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  Re: COLTC at Dayton GATS, OCt 11/12.
 
(...) Lugnet fans, I just wanted to show off our latest Lego train show that COLTC put on at the Dayton GATS show last weekend. (Oct 11,12 2003) This was our 1st GATS show but our 3rd as a group. We all had a great time and we received many comments (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.oh) ! 
 
  Re: COLTC at Dayton GATS, OCt 11/12.
 
(...) EXCELLENT work for your first GATS and only your second public show. You COLTC guys sure use a lot of effort, creativity, and bricks.... (URL) Salm__ LUCNY (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: Wow what a weekend for LEGO events!
 
(...) Wow! I am so blown away, I bobbled the Subject tittle... Sould read: Wow what a weekend for LEGO events! Robin W (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
 
  Wow what a for LEGO events weekend!
 
Here is a list of events this weekend: LEGO WORLD October 17-21, 2003 (URL) Will You Make LEGO Roadshow, Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ (URL) display in Truro, NS, Canada October 18, 2003 (URL) at GATS Ft Myers, FL October 18-19, 2003 (URL) at the Motor (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org)
 
  NovaLUG display in Truro, NS, Oct 18th
 
Hey folks, NovaLUG is proud to announce our fourth public event. We will be participating in the Model train show in (URL) on October the 18th from 9am to 4pm. For this occasion, we decided to work with all new creations of our favorite train and (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.town, FTX)
 
  GFLTC at GATS Ft Myers, Florida...
 
Hi all, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club will have a layout at the Great American Trains Show (GATS), October 18 and 19, 2003 in Fort Myers, Florida. The 22ft X 15ft layout will feature two main lines of trains, a large yard area, a large (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)  
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) Good suggestion. I'm not sure I have the baseplates to keep it all together, but I'll think about it. I was given a large table in the basement to work this project on, so I have good room now. A brick ring is certainly feasible, if I have (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) I'm not sure I understand that. Are you saying use two separate tracks and put the "outrigger" on the outer track? I basically want to circle an object (in this case a large one) with the camera. I'm not sure how an arm on the outside helps (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) Then, if the LEGO track radius is sufficient, my idea still would work, just put the arm on the outside, and definately use a wheel this time. Nothing visible within the track circle! (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) Here's a thought: Make a single "rail" out of 1x2 bricks, curved to the diameter you want. Build a wheeled support for your camera with a groove in it that lets you slide it along the bricks. Or (and I know this is blasphemous and all) buy (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) Both ideas would work excellently for an external 360-degree pan, but once again I forgot to mention one thing: the subject is in the middle. To clarify: I'm doing a film where I have a cardboard "valley" full of sand. I want to do a pan all (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) wow, that's getting complicated. how about a 12v motor, at the center, with a platform built onto it. you get stability (by removing the bogey aspect), and simplicity. if need be, i can post a mockup, but somehow i don't see this as a problem (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) So you want to mount a camera on a flatbed and put it on a circle? If so you might want to make an arm that goes into the center, and put some weight on it and a single wheel or even one of those boat "glider pads" round 2*2 under it (as in (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  ParLUGment to Display at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
 
Hello, The Ottawa LEGO club ParLUGment is pleased to announce our first local showing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. On October 18th and 19th, we will be displaying a 16' x 9' LEGO Train layout at Railfair 26. The show is at Algonquin College near (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment) ! 
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) There is also one thing I forgot to mention when I made the original post...I'm not doing realtime filming. I'm doing stop-motion. Therefore the need for a wobbleless system is even greater. Also, to make it harder, I cannot trigger the camera (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: DD45m prototype CAD
 
Simple response: Looks good. I'd like closer looks at those CAD files (some detail can't be made out). -Tom (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  DD45m prototype CAD
 
Just wanting a simple responce on my DD45m prototype CAD's I'm starting work in the morning on the real one... (real as in Lego) (URL) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)  
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
If you took the monorail and ran it at 4.5 volts (to slow it down), you might get a very wobble free ride..... but I haven't tested it. -Tom (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Blain's Farm & Fleet 26% off Lego
 
Enough trash talking. William, Lar, you have some very nice tractors, and I'm sure all the kids at your shows will have lots of fun mishandling them. You've got yours designed for maximum detail, the ERTL models are more about getting the shape with (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Blain's Farm & Fleet 26% off Lego
 
(...) Well I wish you'd give it another thought, because if you don't bring it out soon, I'm going to have to crib from it, mine (MTW-5001) are a lot smaller! I like it a lot and I think it's worth 50 easy. Your tractor rocks... and theirs... well, (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)  
 
