a slightly smaller version. (URL) Here> is the result. Enjoy! ROSCO PS: I guess that's another Aussie icon (...) (21 years ago, 21-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) Ken, do each of the armed services operate their own railroads, and what are the differences between them in terms of operation, location, color schemes, etc.? I'm very familiar with the 60cm gauge railways that the army operated during WWI. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Mark, Nice work. You've also taken some great shots of it as well. -Anne (...) -- For SCO to attack IBM using IP (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. is somewhat like trying to eat >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`. a live tiger. -Ian Lance Taylor (v_," ; `,-\ ; : ; (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) very true, wonderfull view. heres my question, how did you get that clear texture so perfect? (URL) tell (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I'll do that. And I'll experiment with reasonably-constructed trains to see what can fit under the new connectors. Being a spacehead also heavily invested in trains, I have experience using both. (...) The NWBC layout should be huge, so (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | United States Army Rail
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You may have already stumbled upon these pages as I've been building them up the past couple of months. I've finaly got them to the state I feel they're worth a puplic announcment, so if you havn't seen them I invite you to see the state of Army (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's gorgeous. Very cool. later, James Mathis (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Thanks, guys! (...) This is the snippet of code I used to add the picture in the background: object plane z,0 pigment imagemap jpeg "img2608.jpg" maptype 0 interpolate 2 once translate <-0.5,-0.5,0> scale 4000 rotate 180*z rotate -20*y translate (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: is it a relay or is it yet another motorized switch?
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A couple corrections. 1. Just noticed I have a 2 x 4 plate on top of a 1 x 4 brick. You should probably replace these two pieces with a 2 x 4 brick or similar. The extra plate of height is unnecessary (though it doesn't hurt anything). 2. In a 5 x 7 (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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Seeing the pitiful designs I've made for motorized 9v train points, my brother Chris came up with one. Put a housing over it, and people will swear it's a relay. Not too many down sides with this one. There's no getting around the 6 brick height (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Press releases
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Anyone have any sample press releases they'd be willing to share? Knowing how the press release fared when sent out (in terms of whether it got any coverage as a result) certainly would be nice too, but not required. Thanks! (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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Awesome stuff! How did you get the background in this (and similar) pic?: (URL) cool, the way the image refracts in the glass. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | MichLTC to display @ Hamburg Railroad Days - Hamburg, MI - September 20th
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The city of Hamburg, MI is having their annual Railroad Days festival and MichLTC will be diplaying. Our members have been busy working on new creations to fill those city blocks. We will have an area approximately 19'x13'. The current plan includes (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org) !
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| | LDCC decoder - WARNING!
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The Uhlenbrock DCC decoders do not work with LDCC!!! I bought an Uhlenbrock 73500 decoder which fitted nicely into the LEGO train motor, but I discovered some problems using it: I could read the registers, but not write. I sometimes lost contact (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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(...) Great idea! I allways do a dcc search when reading lugnet.trains anyway. :-) Thomas (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rolling Stock
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Outstanding work! Thanks for posting the pics. The center beam car is way cool as well as the Santa Fe club car. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Riley" <markril@hotmail.com> To: <lugnet.trains@lugnet.com> Sent: Wednesday, September (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rolling Stock
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(...) Amazing & Beautiful, may have to make one or 2 to go with the train! Josh (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | NGLTC at Flowery Branch train depot
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The North Georgia LEGO Train Club (NGLTC) will be displaying in the Flowery Branch Train Depot this weekend as a part of Flowery Branch Better Home Town fall festival. The Flowery Branch Depot was built in 1901 by the Southern Railway because of the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Rolling Stock
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Hey All, I have some basic rolling stock MOCs I'd like to share. I've been busy trying to increase the tonnage of my fleet and these are some of the cars that can be seen rolling about. Yep, that's right, I'm not posting about something DCC this (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | The 2003 Great Edmonton Model Train Show
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This Weekend! Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The Mainline Model Railroaders Fellowship is holding their annual train show this very weekend, September 20-21 2003. If you're in the neighbourhood, please drop by and check it out! It's located at the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ab, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) This I have to agree with. If you've got a train that doesn't meet specs, well, you build space (SPACE!) for it to run. I have a 6-wide monorail (8-wide with protrusions) with a lot of overhang at the ends. There was no way it was going to run (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: motor in set 727
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(...) Most of the stickers are present, only the headlights are missing. Some of the stickers almost fall off. I got my 727 in built state. To check the inventory I dismantled it, except for the parts with multi-brick stickers. I found no very new (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 4511 redesign
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ive begun to redesign the 4511 set in cad. heres a pic of the "cargo" car, (URL) to come soon, im going to do the head engine now on a side note for cad, ive completed mockups, they can be seen in the render (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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"Xanthra47" <jmantor@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message news:HLBF8K.800@lugnet.com... (...) The platforms don't need to be on top of the wheels, you know. For example: (URL) You could park a standard corridor on yor train that way, and still easily (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BR50 with more photorealism
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: Snip (...) And once again a reply on a posting of myself.... I am proud to announce, the next milestone in photorealistical rendering has been reached now. After overcoming some trouble with the usage (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
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| | Re: motor in set 727
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(...) Hello Niels, since set 702 has been nearly the same as 103 (which ran out in 1975), and since 727 got launched in 1977, I think it is not to probable that a 702 has been sold within that set. But TLC has often used up old "spares" in newer (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Tips&tricks on KRHT's pages.
