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(...) At BrickFest 2003 in DC we did an "incremental swap". Search for posts by Rob Hendrix around that time, he posted some very good explanations. Basically, in an incremental, suppose that there are 10 old (already have each other's containers (...) (21 years ago, 1-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Request group for new LEGO train club
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Hi, I'd like to request a new group under trains.org for a new LEGO train club, M>ltc. I don't know if it's possible to use special characters in group names, if not, please just name it Mltc (note only the M is capitalised). This is for the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: BF 2003 Container Swap
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(...) Thanks for the info Lar. How does this generally work? Do all clubs that register bring enough containers to swap with all the others? Or do you choose who you want to swap with beforehand? Also it looks like some clubs swap stickers, M>ltc (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Broken Train Motors
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(...) Some silicon grease should do the trick and it doesn't damage the ABS. I use it sometimes on bogie pins with good results. Any decent hardware shop has it. Also, it's almost colorless so it won't look bad. (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Broken Train Motors
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: <snip> (...) One or two of my clips have broken, but always the result of the engine careening off the layout and smashing on the ground. The other clip is still there so I haven't much worried about (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC chip installed in accessory brick
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(...) This sounds like a great solution if you can pull it off. This, or contacts at both ends with pickup on one end and motor power on the other, are what we'd been hoping LEGO would do in a redesign of the motor but Brad has said not to count on (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BF 2003 Container Swap
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(...) IIRC, you're a member of the nascent M>LTC, right? The containers are the standard 4x8 containers that LEGO uses. (1) These are somewhat on the small side, especially for clubs that work in 8 wide, but it's sort of tradition at this point. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Broken Train Motors
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(...) Hi Erik, I had that effect a (very) few times (**), but each time it has been my fault, that the hooks broke away. If you have parts attached on the hooks, you should not disassable them by bending them downwards. Instead try to pull them to (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Trains For 2004?
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Hp4qKq.1wxJ@lugnet.com... (...) mean? (...) that's all (...) There should come a "real" version of the Hogwarts express in June next year... (ref: other lugnet post; own source) S (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BF 2003 Container Swap
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(...) Is this Lego Train Club container swap a yearly event ?? I would like more information , for the 2004 swap . Container size , LTC's, etc. Australian Lego train clubs ?? I know I may be a bit early ! But I don't want to missout . I would like (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: A couple of new train things
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(...) I wish I could read German !! Or Dutch ,as my Name is Dutch. (...) Sorry ,I won't be going to brickfest. Were is Portland ? America ? I have just gone out and spent a months Lego budget. Buying a Digital camera. I have 20 new photos of the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Broken Train Motors
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On the ends of one of my 9v train motors the little hooks have broken off. Has anyone else had this problem? I store the motors in a safe place when I'm not using them, and it isn't like I broke them off for any reason. If the hooks get weak after (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modular tables - need info
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(...) Home Depot cut one 4x8 particle board into 3 ready to use tabletops. I spent $40 on 3 tables, not including 1x4s and screws which I already had, but including better table legs for $1.59 each. Plain 2x2s are terrible for this purpose. I was (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: DCC chip installed in accessory brick
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(...) Well I was thinking of not actually installing the decoder in the motor - here's my idea: 1. Cut through the conductors under the 2x2 connector on the motor. 2. Connect the power pickups to 2 of the contacts, the motor to the other 2. 3. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Trains For 2004?
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(...) Beyond 4511 and 4512, the other world city sets, and the engine shed, you mean? Many of those were announced toward the end of 2003 so it's possible that's all we're getting for a while, who knows? (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New Trains For 2004?
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Does anyone Know what new the ©Lego Train products are for year 2004? (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NovaLUG train show
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(...) Sorry for the delayed response (holidays), and thanx for the kind words. (...) on truck) had clearance issues with some structures at this show. The timing was done with an older set that reads bar codes to program it. (can never remember the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: OK whats going on here then?
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(...) Yes please. I'll be glad to see this. I can't see what 7563 actuator is, so I am curious to see your solution. The english version will be an update from the french, where I will include all additional suggestions. Thank you, Philippe (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: OK whats going on here then?
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(...) Hi Philippe, I took at look at the FreeLug site but I could not see any description of the system I use which is the 7563 actuator, a piece of string (Lego of course!) and a dab of glue! Would you like me to send you a picture of what I do? (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bogie design (coupler)
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(...) Actually, not. We Europeans don't mind buffers :-) But the problem intrigued me, and I like to puzzle out technical solutions, so I gave it a try. (...) He wanted 2,5 stud offset. Because the magnets swivel around their horizontal axes they (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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