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(...) Do you have any pic/more info on this? I remember a boxcar I was very inspired by, I thought it was yours but a search revealed that it was (URL) Kevin Maynes'> However in the (URL) same thread> (URL) mention was made> of some links of your (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Now THERE’S something you don’t see every day...
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(...) It happens all the time in Britain. It's shameful. It's almost enough to keep 2 heavy haulage companies in work on its own! It's worse when the destination for the loco is a place with a rail connection. Mark (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You know what is ironic about those pictures. Is the fact that a train, used for hauling all sorts of goods around the world. Is being hauled by a truck, ironic. Dave (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks. It is (indeed) VERY LOOSELY modeled after the CS Amsterdam. I wanted such a style station, with the big dome-like train hall. Amsterdam has indeed one of those, but so do quite a few other stations in major European cities (Frankfurt (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey Paul, Is that based on Centraal station in Amsterdam? Either way, it looks great. It is hard to believe it's Micro-scale! Good work! Bill (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | bad LEGO dream last night
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I dreamt that the pin broke off one of my train motors :( In my dream I tried to be brave. I tried to shrugg it off. I moved the broken motor to a trolley*, but the NELUG guys, they could tell... they could tell that I that I was totally bummed. It (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I finally unpacked (and had to partially rebuild :( ), the micro-scale station I displayed on Brickfest. I made some pictures, including many of the back or the station, because that part was hard to see because of its position against the wall. (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) I know where you mean...it's a neat display, though I thought the location a little lacking. Is that the same loco? I thought it looked familiar. Hopefully, putting it in the botanical gardens will be at least as good a display, though you (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Alexander wrote: (snip) I recall these units (or at least the DD40AX anyway?) were on some short track between the Airport and downtown that you could see from the road. I stopped one day (it was rather foggy) and got a hwole (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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On my way into work on Friday, I turned down the street near what used to be Omaha’s Union Station (it’s now a cool museum) on the way toward the active rail bridges that I like to drive under. I almost stopped the car doing a double-take, though, (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You are correct. I have the a small battery box that is located near the bottom of the top section. A motor is mounted with a lot of speed reducing pulleys in the bottom two sections. (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Maybe the entire Battery Box rotates as well. Either way, I'd like to know too. Legoswami (20 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That is an excellent technique and an excellent presentation thereof. Well done Lewis. Just an FYI: that was a link you posted; a deeplink is one that points directly to the image, usually ending in '.jpg' Peace and light, Professor Whateverly (...) (20 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Very nice round construction! (...) What about wire tangle? Philo (20 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Here is my latest moc. It is a lighthouse. It is not modeled on any specific lighthouse, i just tried to make a typical lighthouse. (URL) It uses a new way (at least for me) to build round structures. I am using a 1x2 brick + 1 round method. I am (...) (20 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Fw: SCLTC's latest additions (More pictures)!
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(...) Since I realized I only posted to lugnet.announce the first time, I figured I'd let everyone else see it. - Thomas Michon Webmaster, (URL) SCLTC> (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: clip on train motor
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(...) The also help secure the buffer/coupler unit to the end of the motor. Without the clips, the buffer plate tends to lift off. But one clip should work OK for this. I doubt you'll be able to glue it with any viable strength. I have a couple of (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) They're almost essential for some methods of articulating bogies. Add a 4L technic beam to the motor, sitting on the clips. Use plates to fix it onto the motor's studs. Add a double axle joiner: (URL) held in with two axle pegs, with the round (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thats interesting, I never realised they were for that (not having ever bought a 9V set). I always thought they just got in the way! Tim (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hello Mitchell, The tabs can be used to add on to the length of the train motor body by placing one edge of a 4-wide plate on them. The tab clips under the side edge of the plate. LEGO used this in some of their train designs. See the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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