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This is a really awesome idea! Someone else said it, and I agree, it would be awesome to see this in MR. I'll bet they never expected their design to inspire someone to this end. The truck hood is a neat idea and the stairs on the caboose are nicely (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Super duper. I think that is a great caboose. You did a great job all around, and I like the way you installed the front and rear facing airplane windows backwards. Simple, subtle, and effective, cudos. Chris (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh I'll have to disagree with that. When we run the Rail Racers at shows and events the kids line up, big and little. Maybe it's the lights, maybe its smell of train tires burning, maybe it's the cool space age trains, maybe its screaming (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I too, say thank you. I'm hoping there will be several new sculpture kits introduced this year. There are only 5 sculpture kits currently for sale at S@H (in the US anyhow). With the Statue of Libery, Mini Figure, and several others selling (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) Yes, we certainly are. But the pre-school kids don't find drag-racing *cool*. Maybe for the bigger kids and adults... The younger kids much prefer train layouts they can go round and round many laps like the Grand Prix. And ones in which they (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Steve, The way you used the old-style minifig torso for the hood of the red flatbed pickup as shown here: (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Ken Nagel wrote: <snip> (...) Whereas I think I can see both sides of this issue, 1- Larry wasn't posting as an admon, he was posting as a user of LUGNET, justlike the rest of us, and 2- by the very fact that he mentioned o.t.fun (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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On Tuesday the 18th I extended a simple invitation for people to Visit NILTC’s next show: (URL) was responded to by Larry Pieniazek, The curator for lugnet.trains thus: (URL) copy came from the library who is very excited about this show. I would (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms) !
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Have to say the caboose looks really good, I'd almost go so far as to say its the definative model. However I realise that cabooses vary! It seems like you have distilled all the good elements of previous caboose MOCs into one. Interested to see (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) In my wider trains I usually include a 1x4 hole in the cab floor and have the wire connecting to the motor with the connector at the same end of the motor as the coupling. The 1x4 slot gives enough room for the bogies of a loco of bogie (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lookin' good, Steve. As loathe as I am to highlight your work, we've gotta get something else on the front page, so... highlighted. ;) Anyway, I'm impressed with the layout thus far, and can't wait to see what you do to span the canyon. This (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Funny you mention mine! I have had my eye on the one you did years ago. I might just steal it! :) Trains.com article: (URL) pic: (URL) SteveB (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Rob You could do what I did in my track pickup experiments, cut the wire, and use a c100x2 connector to re-attach them later. The C100 sockets just fit through a technic pin. (2 URLs) The picture shows a pair if sockets without the plastic (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Great project Steve! I can't wait to see the finished mine and landscapes. jt (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi All, I have been busily building a little branch line called the Turtle Creek Branch Line. I have been building mostly the structures but finally couldn't stand it any more and built one of the trains on the layout! I am documenting the process (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) Just to make sure: Are you aware of the phenomenon (URL)? JOHN (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Alright, alright... :) (...) I originally planned to have the "dump arm" activate when the train moved forward/back into the station. But, I found it took too much pressure to get it to dump. (the train had to be going fast) Not sure if my (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It seems kids not only like the high speed of Lego trains, they love to race their trains against each other. Even on a standard dual oval track ((URL) will race each other, although they know the trains are not running equal distances. So we (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Lar, I usually attach the 2x2 wire plate to the motor, bend the wire down towards the track and then bend the wire back up towards the cab. The wire then goes through a 1x2 hole in the floor and to the motor and lights in the cab. That loop (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Left some plates out... (am I missing something with your question????) in other words to "build a recessed area" you "don't build part of the floor"! (...) He's a CAD jockey though. 4 out of 5 of his creations never leave elecron form... (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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