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Rick Clark wrote in message ... (...) loops (...) One of our previous Vancouver Lego Club layouts had hidden sidings under a mountain controlled by Mindstorms (courtesy of the automation genius of Dean Husby) so that one train entered at one end and (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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James Powell wrote in message ... (...) somewhere...anyway, Here's the reference page for the Train Operating presentation I did at Brickfest PDX back in Feb, which included a case study of the VLC operating weekend: (URL) includes links to the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LMS Coronation-class 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" in LMS maroon livery
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or, "the little wheelbase that could..." This is my latest MOC steam locomotive, a 4-6-2 Coronation class in the maroon livery of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. This is number 6233, "Duchess of Sutherland". Click for gallery: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Blue Tubs Set #4107
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I need several of the tubs from the Creator set #4107 in ok condition with lids. I would like to pick them up at BrickFest. I will pay a resonable price. If you have some and are willing to part, please email me. Thanks... Don Lugnet #1239 GtwLUG (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: COLTC Dennison Train Festival Show Report
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(...) I finally got my pics of the show posted. (URL) John Bucy> Later, John (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: BF 2004 LTC Container Car Swap
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:I23tox.901@lugnet.com... (...) up (...) In anticipation of this potential problem, we took two precautionary actions (please note that the container pictured is "001" which RichLUG will (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BF 2004 LTC Container Car Swap
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(...) (URL) (...) Awesome container! I've built the LOWLUG containers, "only" need to apply the stickers now... *sigh* BTW I'll also be bringing along some containers from the FGLTC on behalf of Ben Beneke in case some clubs still don't have that (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BF 2004 LTC Container Car Swap
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(...) I'm working on it now... I've been e-mailing clubs with final total of containers that they'll need to bring with them. Once I'm finished, I'll post the swap matrix... Brian, I think you're next on the list for me to contact. (...) Actual (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Michael H. should be posting it very soon... full clubs are looking somewhere near 30 and delta clubs around 10 (there are a lot of new clubs to trade with!) He's the keeper of the real numbers though. I'm just guessing (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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"Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I23nxu.1L8v@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) (URL) (...) only (...) track (...) clubs (...) participating (...) for (...) Good looking container although I will mention one little nit. Your (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Now that RichLUG container is SWEET! I just finished the IndyLUG containers this morning and I've got your name on one. Anyone know what the final swap totals are? I remember reading that a swap matrix was going to be up on a web page (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Very Sharp! It's got that "old south" look to it. MichLTC/LUG look forward to trading. (Because we often do 2 shows at once, we're developing a second container, using MichLUG colors and logo which we hope to trade for second containers from (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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RichLUG finished getting our containers ready for the swap today. Here's a picture of our special BrickFest 2004 edition: (URL) The RichLUG containers are individually numbered. We have assembled 32 containers so far. The last list of swap (...) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Some new MOCs
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Hi all! Since I am writting in a hurry, I wanted to announce my latest project this way: (URL) Visit my announcement at 1000steine.de> Hope you enjoy! Leg Godt! (URL) my oldgrey Homepage: (URL) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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| | Re: Roundy Roundy
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(...) I think the write up of the VLC train operating session is somewhere...anyway, the area we had was not really big enough, at something like 40x40 ft for a true end to end layout. I don't know how big you would have to go to have room for 6-10 (...) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I thought it was you who did one with a doodle bug of one colour entering, and a different one leaving? Anyway, someone did one like that, which gives the same effect as hiding a train in a mountain. James Powell (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) so (...) Chris, thanks, I'm not the only one to come up with this, but I think my version may be the simplest to impliment. The spring is from a ball point pen. I cut it to 2/3 stud width. A spring from an old keyboard may be better suited. (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mat, I like the way you handled the middle wheelset. It looks great. The two stud axel with the technic triangle widgit thingy (LD part #2825) for the extra 0.5 stud is a great idea. Where, by the way, did you get the spring? The local (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: motorized cars?
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(...) JT already spoke of MichLTC's (actually, our resident wizard, Steve Ringe's) work. GMLTC had mine trucks that followed a chain drive underneath a baseplate/tile layer, Magnets provided the connectivity. Eric Brok had this same thing for (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.legoworld)
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| | Re: Roundy Roundy
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In Europe a lot of EMUs, DMUs or push-pull (loco on one side, steering car on the other) trains are used, so without having to get the loco to the other side of the train the train can run in opposite direction (only the driver has to walk to the (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains)
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