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(...) I like mine sunny side up;-) JOHN (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Now they ARE cool! Tim (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Please. Are you implying that you wouldn't have literally 100,000s of bricks "left over"? Or are you speaking for anyone else? :-) (...) (URL) THESE> evoke the feeling of passenger cars as well, so what is the point? Are you about "evoking (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Personally, I try and avoid it like the plague. I consider building 6 wide trains an (unnecessary) exercise in width compression. Of all the types of compression, this particular one makes a train look wonky IMO. There is just no getting (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. Part of the skill (and fun) in building anything real in Lego is to leave in what is essential to the character and leave out what you can get away with to ensure functionality. So, the skill required is beyond simply making something (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Less windows, in my view. Typically, most modelers feel compression works better by having less of a repeating element instead of making the element smaller (you could do some searching of back issues of model railroad magazines for articles (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Just a thought, brought on by you mentioning leaving windows out. Some European HO manufacturers compress the length of long coaches in HO. They do this by having the basic scale of 1:87 but having the length modelled to 1:100. this means that (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Can't speak for anyone else, but I see it as just about mandatory to do anything useable, and still have bricks left over. Replicating every window, every seat, every rivet is just not possible, so leave some out, as long as the feeling is (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I think it depends on what you are trying to acheive. In this example Steve has used compression pretty well, its not as a compressed as a Lego designed train but he has managed to chop a considerable amount out without it looking 'wrong' (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Steve, I just agree the positive feedback posted in this thread. These coaches look great and, more important than anything else, you seems having fun to build them. (I particularly like the color scheme (aka livery) :-)) One point I am (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) One thing I did to get them straight was to make the sticker the height of a whole brick (I was sticking them on whole bricks), I printed cut lines on the sticker sheets to make sure that the lettering was straight on the sticker. I know what (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm surprised I haven't seen this posted yet. I just checked the LEGO Shop at Home site and the 2005 Maersk Sealand ship is now available in the US: (URL) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) that D&RGW was a late entrant into Amtrak, as it was run by them for a while and was a money maker for them. I'm not up on the history of it and whether they still run it or whether an excursion company does, or what. (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [Snip a lot] Thanks for sharing these pictures Steve! Your coaches are really beautiful. I love designs with more than just two (or three) colours. And as Larry mentioned: these stairs are really worth to be copied! Regards, Ben (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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FYI there is also a "ski train" running from Denver into the Rockies that is painted the D&RGW colors. Of course that falls into the excursion catagory, but must be a site to see! (URL) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I LOVE constructive criticism!!!!! I really appreciate the time and effort that it takes! This is my first time using stickers rather than water slide decals and I kind of don't like them! So you obviously picked up on that vibe. I have some (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well seeing as how they are 60 miles apart and South Bend (which is serviced by South Shore) is 90 miles from Chicago, I'd think they are different cities. But what do I know? Jason Spears | (URL) House of Bricks> | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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Thanks, Larry, and everyone else. I'm not sure what I saw - several matching passenger cars with an F-class locomotive in the same livery. Seems like I used to occasionaly see a UP or SP passenger train when I lived in Austin, too. Probably private (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm going to reply to my own post, bad form I know but I seems to do it all the time! What I meant to get across with my last paragraph, but completely failed was that I feel that this is like a great TLC/TLG set, in the same way that the Santa Fe (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) South Shore is probably commuter, and Metra certainly is commuter, so not covered under the enabling legislation which applies to "scheduled revenue intercity service" (Most normal people would call Michigan City a different city than Chicago (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Oops! I really should have read that 'blay' word there. I'll excuse myself by pleading language differences (Aus/US) so my eyes weren't drawn to it. Yeah! That'll work. The current orange looks perfect to me but then I am colour blind so that (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I have to say I love this, you really seem to be on a roll at the moment. The choice of protoype is good, the livery is very attractive and the choice of orange makes for a great model. These is one (or five) of those models that work at two levels, (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I finally got around to uploading pictures of my N-Shape factory. Oddly enough, this building is about to be retired, after being shown on a few Central Ohio Lego Train Club (COLTC) shows. (2 URLs) Some of the pictures were taken with 1x15 technic (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) It may have been a shipper inspection train, or an excursion, those are both not "scheduled revenue intercity" service and thus not subject to the provisions of the Amtrak legislation. (...) As Frank said, no, not intercity. The deal made with (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well I just took a non-Amtrak train from Michigan City to Chicago yesterday. (URL) NICTD> provides