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Who's that handling my Doodlebug! (URL) at least Matthew got ONE picture of some of the train stuff I brought. (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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It's dead easy if you are willing to have the RCX be stationary... just run the wallwart into the RCX power port, then have one of the motor controls go to the track. If you want to have the RCX onboard, powered by the rails, and controlling the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I would like to run a train with the Mindstorms RCX. I seem to remember reading about someone applying 9 volts to the rails, picking that power up through the powered bogey (sp?) to run the RCX onboard the train, and using one of the motor outputs (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Why don't you tell us all about the pictures when you can show them to us ? :) John Matthews Ryan Smith <kyblue2@zoomnet.net> wrote in message news:FK34vv.Evv@lugnet.com... (...) to do (...) take (...) pointers. I (...) be (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Somebody has got to want to see it, I hope:) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe if I can find a camera, scan (...) I finally found a camera so I took pictures of it today. Now all I have to do is get the pictures developed. I've got like 15 or so pictures left to take Anybody know what other pictures I could take? (...) (25 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Of course, Ben, you realize you are preaching to the choir, so rant all you want. I am a Lego model railroader because of my 2 and 4 year old rail fans. They loved my N-scale layout but were frustrated because they could not participate (I was (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The GMLTC will be showing at the GATS in a few weeks in St Paul, MN. *That* would be worth a visit, but maybe not all the way from Philly.... -John (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The Northern Virginia LTC is tentatively planning to be at the GATS, Feb 26 and 27, 2000 in Gaithersburg, MD. I sent away for the application to display a layout last week. It would possibly be our first showing, if another show doesn't come (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben, Thanks for the reply. Saved me $5 x 2 admission to the thing. I really look forward to seeing a PNLTC-style Lego layout in person someday. This might be another topic - but it seems to me like Lego is putting a bit more emphasis on trains this (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Chances are you'll not see any LEGO trains. Nor will any of the vendors have anything related to LEGO. Most wouldn't even know LEGO makes trains. Let alone having done so for 30+ years. The GATS organizers I've spoken to hadn't seen anything like (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The Great American Train show is steaming into the Ft. Washington Convention Center in suberban Philadelphia this weekend. I want to go, but my wife and I already have a packed weekend and I'm mostly interested only in Lego trains. Given that, is it (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 5, I think. Maybe 6, I forget. Plus one of Ali V's that I am holding for him which will be up for sale soon, I think. (...) Probably off by a factor of 2. Their price has been coming down but it's still usually north of 300 unless you are (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually I think this is my train site, Nova Township. I was contacted late last year by the person who wrote the article to see if I could provide pictures for it. He first emailed me a week after I took the layout down. I tried to recreate (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know how much they will go for, but I'm willing to buy for around $150... is that too much to ask for? Shiri :-) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, It sounds like a great idea! I'm in for it! Shiri :-) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sorry, my last message was goofed up. If this article, and others that follow, were also sent to TLG. They might be persuaded to produce raw train elements, in service packs, for the modeling market. (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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4538???? (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not yet. I'm hoping next month:-) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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