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(...) My jaw hurts from hitting the floor. I can't begin to imagine the hours of work you've put into all these designs! Very, VERY well done. JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I've added a few more, I'm working on a CAD now too, sooooon I'll have the pictures of the real units up. I added a large part of the SD series... (URL) questions? Josh (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Now thats good thinking, I'll have to make a mock-up and have a play around, thanks everyone. The problem with having the footplate fixed and the bogie moving underneath (a la real thing) is one of clearances due to the size of the Lego motor (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) How about a long rubber band that's connected both ends to the pilot, and through a hole of some kind in the boiler? So it can slide side to side? Or even 2 pieces of string joined but a short rubber band in the same configuration? This may (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello, this train station has been done bei Rainer Brendler. See his contribution to ISCC2 at (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That IS crazy. It will never work! No, more seriously that's actually pretty spiffy thinking. Figure out how to route the band through the boiler and through the pilot and Bob's your uncle. One wrinkle though, there will be a tendency for the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Here's a crazy idea: how about using a black rubber band? --Bill. (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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This page: (URL) not seem to be updated anymore? This is a shame. The effort put into updating should be minimal, as ILTCO has a form that easily allows transporting this info to Lego. However, there it seems to reach a trash bin soon. Not only does (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) This sounds like a lot of fun. I'd do it, if only to see what scary and completely unprototypical things you lot would come up with, except I don't have luggage space for a module, nor time to build one between now and then, unfortunately. But (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Here's an update. I'll try to speak up over the crickets. I spoke to Holger Matthes via email about the "theme swap" (yeah that's the new term) and he's into it. Luggage willing, he might even make a Moonbase 1592. Now that would rock. Just sayin'. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Still need the 7722 one? Do you want the whole sticker sheet? Chris (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) When I follow that link now I just get a toywiz.com homepage. What was pictured? --Bill. (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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"Steven Barile" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:HrEI3F.1s25@lugnet.com... (...) Uh, count me out. I have a date in the Bahamas. A firm project completion date, that is. Flying out next Wednesday for 5 weeks of no rest and (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Seems like a really good idea, lots of fun to see what the other side would build. Perhaps we can plan to do something similar at Brickfest DC as well. Something like the 'swap jobs for a day' that some companies do to bolster company unity. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.trains, Teunis Davey wrote: <snip> (...) No need to bring track. It will be easiest for all if all the track used belongs to just a few people (local PNLTC members). Exceptions are usually made for people who bring bridges or other mocs (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote: <snip> (...) Yes for 10 wide. (And Yes for 8-wide too.) Ben Fleskes PNLTC (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Teunis Davey wrote: . (...) No, you shouldn't need to do that. (...) We did not secure a volunteer to coordinate an official one but I believe there were some posts by folks stating they'd be bringing a few containers to swap (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I extend my hand from one facet of our hobby to another. Mark Sandlin (man I can't wait till he wakes up) and I will build rolling stock for the PDX layout if I can get 2 "non Space" trainspotters (1) to contribute at least one 48x48 module each to (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Don't forget us Aussies (Ozzies)!! (...) I have built a 4 6 2 train chassie. For a Victoria Rail Streamlined Steamtrain. The Edward Henty ,Spirit of Progess.Which I will build soon.Hopefully before BrickFest PDX. It uses 6 BBB's train (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Arn't we all big kids at heart ! I love to see Lego train crashes.But it would be good to have a train layout that does not slow any trains down. I had a look on the BrickFest PDX site. And I saw that HoMa (?) from the FGLTC was bringing his (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) expansion links but they weren't strong enough, so I reverted to what you see and fixed the motion in forward gear. (...) I wish I had a digital camera to make explaining this easier! I haven't put cranks on my Northern chassis yet, so the (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Any chance you could find room for a loop to accomodate a (URL) 10 wide tram>? ROSCO (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi Fellow Train-heads, At BrickFest PDX 2004 there is going to be a who's who of train builders! (foot in mouth list...) Holger Matthes and Ben Beneke(FGLTC) from Germany, James Mathis, (Mr 8 Wide) John Neal(TCLTC), John Gerlach(GMLTC), Rob (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I'll just ask that you keep a loop or two "8-wide compatible", for those of us bringing 8-wide trains & rolling stock. Otherwise, I'll just plan on running my 'Challenger' and wiping out anything too close to the track... ;-) JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Niels! You are absolutely right! I accidently turned around the middle cars when I had to put the train togther for the photos.:) The real rail deck was blue like you remember, so thats why I used the blue traks. Henrik (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My mistake - it was 21st February, so 10 days and one month to the bicentenary of the first steam locomotive. Funnily enough, that's exactly the day the NBLTC is putting on a display at the (URL) museum in Swindon... Jason Railton (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Hi all, When the first version of the LEGO Train Poster was released, someone asked: "Where's the stickers?". He was right of course. But I want(ed) to do as much as possible in POV-Ray and not Photoshop things. Since then I experimented with (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ehm, aren't the middle cars of that red and white IC/4 turned around? I remember these trains with the doors next to eachother between car 1 and 2 and between car 3 and 4. (...) While I discovered Danmark a bit too late to sail this ferry (I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Henrik- Every now and again a really special LEGO creation comes along that is totally different. Your railroad ferry is stellar example! It is totally spectacular. We rode a giant ocean going ferry from Denmark to Germany (and back) the first time (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Can't wait for Brickfest PDX to get here. If you haven't signed up yet, now is your chance. Sign up at: (URL) organizing the train layout that will be at the event. If you'll be there and would like to contribute to the layout, send me an email. The (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Re: GFLTC at 4 shows last Dec 2003 - Images and more...
