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(...) Aaron mate great photo work. when you look back at the first show 2 years ago we are just getting better each time. Again thanks for the effort and support you have given to BLTG. to all our members thanks to all for the support I know we (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Streamliner Dome Car Instructions Corrected and BF PDX 2004
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Hi, I tried to order a copy of the instructions from CafePress a couple of weeks ago and was informed there were still problems with the printing. See the email below I received from CafePress: You order has been canceled because there was some (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | BUGS - Sandgate Show, Photos available
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Hi all, the photos that i took from the Sandgate Model train and hobby show. After moderation: (URL) sure to check out the vids. 1) There is one of Gary's track buffer taking a hit. (these were great, ther absorbed the impact of the train hitting a (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Open Poll...
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(...) Mine is the technic plates that I usually use to attach bogies to the chassis :D ROSCO (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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(...) Yup, it would be about a 2 hour drive to Dayton, however, that is the weekend prior to the Indy GATS which we'll participate in. I don't think too many of the guys could do back to back weekends, although it would be fun to have two LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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(...) so true! The next member to join will have to have at least a cargo-van, or an SUV/Truck with a trailer! As for next shows, that's up in the air. Besides the "standard" shows like GATS and Greenberg, we have a bunch of invitations. At our next (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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(...) Paul, I stand in awe at the scale you guys can build! Who owns the 18 wheeler? Because you must need one to haul those huge buildings around the State of Ohio. When is you next show? IndyLUG is going to caravan over to see your stuff in (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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(...) We adopted a scale of 1 brick = 1 meter: The tallest so far, the LeVeque (white), is 169 bricks tall (antenna not counted), which is 5 feet and 4 inches. Huntington Bank (sand red/trans-blue): 156 bricks or 4 feet and 11 inches Vern Riffe (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Making train switch control unit modularized
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Since adding motorized switch units to my LEGO track Wyes, I needed to come up with a good control unit. My first was 4 switches built into one box. Then I thought, "Hey! What if I wanted to expand? Add more switches??" Inspired by rtlToronto robot (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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I was wondering how tall the buildings are in feet. thanks mark indylug (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Brickshelf MOCs page
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Hi folks! I only signed up to Lugnet couple months or so ago, but I finally got a digital camera and have posted pictures of my various MOCs on my brickshelf page: <www.brickshelf.com/...=Earthman> There's a variety of different ones, even ones made (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: LTC Practices and Specs
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(...) I usually think of the GMLTC as using a form of baseplate modularity---but without the modules (since GMLTC 'modules' are artefacts of building and transportation issues, rather than representing contributions by distinct members). (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Custom Curved Switch in our layout
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(...) That's right, without extra washer it is too tight. so, one could either modify the switch, but easier would be the use of washers (or if big wheels are used on an axle, make it a bit more roomier. (...) oops, yup, that is right. when (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Custom Curved Switch in our layout
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I think we determined that the derail was caused the wheels being a little too close together. Even with the large flanges, the steam engine would traverse the switch, if a small washer were used to keep the big wheels a bit farther apart. Also, one (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NovaLUG to display in New Minas, Nova Scotia, March 20th
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Greetings all, NovaLUG will participating in the Kings county Hobby Show at County Fair Mall in New Minas, Nova Scotia, tomorrow, March 20th. The show is from 9 am until 3 pm, free admission. New Minas is near the start of the Annapolis Valley, just (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
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| | Re: Custom Curved Switch in our layout
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I love those flanges on that steamer! I've been trying to aqcuire some for a while now. I didn't know there were 2 sizes!?! -brickmodder (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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We forgot to take clear pictures of them at our last show, but here is a preview: (URL) As you can see, we used a custom modified switch (by Joe), of which the off-leg equals 1 curved track. This can save a lot of space, and makes turns off of a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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(...) That's pretty amazing. I was looking at the LeVeque Tower on Brickshelf yesterday and wondered who was responsible for it.. Very nice! (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: LTC Practices and Specs
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(...) Well, fyi, the GMLTC doesn't really follow any of these types of layout organization. We would be something more like "layout modularity", since our layout is designed so that structure, themes, look & feel - all flow from one module onto the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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Last weekend, COLTC displayed at the Greenberg Toy, Train, and Hobby show, in Columbus, Ohio. We had one of our largest displays to date in our young life (we just turned 1 year old). We had an L-shaped, 30 x 30 foot display, with a total of 4 (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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