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(...) Hi Mark, Along with Chris, I totally agree that your design is brilliant. I tested both versions (long and short) and both prooved to be very stable with my switch points. At least after 200 tests. To be honest, I oil my switch points with (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: BBB wheels + availability?
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(...) Or that he's set up to handle non PayPal buyers. Well maybe this first production run will be collectors items someday, when Ben is rich and famous. :-) ++Lar (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: BBB wheels + availability?
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(...) Yes, it is $3 each. I'm just not sure that there are even any remaining to purchase... JOHN (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm 99% sure "$3 each" is for one wheel. $6 for a pair of them. Still a very reasonable price, in my opinion! I've already bought almost a dozen of these 'beta' wheels, and I'll buy more when the 'production' version comes out. JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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It says $3 each on the website. That is $3 per each PAIR, right? Not whining, just clarifying. It seems a very reasonable price. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New gray track doesn't match
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(...) I was at Potomac Mills yesterday and purchased a set of straight in the new box art to compare color. It is still the original dk.gray. Nate (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I was at the Lego Outlet at Potomac Mills over the weekend. They had train track in stock. Some of the stock had updated packaging with the "World City" logo on it. The set numbers are the same, just new packaging. I did not buy any to compare, but (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can't understand why Lego is only going halfway with the color change. Why aren't they promoting the new colors with splashy advertising on the boxes that say "New and Improved Colors! Now even more compatible with your MegaBlocks (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 3 axle trucks
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(...) Mike, I like it, I like it a lot. I might switch my design to that. The only thing that I am worried about is torque. On my engine, the pivitoing part is the part that pulls the load, but I'll never know if I don't try. (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New gray track doesn't match
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(...) That was my point. The "new gray" has already made it into the train track rails. Since there is no freshness date on LEGO, there is no reason to move old stock to the front of the shelf; thus, there could still be some "old gray" out there. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Having had much fun at the COSI Toledo Train show, where COLTC and MichLTC has a layout (show report(s) will follow at one point), this morning at breakfast I got reminded by a funny thing that happened Sunday at breakfast. Since some of us drove a (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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This looks very good, bit heavy on the 3X2 plates with hole maybe tho! It gives the effect of being one unit while bending which is what you were intending. Although its not entirey visually symmetrical it doesn't matter, most bogies (trucks) (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BBB wheels + availability?
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(...) I'm eager for mine to arrive, too! I think the axle fitting is important. If you want to add coupling rods between wheels, you MUST have opposite wheels turning together on an axle, you MUST have at least two pairs of wheels like this, and you (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Many Thanks Ben , My new BBB wheels have arrived !!! These wheels look even better in real life , than on the computer (a old dinosaur with windows 95). I'm very suprized and HAPPY by the quality of these wheels . 100/100.I am looking forward (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Are you sure its not a batch of "Dark Stone Grey" rails now? Josh (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
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(...) Ok, Dave is right, this is fun! So, I added the axle joiner and this is what it looks like now: (URL) Moving the housing back allowed the signal arm to be simplified. Since the housing was moved back, there's now more clearance (about 1/2 stud (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Recently I've been working with this part: (URL) felt that it could be useful in creating some nice looking freight rolling stock. I believe I was right. I was able to come up with a simple design that worked very well and I reproduced the design in (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains)
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Brian, Thanks for the kind words. On a seperate note thanks for all your work as club secretary during the last year. Brian D (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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I want to build a SD70m in 7 wide but wanted to figure out how to do the 3 axles first. Here's what I came up with. It will cross switches and cross overs in forward and reverse and at varying speeds. It also matches the detail of the decorative (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm hooked on 7 wide. I thought I would try a passenger car in the VIA rail colors. Its a little big... 56 studs in total. It still handles a 180 turn but it hangs over the inside of the track. I used SNOT'd 1x4x5 windows for the majority of the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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