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(...) This is a standard 'feature' of the GMLTC layout. If someone brings their Lego train, we'll run it! We've found it's a great way to bring a huge smile to the kid's face, and their parents always like it too. Great work as always, GFLTC! JohnG, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Larry, The kids area was really no big deal, First off my mother was not to happy to see me leave town for the holidays. So I talk her into coming along, she was great with the kids area. Second, I put to use what I call “K-8 senior” (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX)
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(...) Thanks James, I used the same packing, transport and setup system, I used at the GATS JAX/SER NMRA Shows. It worked out well, but next time I hope to have a trailer:) Robin W (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX)
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(...) Ah yes, but thats cheating ;) that one isnt set 7862 (it isnt even 12V track there..) Esger (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I feel a bit of a fraud building the (2 URLs) Rocket> first, so here's something to set the record straight. Also, it's appropriate since 2004 is the bicentenary of the invention of the steam locomotive. The very first self-propelled railway engine (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Pictures with measures on it can be found at : (URL) (after moderation) Measures are in LDU, one LDU = 0,4mm Regards, Ludo (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's one: (URL) C. (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.announce, Robin Werner wrote: I'm with JT. Very impressive! That's a lot of shows for only one month given the size of your club... MichLUG/LTC may have actually squeezed out one or two more than that lately (well, if we can count Nov 30th (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX)
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"Shaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message news:HqzEv5.1F6M@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) with (...) month (...) I, Joe Comeau, here do by attest that Shaun's 4-8-4 Northern started off as boooorriiiiiing. But, damn, it's come a (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow! You guys were busy for sure. And I'm amazed that you put out such a elborate layout in Pensacola going solo, most excelent! jt (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX)
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(...) Not Henrik, but I can answer it too. Yes M/F Dronning Ingrid (Motor-Ferry Queen Ingrid) and its two sister ships M/F Prins Joachim (Prince Joachim) and M/F Kronprins Frederik (Chrownprince Frederik) was sailing on the route between Funen and (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow! That was a December to remember... The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) survived a train show filled December and here are some images to prove it. All of the shows were great fun and featured numerous MOCs and display methods. Seasonal (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.gflug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !
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(...) Well, in my experience they dont actually "work", they just "try" ;) but (from head) the principle is that when activated by a "switchmotor" a mechanism rises that will push/slide the magnets off each other by colliding with the little poles (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just the suspension bridge and it's approaches (eleven miles round trip) from Zealand to an island in the middle of the Great Belt waterway. There's also a West Bridge from that island to Funen of nearly equal length, but was not the focus of (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh, that's an old one. Weren't there two versions of this part, too? I know someone here's got two sets of instructions for one of these models (the Crocodile I think), that show a slight difference where the cab is put on. Jason Railton (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Whoa, are you saying that you walked this bridge three times (a lot of walking) or that it took three days to walk the whole bridge (REALLY a lot of walking!) Either way more than I'd want to do! (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Henrik, That is a real great model there... Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to see more... Oh one little thing, that Santa Fe looks very familiar:)? Where did you get the idea for that one;) Great work, Robin W GFLTC (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Greetings Henrik, Nicely done rail ferry! Thank you for sharing your talents. Couldn't help but wonder - was this rail ferry replaced by the Great Belt Fixed Link (Storebælt) between Funen and Zealand? I had the opportunity to be in Denmark in (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Being a regular visitor to digitalbricks.nl, I thought I might try to model the stock that I currently have built in MLCad and attempt a modest poster of my own. The result is at (URL) used MLCad, LP3AddOn,Lsynth, Pov Ray, and The Gimp to generate (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Jan: I'm also developing an application for trackplans, only for the PC: (URL) Track Designer is another PC application that has LEGO track models: (URL) are a number of LEGO train-systems. They include: - 4.5V or 12V / gray or blue (no (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't have the information, but I cross-posted this response to lugnet.trains in an attempt to give you access to an audience that also might be likely to have an answer. --Travis Cobbs (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very nice - beautiful work! I am looking forward to seeing some more of your creations already. It is always fun to see someone new come out of lurking with stuff like this - and for every one who finally posts, how many others never do? (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Gee, I don't know... It looks a little small ;) Just kidding! That looks great! Do you have a special place to display that model? I know I couldn't find a place in my apartment to display a model like that, but a model like that can't be (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Could you have been hoping for the return of the train front from the Load N' Haul Railroad and Crocodile Engine? (URL) what I mistook it for when I first saw it. Thug (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well thank goodness you got one. That's truly an amazing model, thanks for the extra pics! That prototype photo (with the bow just barely not quite all the way lowered) shows what a good job of selective compression you did! I note that all of (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello! Thank you very much for the nice reactions to my ferry! I have put up a few more pics on brickshelf where you can see the danish trains better. ( I agree that the santa fe diesel must feel a little lonely in this company!:-) (URL) The round (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Mark, Thanks for the feedback! I finally tracked down some photos of your trains. With respect to the Walchaert's gear, are you referring to the following? (URL) having a tough time pictureing your description ... do you have a link to a (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Nots of nice touches/models. I like the plow: (URL) don't see those very often. (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The wait for pics was worth it! (...) I have to agree with Arne, this is a very very detailed and eye-candy rich model! In addition to all the stuff about the ferry itself to like, I like that you did the red/white Danish passenger train as (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) As someone who has sailed countless times with this ferry, I must say that the likeliness is truly amazing. I especially like the sundeck: (URL) favorite place to stay on the 1 hour long trip, even in bad weather. A fantastic model, Henrik!! (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi again. Here are a few deep links until the folder gets public: (3 URLs) hope it works! Henrik (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) More pictures at: (URL) mark (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Excellent model - you're a man after my own heart! Great to see someone else building to 8mm:1ft scale or thereabouts! (...) Could you try adding Walschaert's valve gear, as I did with my British Class 9F 2-10-0 and LMS Garratt 2-6-0+0-6-2? (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Can you post a deep link or two?(1) I'm itching to see this but the folder's not public yet. This is one of those times when even though you know Kevin's a volunteer and you can't complain about how long moderation of the folder takes, you (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I will be showing my roller coaster one last time at (URL) PDX> this February. If you want to see it in action, come to this event, because it will be taken apart afterwards (unless someone decides they want to own it for themselves, of course). See (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.ca, FTX) !!
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(...) You can also pick it up in orange from the Junior Tow Truck. (URL) Siver tank segments too. It's $3.99 at the local Target right now. Thug (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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Hello! This is my first post here on lugnet. I have built a model of a Danish Rail Ferry which was sailing until 1998 and is now a hospital ship in south Africa. The ferry has 4 tracks, a front that opens with a 9 v motor, a radar which is driven by (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains) !!