service from South Bend into Chicago and has for many years. Also (URL) Metra> has trains that run from downtown Chicago into a lot of the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Essentially no. There is some commuter rail service operated by metro transit authorities (Boston is the example I'm most familiar with). There are a variety of tourist railroads, but they mostly don't serve as general transportation. Frank (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I figured I wouldn't get flamed too badly on the "friendliest place on the Internet" -- what is the status of individual railroads' passenger service in the U.S.?? I was under the impression that Amtrak provided (almost?) all inter-city passenger (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Steve, These coaches look gr-gr-gr-great! The 4-color livery really pops for the eye. Looking forward to your loc of choice to pull this set. later, James Mathis (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I actually mentioned that dark blay might have been a better choice for the roof in the MOC pages text. I'm a huge fan of new colors, no insult at all! I only wish I had a ton of blay / dark blay to work with... Actually the pearlesque gray would (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's a truly lovely set of carriages. I really like the livery and am glad you didn't take the shortcut of using regular orange. Although I'm going to be fla(y/m)ed royally for this, the greys look like they could be replaced by... bleys... (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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This era coach can go both ways actually, diesel or steam. As Larry sugeested the element selection in medium orange is very limited, the F7s would be hard to model in real Brick, even though I love them. So I have been planning on a black steamer. (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sure! and as soon as LEGO makes that car hood piece available in his orange, he could just crib my design and he'd be all set. I wonder if I should ldraw it? But I still think that these cars would look SWEET behind JT's black and orange (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Larry, I see you posted a Visitor review on steve's MOC Page... "Larry Pieniazek (from Ada, Michigan, USA,Earth) March 28, 2005 Wow. This is a tour de force! Whether prototypical or not, it would totally rock to see these pulled by JT's DRGW (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Oh, those are just lovely. Great great great use of the not-quite-orange orange color. One very minor nit? They look like they could use some more greebling on the undercarriage. And a question - what sort of locomotive will be pulling these (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) WOW... super looking cars! Great work Steve, thanks for posting. Robin Werner GFLTC (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Those are SSchweet! The medium orange is a dead-ringer. Since you are a Compressionist, I'll not belittle your placing the wheels side-by-side. But if you are going to do that, why not go for broke and add that third axle? But what I'd really (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote: (snip) Holy smokes, these are amazing. Lots of new detail ideas to steal, er, borrow, like the truck steps... Bravo. Thanks for sharing with us all. (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Glad you didn't wait too much longer. Those are really fantastic. JB (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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oops, here are the fixed broken links... Moc Page: (URL) or BrickShelf: (URL) (...) SteveB (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(3 URLs) Well I finally completed a coach set I have been dreaming about building for years. I tend to be drawn to color scheme (aka livery) than body shape, which is totally in sync with my predisposition to rare LEGO colored elements. And of (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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Well, a week ago I finally made it down to a GBC assembly in central Indiana. For those who think the GBC videos are wonderful, I can now state from experience they are nothing compared to actually being there! Steve has already posted some (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce)
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(...) I found that at low power levels of RCX drive, a technic motor in parallel actually caused the train motor to speed up - the technic motor must provide some filtering of the PWM. I already have other engines using gearmotors, so I used similar (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Very nice! (...) From my experience, the hardest part of doing that is matching the speed of the supply car. I actually ended up putting a rubber band drive in my loco to allow some slip, and gearing so it was faster than the train motor. The (...) (20 years ago, 27-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm too lazy to respond to everybody but I'd just like to say thanks to all for the warm words. It's projects like this (and the turkey, and that 12 foot long spaceship) that make me alternately giggle like a schoolgirl and shaking my head as (...) (20 years ago, 27-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Here's a new train MOC, a prototype Class 14 diesel loco. (URL) It uses BBB wheels and is articulated to get round the curves. It uses 2 technic gearmotors for power, so it has an electric feed from an adjacent vehicle with a train motor (not yet (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Okay. First off, we have a siding hidden underneath the Thomas modules, much like the siding that appears in the front (without the spur): (URL) So, he (Ross) starts out underneath the modules with Thomas on the siding and Bill/Ben or Percy (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) i have the same questions as larry and spotlighted as well! ondrew (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) Please do. ALso can you post a closeup of how you ballasted/tied around your switches? Thanks for sharing this with all of us. Spotlighted. (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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This comes a few weeks late, but here it is. All in all, it was a successful show for us. Though we had done many events as a part of the GMLTC, it still was in many ways a unique experience. You can read all of the boring notes I posted on the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !
