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(...) Is it? Don't the tunnels and such need to be detailed as well? Larry's mountain may cover a large chunk of track, but I'd bet it could be cheaper to just lay down a few empty baseplates, pepper them with trees and shrubs, and stick a few (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi everyone! I'll be in LA in a week for SIGGRAPH. Does anyone have access to an LCD projector I can borrow on Wednesday, August 11th for some presentations in the afternoon? Any help is much appreciated! Please email me at tim@ldraw.org if you can (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: COLTC to display at Dennison TrainFestival, July 30 - Aug. 1
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Show is in full swing now....2 more day left to see it in person!! Here is a "little" teaser from Thursday's day-long set-up: (URL) Paul (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !
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(...) <snip> (...) On the other hand, trains disappearing and reappearing is a huge facination for children and adults alike (myself included). That's one of the reasons why traditional model railroaders have always added tunnels and hidden loops to (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Idea for new train wheel
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(...) Using a BBB wheel would be the best starting point. I know that many of the train builders in Europe use the old spoked wheel, with a custom metal flanged tire added. I'd recomend turning a standard BBB to remove the flang and a git of the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Idea for new train wheel
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(...) In HO the presence/absence of tyres is sometimes considered a sign of low/hi quality. High quality models don't have them because they don't need them, they free roll enough that adhesion due to weight is sufficient. IIRC slippage is more (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | My latest non LEGO LEGO creation...
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Well its not built out of LEGO but it is built for LEGO. Full text and pictures can be found here... (URL) Kingsley (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Steam engine complex wheelbases (was: BBB wheels sales)
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In lugnet.trains, Teunis Davey wrote: <snip> (...) Yes. There will be an announcement on lugnet/trains concurrent with the Brickfest announcement. Ben (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's the track plan: (URL) I don't have any pictures of the finished module, but I think there might be some from the club events pictures. The siding in the very bottom-left started on a pier at the front of the table. That went under a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Steam engine complex wheelbases (was: BBB wheels sales)
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These pictures should give you some idea of how it works. First, here's the whole wheelbase from the side: (URL) As you can see, it's big. It takes up 90° of curve on its own. This includes the tender though. The main thing to notice in this picture (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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