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Hi! As agreed with Knud R. H.Thomsen I post a link to his new page with Tips&tricks. (URL) find the point very creative BR Sonnich (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | motor in set 727
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What motor was included in set 727 (12V Locomotive) ? Was it the 702 or 107 (but 12V) ? Peeron doesn't show pictures so I cant determine which one it is. Last saturday I got a second hand 727 with a 702 type motor. Niels (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) This is going to be impossible to nail down until an actual layout is done at NWBrickCon (hope I spelled that right). Some modules don't have connectors on all sides. I think that someone should take track at NWBC and use it to eyeball trouble (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) That's great and all but most people don't commute to work in mining carts : P We can live with the height, I guess, but what about the width ? An eight stud wide road isn't even wide enough to get realistic cargo containers through : ( 10 (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) Agreed...I have a couple sets of train wheels...(but no motors or modern track) maybe I'll make a sample train car. --Bram (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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"Xanthra47" <jmantor@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message news:HLBF8K.800@lugnet.com... (...) Now that I disagree with. I don't think the standard should bend because we need tall trains. Just make em short. Like Larry said, even some mining carts are (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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Yeah. I'll retract those two rules. They are too limiting. I tried to build a sample train/corridor model and it just doesn't fit : ( I think if we're going to do trains we need to revisit the corridor height/setback again. Even the new 10 brick (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) 1) This requires the coordination and cooperation of the neighboring module. A road requires little infrastructure when compared to rail. (at least when you are looking at moonbase construction) 2) I'm assuming that there is less clearance (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) The NILTC has noted that 6-wide trains are technically 8 with grab bars and protrusions, and 8-wides are technically 10. We adjust our layout clearances accordingly. I think the soft-seal airlocks should be on rack gears, and be able to move (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) This is kind of limiting, especially when designing trains that are supposed to look squat and futuristic. I think train tracks will be fine...people will just need to work out a layout for the Moonbase and all the monorail/trains (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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As promised here's a picture of a simple L-shaped Moonbase layout with 4 train lines in the "road" spaces that can accomodate 36 standard moonbase modules and would fit on 2 3'x6' folding tables : (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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Mike brings up some good points about clearances etc., but I think we can avoid these problems all together with two simple rules : 1. Moonbase trains = six studs wide max. We can make "soft seal" airlocks to allow un-suited moonbase personel to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Assistance
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Quite an impressing system Huw! I'd like a more detailed write-up on it, if time permits. (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: leJOS & LDCC IRP
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Thanks to Chris, Mark and Jürgen, I am successfully reading LDCC IRP packets with josx.rcxcomm.LLC! (I say reading, not parsing--haven't had time to clean it up, yet!) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) Well I am not a real serious train guy, but I do like them in addition to space so... I think using the exsisting pathways would create all sorts of logistics problems. A train could not be more than 7 wide because we wouldn't want them (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Assistance
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Before anything else, thank you for the reply! In these past few days I've gone out of my mind trying to figure out alternative designs for the discharge mechanism, but as ideas get harder and harder to pop all the input is welcome. (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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"Jon Palmer" <jon@zemi.net> wrote in message news:HLAEz4.1v49@lugnet.com... (...) "roads." (...) postives (...) I'll also add that I think this should be as simple as possible, so even if we can go with both, I'm not sure that we should. [ j o n ] (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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"Xanthra47" <jmantor@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message news:HLAEDI.1sGr@lugnet.com... (...) Ok I'm stumped. I don't know what to do about this. I think we need some input from some serious train guys on this one, personally. I see postives and (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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Here's a better example of how we could integrate train tracks into a moonbase by running it through the space previously reserved for "roads." This is a super module with train track encircling it : (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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Why not run the train tracks in the space that is already reserved for transport systems ? I assumed that was the original plan all along : ) It still works if you stick in more straight pieces. Check out this pic to see what I mean : (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) Looks good so far... I believe the positioning is good as well as the train height. I have already started a module with a train. I also agree that a train is not best for intra-moonbase travel but might be used for cargo, industry, utility (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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"Mike Petrucelli" <lordi@erols.com> wrote in message news:HLA8B2.zM1@lugnet.com... (...) or (...) image (...) considering (...) might (...) Thanks Mike, but I found the part down thread! (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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"Orion Pobursky" <orion@dontaddthis.p...ursky.com> wrote in message news:HLA8pr.11rn@lugnet.com... (...) or (...) That's it! You rule. [ j o n ] (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) Try this: (URL) this what you were looking for? -Orion (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(...) Well I don't use LDraw myself but I did take this. (URL) not much, but if you want to use it as filler till you get a better image feel free to. (...) Cool. -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Moonbase: Starting to put up the rail standard
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(URL) what I have so far. I can't find a curved track part for LDraw or I'd put up an image of that too. I'd love to get some input on this from some of you Train folk considering that this should appeal to a lot of you. Hafner will be helping out (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Assistance
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Pedro, I have experimented with many different mechanisms for auto-discharging hoppers, although none have been like the one you describe. I have tried ones with levers that are moved up and down as the wagon passes a trackside mechanism, and while (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures and report from the EUROBUSS tour.