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I am completely unskilled in terms of ldraw. I have a project I am doing for a specific train piece to honor my grandfather and I wanted to work with someone else who has the ldraw skills on it. If anyone is interested? Let me know. Sincerely, Brian (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Hands down this has got to be the coolest train MOC I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing. Chris. (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Adrian, that is amazing. Wow, just look at how you made that all work together. So very clever and really tough I bet! A great idea made real in LEGO. My goodness that's so cool. Bravo on your idea come true. Thank you. e (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Shh...it's a secret. I don't want the train guys to know that... ;) Adrian (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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It's not just a train, it's a Transformer! Cool design. I especially like the last picture in the Brickshelf gallery. ;-) Jeff (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the info. I've a problem with my London Underground train which uses these wheels and the high friction at a recent show sapped loads of power. We could only run the one motor on one track due to this and it mkes a hell of a (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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It is impressive. At first I thought, "that's a good train, for a non-train builder". Then I saw the robot mode and said "ooo!". My eyes focused on the joints that glued it together because that's the hard part of transformation. You generally need (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Adrian Drake wrote: (stuff) Steam in general doesn't do much for me, and the proportions of the cab and boiler are way way off... so really it's not much of a train, taken as a train. I'll leave the comments on how good it is (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) SPOILER BELOW Wow! That's scary. Its both a great train, and a great robot. I saw it on Brickshelf first and clicked to see the train and boy! was I surprised. Congratulations on a wonderful model. I think you should have made both camps very (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I'm rather proud of this creation. I worked very hard to make the locomotive look as cool as possible. Many thanks to Shaun Sullivan, whose designs were my inspiration. (2 URLs) Enjoy!> Adrian (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) I did make the changes to my MOC's page. I guess I should have hit F7 before posting. But then again its not like I am righting j/k, writing a term paper here. ;) Dave www.GPLR.org (20 years ago, 24-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not exactly following you here... do you mean that they should have been shorter or do you mean they should have been clustered more closely together? If it was the former, well, I don't like modding ABS, although now in retrospect I realise I (...) (20 years ago, 24-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Looks like you did a good job matching the prototype. In pic 42, it looks like the tubing could have been a little shorter to pull the details closer to the roof. I like the use of car roof pieces for the windows. Is it my imagination or do (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Indian Railways WAP-5 Class (ABB-Adtranz design): (URL) (Click for gallery, post mod) Real world images: (URL) Sloppy job on the red stripes. Cut the stripe stickers that go around the slope bricks freehand. I also should have raised the top one by (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.in, FTX) !
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(...) Man, I knew something was off... Just didn't hit me at first glance. *Hides head in shame* Legoswami (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In order: Yes, Yes and Yes. Hope that helps! More seriously, these poles (1) come in all heights, depending on the application. Telegraph poles, especially older ones, tend to be quite low, you could reach the wires with a stepladder, and (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have a nother question, are these poles tall enough? (keeping with the scale of the 1x1's) Should I make them taller or shorter? Dave www.GPLR.org (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Try the blue pill. Er, the blue ones. I think they have more friction, IIRC. BTW I personally think that the 1x1 round is a fine scale. I was being the devil's advocate. Minifigs have fat heads anyway! (20 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) For that scale I am sure there are some LEGO Pen elliments that would work. But IMHO I think the 1x1 rounds are the right scale for Mini-Figs. Dave (20 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think that technic piston heads would have the correct scale. They're only slightly smaller than fig heads, which is basically the preferred scale, as Larry mentioned. No idea how you would stack them with valid connection points though..... (...) (20 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That would work although it would alow for the whole top to spin around. Those half pegs dont have much of a friction hold. Dave www.GPLR.org (20 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Or use a technic half peg to get a stud on which to place the top. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thats a great part, I hadnt thought about using that. Although you would have to get creative at the top. You would have to invert the whole top section. Dave www.GPLR.org (20 years ago, 21-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Great to hear about the successful test. The dynamic nature of trains is often overlooked. Ocationally there are great looking MOCs posted but don't always run well in the real world; backwards thru points and the like. Your close coupling design (...) (20 years ago, 21-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks very good. I was about to add the following: Too bad LEGO hasn't made (URL) in brown. But LEGO has in the Destroyer Droid. It wouldn't solve the scale issue (although, I don't think that there is one), but the pole would be smooth. Chris (20 years ago, 20-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sure thing - you should glue it back on to take advantage of the full functionality, but it's not critical per se. I've used superglue on a couple of mine, when some used motors' clips split away from the main body of the motor. That (...) (20 years ago, 21-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sweet! Now