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(...) How 'bout a grey minifig head stud reliefed into the space in front of the driver's controls? Or a grey piston head (Although I'm not sure about how you'd attach it.) These two came to mind after I asked myself what is smaller than a 2x2 round (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Hey, Ben! They have been sighted at various TRU and also from TRU online (Amazon.com) (...) It is the regular LEGO blue. Percy, OTOH, is the lighter LEGO green, which is the correct color for him. JOHN (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Toys-R-Us has them. HTH, - Joe (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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"Leonard Hoffman" <lahoffma@mailer.fsu.edu> wrote in message news:IG86IJ.1o1J@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) there, (...) above 1 (...) Now, (...) possible to (...) the net. (...) We could present presentations like this: (URL) really doesn't make (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Holger Matthes wrote: <snip (...) Have you tried a chrome silver 1x1 round plate mounted into a technic brick (stud in). That should give you a nice chrome ring and then take a piece of soft white Lego tubing and cut down (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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Call for Group Train/Town Layout at BrickFest™ 2005 Once again we would like to extend an invitation to all individuals, LEGO® train clubs or clubs that organize other displays with trains in them to set up a display at BrickFest™ 2005. For those of (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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(...) There doesn't appear to be a lugnet.org.iltco - but I was going through the article section of ILTCO.org. There is some very interesting stuff up there, but some of it is a bit difficult to get at. A few of the pdf files are above 1 meg, one (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That's a good question about asking for layout space. I know on some of the Greenberg and GATS applications it will ask for a max and min space requirements. I have found that if we put in a min space that is always what we end up getting, so (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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I just finished reading this thread about giant bridges-- (URL) got me to thinking about the amount of floor space such projects take up at train shows. A LOT. Since this topic does not come up often, I have a few questions to ask: · has your club (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Four 'European' (O.K., British) Short Wheelbase Wagons
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(...) I find your lack of taste disturbing... (...) I have family in the area too. My Dad was born in Bolsover. (...) That's not exactly what I was basing mine on, but I can't find the pictures at the moment. I can see yours uses SNOT to make the (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello John, Very nice. Two questions: 1) Where can I get a Duplo Thomas engine? - I'm not seeing them listed on S@H anywhere. 2) What color blue did LEGO use for the engine? Thanks, Ben Fleskes Big Ben Bricks LLC (...) <snip> (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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Like them all, perhaps you could do the broken back tanker in (URL) purple>! The Bolsover wagons hold especial significance for me as I live about 8 miles from the colliery. (and, as I found out recently, about 15 mins walk from George Stephenson's (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Submitted for inspiration, four designs of short wheelbase wagons. A mix of old and modern, but the sort of thing I'd like to see Lego produce as its next accurate railway model. Maybe a small (2 URLs) dock> (URL) shunter> or (URL) branch> (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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(...) As far as I have always understood it, the rolling resistance is practically the same regardless of the # of wheels...with the exception that very lightweight trains (such as empty container cars) have a higher drag than per lb than (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I had some problems while trying to replicate a dummy for the train motor. It seems one plate lower than the where the axle is in a regular wheelset is 1/2 a plate lower than the ground clearance of the motor. Although I don't recall the exact (...) (19 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yes, but how much clearance does one need? These ties are simply 1x4 tiles on the LEGO ties. If you need more clearance that, you also probably need more time at the design table;-) Out of curiousity, to what "other stuff" might you be (...) (19 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis wrote: (SNIPPED) I must say this is a really cute MOC. More than the train itself I like the truck :-) Were you in any way inspired by the 4559 while doing this? It too has that modular setup with the truck able to (...) (19 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Also, don't those sleepers mean less ground clearance for the motor (and other stuff)? Legoswami (19 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Great. Since a 100k pic is worth 100k of words, I'll post some to show how (along with some pics for my son Ross' solution for points, as requested elsewhere) JOHN (19 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the pics! I must say they look pretty good, even with the squishing. I have an unrelated question though: How do those 1-wide sleepers work in curves? ROSCO (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, John. While I wasn't shooting for the moon, I was going for a bit of a modern retro-style look. Hmmm, think VW Bug -> New Beetle or Classic Mini -> New Mini Cooper. For this concept Zia loc, I was trying for a Modern Euro-look to (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Don't forget the weight per axle... in Europe it's almost nowhere allowed to go over 22.5 metric tons (21 being most common in the Netherlands), while I've heard it's sometimes over 30 in the USA. Shared bogies here under container cars are (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like this, James! Very rounded and sleek. I'm glad that there is someone out there keeping track of all of these new slope elements and putting them to good use:-) This train is so sleek that it made me think "Space train". It would look (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I am probably going to have to add a section on modifying the Duplo sets to 9v since it is a new and easy way to get Thomas for a club/layout. Russell (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Of course for a 5 long unit car, having the trucks integral would make for a pretty unwieldy model... Frank (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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While it isn't based on any real life train, I imagine it could be...Here is (URL) Concept Zia Recycling System>. This is a recycling concept road and rail system. The recycling containers are modular, able to be attach to a road truck or into a (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) lol Hey Russ- I was actually thinking about you when I was building this stuff-- how will these sets affect your LEGO Thomas presentation? JOHN (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) SWEET! I have been thinking about doing something very similiar since I first saw the preview pictures. John, you might get me to go 8-wide after all. ;-) Russell BayLTC/BayLUG (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) They are five studs in diameter. The faces I used on my 6 wide Thomas characters were just shy of 4 wide. I think that these new faces would be virtually impossible to use on 6 wide trains and have the results look good (except, perhaps, for (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
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(...) I'm not saying it has to be 6-wide :-) For the AFOL market, Tim's suggestion of UCS trains might work. An engine as large as a Challenger or Big-Boy is already too big for the popular market, so why not do it properly to the scale of the (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Works for me. I actually thought about doing that when I saw them in the prerelease photos! But now that you have one in your hand, how does the size of the face compare to, say, a 4x4 radar dish? Rob (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) It might encourage more people to build to 8mm scale :-) Mark (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Heh - I wish I had 40 hours a week to spend on Lego! Before I got married I scraped about 15 hours a week, but that was also before I spent time in online Lego communities! Still, at least my railway trackbed is progressing OK, despite me (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Well, my prayers have been finally answered (sorta:-) I had gotten into the habit of firing off an email to Brad Justus every 6 months or so when he was still heading up LEGO Direct begging for TLG to get a license for producing Thomas the Tank (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX) !!
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(...) Aren't there also gains in reduced wheel friction? Even if the center trucks weighed the same as 2 normal trucks, the wheel friction would be reduced in the single truck example. Of course axle loading weight goes up with the single center (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The silver livery is my favorite, but with the (URL) Silver Jubilee coach set> An I like the (URL) Hush-Hush W1> too Tim (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (Ross built, with rather lame decal by me) (URL) (...) That is a cool memory. Speaking of memories and Peabodys, my son Ross' favorite toy as a 2 year old was an HO Peabody hopper his uncle gave him. He took it with him everywhere he went. (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) OK, I say the (URL) Mallard> too. (URL) Fastest> steam engine and a lovely design. Do it in blue. To go with it, an LNER (URL) teak carriage, done in dark orange and white. To come as one set that can build either a (URL) 1st class coach> or a (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. Something like (URL) would be cool. Legoswami (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Fairy Queen> Oldest working steam locomotive in the world. (Built in 1855!) 'Nuf said. Legoswami (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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