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I got some pictures from TLC, which I have uploaded. They are the last ones (URL) Jensen <sonnich@hot.ee> wrote in message news:HKApyM.ssx@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) I (...) next (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures of 8mm:1ft scale trains
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(...) The Mk3 coaches were a bit thrown together as I needed a passenger train quickly. They date from before my first exhibition alongside other scales and gauges in October 2000. The bogies have been rebuilt several times as the trim kept falling (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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Mark Riley wrote: > perhaps it > is time for a DCC .trains subgroup? I'm wondering if eyeballs glaze over when > DCC programming is discussed or some cringe at the wanton mutilation of pristine > Lego parts? I worry about the glazing effect, too. I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | TCS M1 decoder = good
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Hi all, Well, I just thought I'd share my experience using a TCS M1 decoder. This is a neat little decoder designed for N / HO scale, and fits nicely into LEGO train motors - read about it here (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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(...) Well, yes, there are the motors: (2 URLs) But, why then stop there? Slice that wire: (URL) Drill those plates: (2 URLs) Saw some track: (URL) Solder a switch: (URL) Drill'em, burn'em: (URL) Mwaaahahahaha... Whoa... Ahem... It's a slippery (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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(...) I guess I really really don't see the need for a moc group... what would be left after you take the mocs away? I don't think any other theme has separated out mocs, has it? After all isn't just about everything we do a moc? Help me understand (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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(...) Oh, it still is. But allowances must be made, after all... a DCCized motor is a good thing that outweighs any impurity. Or does it? Gee... maybe you HAVE rubbed off on me. (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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well if it goes, on the same note, lugnet.trains.moc? Sort out the trains group so you can follow one subject matter? I like the thought of DCC, I'm gonna start fooling around with it after I do a test Run, & maybe a learners run on an HO model... (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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<snip> (...) required (...) </snip> I must be rubbing off on you Lar. Before now, ANY mutilation of parts was considered sacrilegious blasphemy by you! :P Rob "Have Lego, Will Dremel" Hendrix (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It may make sense from a compartmentalization standpoint but has the volume been that great? I admit of bias since it's a topic of interest, but I'm not thinking it's high enough that we NEED to do this. As for mutilation of parts... ??? There (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: lugnet.trains.dcc?
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(...) I think it's a great idea. I like reading .trains for the neat models, but I don't have an iota of interest in DCC programing. (I don't mind the mutilation that much.) Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| | lugnet.trains.dcc?