I have an excuse to pick up some 4855s on discount. I have some badly squeaking wheels on my MOWs that cause much cringing at train shows. Thanks for the tip, Rick. Ed (20 years ago, 21-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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My first foray into Space (URL) all I have to do is locate all the parts to build it. (Well its a train, and uses HiTech control units, and a few Technic parts, so the cross-postings seem vaguely relevant) William (20 years ago, 20-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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The SPLTC has used something similar in the past (URL) (located along the lower edge of the picture - ours were without the transformer, which is a nice touch BTW) and the scale looked fine. Ray SPLTC www.SPLTC.org (...) (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why don't we take a poll? We could call it a "pole poll"! I think that real poles tend to be about the size of a person's head, and thus 1x1 rounds are a bit too small and 2x2 rounds a bit too big, and minifig heads a bit too wavy (it waves in (...) (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am not sure if its too thick. But maybe we just make are Utility polls bigger in the North West. ;) What do other people think? Dave www.GPLR.org (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ah yes, good points. I just threw together a small test loop with some intentional grades (2 plate per track slope) and some uneven transitions (pieces of cardboard under the track). The couplings seemed to perform well, but then I probably (...) (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Dave, it'd make a great telephone poll too! I like the detailing, but IMO its too thick for fig scale. Have you considered using technic/system rods instead? Thanks! Legoswami (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I have some long wheelbase wagons (8x32) with four wheels, which turn on the curves. Here's a new pic of how it's done: (URL) This is the wagon the right way up: (URL) On the lower wagon in the underside picture, which goes last in the train, the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Hello all. I came up with a nice little power poll I wanted to share with you. (URL) have full instructions and the MlCad file. Enjoy. Dave www.GPLR.org (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out Lar's pics from the toy fair (URL) the thread about it (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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To All, The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display a 10'x15' display at the upcoming St. Joseph Valley Railroad Club Swap Meet on Sunday, March 20th, 2005. Event Details: Sunday, March 20, 2005 10:00AM - 3:00PM EST Address: South Bend Elks (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.in.sbd) !!
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(...) Thomas? As in, Thomas the Tank Engine? LEGO has licensed Thomas?!? This would be big news to my 4-year-old (though he's into LEGO trains rather than Duplo ones -- but perhaps a Duplo thomas could be adapted, with the right tools!). Thanks for (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks Larry, you nailed it. I am talking about going over bumps and uneven tabels etc... SteveB (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That does look good. With that and the castle range Duplo is on a roll. Tim (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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This popped up this morning on Brickset - 3772 Duplo Deluxe Train Set, 2005 (URL) a neat looking set - blue engine, freight car, platform, cranes, etc. I have to say, the Duplo train line looks great this year. Freight, Thomas, etc. What is in store (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, initially, as the pic was loading, I was under the impression that he'd finally found a use for those dingy boats in an MOC-- The effect was that good. (For the record, those dingys make great train fuel tanks) Legoswami (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm betting he's talking about what the connection does when it goes over a rise or hump in the trackwork. Even if you didn't DESIGN hills in, you get them, especially with large layouts. Articulated cars are particularly vulnerable to issues (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good idea. Done. If you, or anyone else for that matter, have other suggestions, please forward them on via email. (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cool, thanks. Glad you like it! (...) I'm not really sure what you're asking about here. Side to side play in the connection? Front to back range of motion? (...) As I mentioned in reply to Didier, I found your presentation very impressive. I (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip (...) Wow, that's a fabulous resource. Thanks for posting the link. It's amazing to see so many different solutions to this problem. On the subject of the ILTCO library, I didn't even realize it existed (not that I've poked around ILTCO (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip (...) Cool, thanks. Lol, maybe, who knows. I have bought my fair share of LEGO train sets. :) (...) Yeah, that's pretty cool. Nice and simple and easy to use. I also saw pics of it in Steve's "Advanced Train Building" presentation after (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I have been studying this design and appreciate the latest detail pics. This is truly an example of LEGO elegance; functionality and simplicity at it's finest. Thanks for sharing and also these images are superb! I was wondering what kind of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jason I am glad you took some nice pictures of the O train. I saw it from the show pics and wanted to see more. And for not being a train guy you did an excilent job. Maybe deep down your are a train guy. ;) I also had a problem with tring to (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for that. I actually managed to reverse engineer it from the pictures last night but these new pics confirm that I'd done it correctly. I'll steal it for my own model as it has such a flat profile. Tim (20 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yes, just check : (URL) (...) A close coupling I've seen but not in train MOC is this one : (URL) like also to remember the very good paper on close coupling and other train related building technics (ILTCO library) : "Advanced Train Building" (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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