  Re: MOC: Schnabel car
 
Well, if you are going to do it, you might as well do it LARGE! I would imagine even the full scale units have certain radii curves they can't negotiate. This is just another one of those reasons we need different radii curves from TLC!!! The 12 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) Agreed, and I even take advantage of the wobble in MTW-1003 to good effect, however in this case the original poster is looking for a jitter free way to do circular pans with a camera, so wobble is not his friend in this application. ++Lar (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: MOC: Schnabel car
 
I failed to mention that I will probably be making a second model. It'll be a different style and the color sceme will be grey, blue, and red. I'd say the only part limitations was only because I didn't have them in my collection, not because they (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: MOC: Schnabel car
 
(...) Color me jealous, this has been on my to-do list for a while, I even got as far as trying to mock up the multi-truck bridge bogies in MLCad. They get tall FAST. Why the 20 axle one, though? I'm thinking one of the other ones you can get to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: MOC: Schnabel car
 
Nice model, I think you've captured the shape well and you've found a lot of photos of the real thing! I'm assuming part limitations is the reason that you didn't use the real color scheme, I can't help feeling it would have looked better. Are you (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
But the wobble is realistic in a way. if you watch a slow moving train, rolling along, it sways side to side a little bit, this is because it is almost imppossible & un-needed to have the track PERFECTLY level, unless of course you're speaking of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  MOC: Schnabel car
 
6 wide x 112 long with 20 axles. Schnabel cars are the brutes of the train world and this one isn't the largest! They carry large loads; this one was loosely modelled after a 20 axle owned bt ABB Power Generation. The real model can carry 1,000,000 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains) ! 
 
  Re: Stability of cars/rails?
 
(...) They wobble a little, but if the track is level and you're going in a circle (not going straight part of the time) at a constant speed you may not get any wobble at all. Cars that use two trucks (and thus sit on bogie plates <part:4092> are (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Stability of cars/rails?
 
Hello all, Being new to this list I hope you'll forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question. It's late and I've had absolutely no prior experience with trains period. :) My question (of course I have a question! You didn't think I'd actually have (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Cough (was Polish tram 105n CAD model)
 
(...) Preview, man, preview!!! And you call yourself a <cough> moder^H^H^H^H^Hcurator <cough>.... (...) But then we all thought off-topic.test.foo would only be funny once too.... ROSCO FUT: .off-topic.test.foo (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, FTX)
 
  Re: UPDATED: BayLUG to Show at Sacramento LEGO Tour Stop
 
(...) As a reminder the event is today, tomorrow and Sunday. KCRA in Sacramento had a news report on it-- they challenged a master builder, Kurt Zimmerle, to build the Tower Bridge (a local landmark) in 90 minutes-- in time to show it at the end of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.mediawatch)
 
  Re: Polish tram 105n CAD model
 
(...) Well, I have an idea how to motorize the bogie, but there's a problem with train wheels, I'll probably have to use Technic wheels instead. (...) Yes, it ain't easy. -- shgg. (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: Polish tram 105n CAD model
 
(...) i'd be very interested to see what you come up with -- i've been trying to figure out a good way to motorize the small train wheels for models of the local light rail and street cars, but have had a problem coming up with ideas. i'd love to be (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  No meeting October 11, 2003
 
There will not be a meeting at the clubhouse on October 11. The next scheduled meeting is Saturday November 8. GATS will be November 15-16. Rob (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc)
 
  Re: GFLTC at the H & R Show News...
 
(...) this event a few years ago and had a great time. I hope I am able to attend again next Spring. LMK when they announce the dates! [JOHN] (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Polish tram 105n CAD model
 
(...) That would be tough... fit the 9V motor instead of 6 studs long bogie... I'll try :) shgg. (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: Polish tram 105n CAD model
 
(...) Thanks! (...) The problem is not width of the windshield, but its side slopes... I was trying to make them somehow, but I gave up. shgg. (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: GFLTC at the H & R Show News...
 
(...) Wow. Congratulations. Another feather (or 3) in your cap! Especially winning the Model Railroader of the year award, clearly you've done a LOT to promote the LEGO train hobby, for many years now and this is a nice bit of recognition. As far as (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: Cough (was Polish tram 105n CAD model)
 
(...) No such thing... that's just me displaying my FTX ignorance. Remember Saturday Nite Live? They have a bit where someone would surround a snide remark or supposedly secret bit of info or opinion with "cough" ... I wanted to show it that way (as (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: Cough (was Polish tram 105n CAD model)
 
(...) whats with the cough sub-group? tim (I know the MTW-3001 is your streetcar set) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)


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