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Ladies and gents, I am hoping to build some 8 wide trains, but I'm curious as to what the best method for 8 wides in terms of the base. Do you use a regular 6 wide train base or make your own 8 wide train base or ??? (20 years ago, 4-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Last Call for Sessions at BrickFest 2004...
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Last Call for Sessions at BrickFest 2004... The submittal deadline for sessions is this Friday, July 2, 2004. There are still some good time slots available, so if you’re planning on presenting a session you should sign up ASAP at: (URL) Also (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.org, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | Re: What's the longest distance your train has run?
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(...) I like the SD50. The outer circuit main line of my layout measures 13.53m (90 straights + 16 curves). The speed of the train is 2mph around this circuit, a scale speed of 78mph in 8mm:1ft scale (the maximum speed at which no derailments (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the longest distance your train has run?
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Distance? Doesn't every LTC have at least *one* Mindstorms little speed/distance computer, built into a train car? :-) Remember the PNLTC Guinness World Record event in 2000? I guess, from now on, we'll have to build up a car to measure the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the longest distance your train has run?
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"Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:I01Cus.1vIB@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) history (...) operating it (...) it up (...) minuts (...) what (...) We (NCLTC) have done two Christmas layouts at a local mall. The first year (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm lazy too, let's get that straight, but I am also a numbers man.. a very, very, extremely, conservative estimate would be 600 miles. More realistic is 1400 miles. This is based on number of show days (40+), minimals hours/day (5), and (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | What next?
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(...) ...mmm... ...bridges... Bridges need to have lights on top for aircraft avoidance, and if they're across navigable channels, marker lights at the span bottom for the ship traffic to know where the channels are, and streetlights if they're road (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the longest distance your train has run?
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(...) BayLTC is currently in the midst of a month-long display at a local history museum that is running a special exhibit on trains. Since we are operating it five days a week, much of that unattended except by museum docents, we set it up on a (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The Gallery - extreme lighting mod
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(...) I'm definitely not going to look at normal "mods" with the same enthusiasm now. You're right... (...) It took a month of drilling and wiring working on it about 5-6 hours a week. I'd say there are about 100 elements that have been touched by (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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rtlTers: Sorry for the cross post to rtlT but you'll see why! (...) "The Plastic Dust is Normal"...(1) but the squeaking isn't! (...) 1 - (URL) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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