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Hi All, Just a thought: I know Lugnet likes to keep things nice and tidy... perhaps it is time for a DCC .trains subgroup? I'm wondering if eyeballs glaze over when DCC programming is discussed or some cringe at the wanton mutilation of pristine (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: leJOS & LDCC IRP
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(...) Yes, this is right, to be friendly to as many implementations of the Lego IR protocol as possible, receiving programs should just mask off bit 3. (...) While the code is there to discern packets with different addresses, I haven't yet added (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: leJOS & LDCC IRP
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(...) I'm not really there yet, just couldn't resist the Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow metaphor. -Brian (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: leJOS & LDCC IRP
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(...) Receiving IR commands from a Lego Remote, IR Tower or possibly another RCX. They're not DCC signals, but LDCC IRP messages. Roughly the same data, different medium and different protocol. (...) LDCC IRP is still unstable, but it will support (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: leJOS & LDCC IRP
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Hi, (...) I'm having a bit of difficulty to understand what you are trying to do, as I know Lejos but not the DCC/train side of things. In particular, on which side do you want to use Lejos, sending those remote commands from an RCX or from a PC? (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I re-used a function to send command packets to the RCX that was designed for use with the original firmware, so it toggles the 0x08 bit of any repeated opcode bytes. Mark pointed this out to me when I was developing Full Throttle, but then he (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.trains)
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(...) This has been (URL) discussed before> but I totally agree that A: Six wide is a bit too narrow to represent anywhere B: American trains need to to be wider, they are so much bigger than UK trains(with mainland Europe somewhere in between) If I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Brian B. Alano wrote: I'm writing a leJOS package to support the LDCC IR Protocol. I've been testing it against Full Throttle. It works fine with the speed controls, but doesn't even seem to see packets for the function commands, stop, or power (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, it would be nice, plus the two or three unused sensors... I'm happy enough with the LDCC firmware as a DCC encoder (pleased as punch, really). But it "would be nice" if it were implemented as a library or patch to an existing brick OS (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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(...) Please use the MOCpages links and take the trouble to vote and/or review if you have the time …I’ll be adding captions at a later time … Day 1 (URL) Day 1 continued (URL) (...) The Day 1 gallery is now available too .... SteveH (BeLUG) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks for further describing this aspect of the rendering. I had not noticed that! You've got better eyes than I do. (...) Gasp! Thanks for looking at the poster with a critical eye. And, no, you weren't (especially) strange the other day-- (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Trock Trick! :-) (...) I agree wholeheartedly. I would never leave LEGO track outside at the mercy of the elements, which is why I'm going to utilize G scale track which can and is designed to do. And BTW, I'd never heard of connecting dual (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) over bricks are held in place with styrene tube the same diameter as a Lego stud. I use this technique frequently as the tube is so inexpensive (available at any well-stocked hobby shop) and opens up so many possibilities. My favorite use is (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip lots of great links> Brian, Thanks for posting about some of your recent creations. All so good! Love that large-scale display. Particularly favour the truck design on this bi-level car: (URL) for the descriptions and highlights. Awesome (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Frank, It's so wonderful to be remembered. Yes I'm still around... although the Royal Train website hasn't been updated in a long time. In 2002 I decided to devote my (very) limited Lego time to getting the Northern Illinois Lego Train club up and (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I've been wondering that as well. Brian's layout is an excellent blend of castle and train. This picture: (URL) simply stunning. But it is not for purists! Custom labels are used throughout. (Gasp!) Bryan "Frank Buiting" <felsir@chello.nl> wrote in (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi John, It took me a while to realise what you meant with the comment on the Eurostar, but I took a closer look and now I see what you mean. I think the distortion comes from using a extreme wide lens for this picture. This gives it a great (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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BeLUG Ingelmunster photos. This was the first show by the new BeLUG and it was really a prep show for LegoWorld2003 later in October. It tool place at a Hobbies Fair in a small town called Ingelmunster in Flanders (Belgium) over the weekend of 5th (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Even on British trains (more so on American), the wheels are less visible than with 6-wide Lego trains due to the vehicles being wider than the track. For some of the engines I haven't been able to put the wheels where they should be due to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone know what happened to Brian Williams' excellent Royal Train site? ((URL) ) The last update was january 2001 and I'm really curious what the complete layout looks like. -Frank (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow that a cool poster! Makes me want to finish my MOC of a high speed train... only have one car right now:( Build on... Robin W (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, James... And it's really cool how the new engine shed matches my RobRail livery... I hope to add more trains to my fleet soon. Robin W (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) James, Thanks and you can bet we will have something cool on display! This is just a test display for me, I plan on building something bigger and better each time. BTW KK Quah gets the display in October, so that means I get the display back (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Brian, Thanks, KK Quah and I plan on having monthly LIC displays over the next few years... Maybe you’ll make it down sometime, you never know. Robin W (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yes, give me some time... I am working on a RobRail web site with all of my trains. Robin W GFLTC/GFLUG (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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There will be no meeting at the clubhouse this weekend. We will be meeting Saturday September 20, 2003 instead. I will be showing off LDCC and we will be discussing automating layouts. We will also be working on preliminary plans for the upcoming (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc)
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis wrote: Kudos to the work of James and Jeroen! This train poster is again a masterpiece of your work. I am just trying to improve my knowledge on POV-ray these days - even the more I admire your brilliant works! With (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) It almost looks like some lens effect to me... but indeed it looks a bit odd. But otherwise awesome work again by both James and Jeroen! (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope, that's not it. I'm looking more at the red stripe between the yellow nose and the black roof. The right side (of the image) is higher than the left side, so it looks like the train is leaning hard into a right-hand curve. Looking at it (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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