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(...) snippage Yeah know, I'm not much of a train person, but WOW! I love your work Shaun. You amaze me. It's more like sculptures on a train track than anything :) -Anne (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Noticed some of it on BR a few days ago Really great pictures and layout, especially the mountains! this is my faivourite picture: (URL) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I finally got some time over Christmas to put some bricks together, something I've been meaning to do since I saw some of Ben Beneke's fabulous creations about 2 years ago. I'm fortunate that my old Lego collection contains the large red wheels from (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Shaun, that thing's huge! Lovely detailing though. For dry ice, how about fitting a pneumatic pump inside, piped through a pneumatic directional brick, to blow air up and over the dry ice. You may be able to get the fog to blow upwards. As an (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Check out LeeValley.com They are a woodworking supply store and they deal with high end goods. They have an umconditional 3 month return policy and they are great to deal with. You can order on line and browse in Canadian or US dollars. Check (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Snip. Shawn... you have done it again! I love how you always try to stick to real minifig scale and cover your MOCs with countless little details. About the dry ice: Isolating the dry ice with any material like felt or cotton should protect (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I had not thought of that, so I went to 'froogle' and found these: (URL) sure look like the ones I have (and at a cheaper price that I paid, too!!) JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Such magnets can usually be found in any electrical component supplier. UK residents can order them from maplin.co.uk (search the A-Z listing under magnets). They come in a range of sizes - 10mm diameter by 5mm depth should be about right and (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Signing out (for a year or so)
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I shall be out of the loop for a year or so as I go about some travels. So first of all a big thanks to everyone out there in the LUGNET trains community for enticing me into all of this ... and an especially big thanks to the team at BeLUG and the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Have you tried fixing the plate to the boiler and allowing a second plate with tiles on top and the wheelset on bottom to slide beneath the boiler? Chris (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have absolutely NO idea what their original purpose was! The store is a "surplus store", that sells odds & ends - you never really know what you're going to find there. I'm going to pick up several dozen of them this week (for someone who (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm confused here by the referents in your sentence. I thought the canopy/nose from the TT set was the metroliner canopy/nose but in grey (it was also used in white in an aquazone set)... the fireboat canopy/windshield looks to me like the one (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, it is a licensed line and we will be paying a premium, so we can hope we'll get our money's worth. Then again, they might have done a purple prototype, taken a picture, then thought no, we can make a few quid more by dumping the blue (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ah, now I see what you mean. They used those in the Time Twisters too. You can already get two of these hinged canopies in red in the Spider-Man cable-car set <set:4852> "The Final Showdown". I'm also curious as to whether the "Octan" logo on (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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Hello John. I could even imagine replacing some of the original magnets in some of my couplers, provided I can find magnets that I can mechanically fit into the LEGO plastic ring. It would also be an interesting experiment, whether the 12V (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not sure but you may be thinking about the metroliner windshield, (URL) which made a comeback with the metroliner legend release. I don't think I've seen it in red though - that would lead to more possibilities. But I think the windshield from (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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I do believe you're right about the windscreen being Jack Stone. Now that I look closer, there appears to be a click-hinge arrangement on the roof. Oh well, it's still may be useful. However, there is train windscreen that resembles this piece that (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would think its Blue. I doubt they would do a run of violet windows when they have gobs of blue. But since when have Lego made sense. :) Mike (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I want to put some boiler stays in, as below (URL) However the front footplate moves in comparison to the boiler (to go round Lego corners/curves) meaning they need movement. There three options I can think of: 1 mount a rigid rod on a turntable at (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.org.us.indylug, David Gregory wrote: <snip> Our layout wasn't much different from the one we set up for the October GATS (...) The layout was actually quite different in a number of ways. Additional detailing was done by many of the club (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) pic of Hogwarts Express: (URL) I was pretty disappointed when I saw that. Same train, new (smaller) station, $10 (US) cheaper. Oh well. The rumor was that this would be a 9V compliant Hogwarts Express but the picture still shows the 2x2 spoked (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The Knight Bus in the movie should be purple. Some have been spotted during filming around London: (URL) here's hoping. The train windows make for good London bus windows. I'll certainly be after one of these. Does anyone know of a livery that (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Regardless, it still look sloppy to me. "Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message news:Hr04LM.1Gtt@lugnet.com... (...) way (...) like (...) operator (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Err - are you sure? I can't see a train windscreen anywhere. It looks to me like the windscreen on the big boat is a 'Jack Stone' hinged cab piece. Is there something else not visible from that angle? Anyway, the proper train windscreen was (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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The Indianapolis area LEGO Club (IndyLUG) once again set up a train layout at the Great American Train Show. As you can see from the picture below, IndyLUG won second place. (URL) Our layout wasn't much different from the one we set up for the (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) It's not a gap, NYC subway cars do have a narrow window there for the operator to lean his head out of. I thought it was a neat little outcome. (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Neat find. Thanks for sharing. I am thinking that judicious use of these would allow very very long trains to be run. (...) I hope you do! (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi All, Unfortunatly the train car is only 18 studs long (notice the small step in the front and back of train car) and it uses the small train wheeles and does not come with any 9v track. Again, unfortunatly, the train car does not have any (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I wonder what the inside will look like, probably nothing too fancy since it's a 16 stud long train... (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Josh, Thanks for pointing these new sets. I really hope these are preliminary shots and not the final sets. The way the end windows match the side windows is really poor. Using the 1x2x2 "airplane" windows results in a gap on the side of the car. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep. I've done it before. It even works with a regular Lego magnet in between the two, because then it is a "more powerful" magnet force holding the two cars together. Works well with the engine to first car magnet- if you needed more than (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I noticed it, and the first thing that struck me after I carefully scanned the picture for new pieces and stuff was the fact that almost all the decals in the photo are crooked. I've seen this kind of thing before and I've always wondered: Who (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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YEESH! Looking good guys! (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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