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(...) Crossposting to lugnet.cad.ray (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | WRONG Rung
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I was pretty excited when TLG developed (URL) this part>. I was never too happy with the rungs that had the grabbers towards the middle of the element instead of on the ends. But now I've changed my mind... Here are 2 pics of the 2 elements in (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Who is UR on Brickshelf
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(...) A number of great new renderings by UR can now be seen on Brickshelf. As I said before I like these locos a lot. Please if possible publish the dat-file for the Crocodile! Mattias (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | TCLTC Style Track Details
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A while ago, some were asking for details as to how we "detailed" our tracks, especially the curves and points. I had a lot of free time this weekend, and I decided to get some pics taken (unfortunately, all of our points are still packed at the (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(...) (Follow-up; I got the parts, reshot the pics with the same name and they now appear (URL) HERE>) JOHN (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Samsonite 118 Train set
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(...) Ben, thanks for the correction. So, FAO Schwarz marketed the 116 in 1968 and Sears marketed the 118 in 1969. There may have been other retailers too but at least we know about those two. Eric (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Samsonite 118 Train set
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(...) Hallo Ben! A couple of things..... The exchange rate in 1968 was about DM 4,00 = $1.00. I know that very well because I was 15 years old visiting relatives in Germany in 1968. I still have a pair of Hummel figurines that I paid DM 90,- (from (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Samsonite 118 Train set
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(...) (URL) (...) Dear Eric! Call me confused - but I do not see the Samsonite 118 (similar or identical to European 119). But what I recognize is the 116 train set for cheap (?) 20$. Does anybody haven an idea what the exchange rate between Dollar (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(...) Strange. Whichever railcars/rolling stock/locos I've seen transported in that fashion have had their bogies first removed. Legoswami (19 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 10170 Instructions?
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(...) Good idea. Thanks, Orion. JOHN (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: A french BB 62400
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Hello, (...) To complement on the SNOT techniques used in this BB62400, the bicolor version led to interesting challenges especially to render both bicolor ends of the locomotive in 4 studs width. After three different versions I ended-up with a (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 10170 Instructions?
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote: Crossposting to .cad tree I've seen the new 10170 rendered in ldraw, and the (URL) parts list>, but am wondering if anybody has posted an ldraw file of the set yet and if so, where that might be. TIA, JOHN -Orion (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, FTX)
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| | 10170 Instructions?
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I've seen the new 10170 rendered in ldraw, and the (URL) parts list>, but am wondering if anybody has posted an ldraw file of the set yet and if so, where that might be. TIA, JOHN (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(...) (URL) Yeah, you should!> Those are cool! JOHN (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Two British 37s - and another soon!
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(...) IIRC there are at least two liveries for the red and yellow EWS. One which has a sort of jagged stripe (like you see on the 66's). I really liked the BR one as it is a brand spanking new paintjob and the colours are almost exactly Lego ones (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Samsonite 118 Train set
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I just posted the 1968 FAO Schwarz catalog here: (URL) the Samsonite 118 train which has always been something of a mystery. Here's what the instructions look like: (URL) also contains the 223 Adventure set which was a nice find. Enjoy, Eric (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(...) Killer Trolley John... Guess I’ll have to build a Tampa TECO Street Car now. And Larry was nice enough take all kinds of images of it last time he was in town and share them with me:) Build on... Robin Werner GFLTC (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: NOS train show pictures are up!
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(...) Wow, Great layout! Would love to see more images... so keep us posted. Robin Werner GFLTC (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains.org.spltc, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(...) Ha! Remember: it is a James Mathis design. Although we lengthened it a bit, we resisted the urge to widen it:-) I just got the final few elements needed to complete it, so I'll have to shoot some final pics... JOHN (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | A Call for Sessions at BrickFest™ 2005
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A Call for Sessions at BrickFest™ 2005 (URL) One of the key parts of activities at BrickFest™ is a chance to share your knowledge and experiences, and learn from each other. So, once again we would like to offer an invitation to all individuals, (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.org, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.events, lugnet.cad, FTX) !!
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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(...) Yep, and for those not making it to NMRA, we've had a request for it to be on the train layout at Brickfest. With the announcement of a challenge/competition over at Brickfest, we're definitely wanting to bring it now! (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(snip) To quote Paris Hilton--"That's Hot!" Now, to see if we can get that to fit in the CUT... ;) Scott (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: A french BB 62400
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(...) That is a perfectly legitimate reason, and I can certainly respect that! Play On! JOHN (19 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Two British 37s - and another soon!
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(...) There are quite a few liveries of Class 37s. I've just completed one in Railfreight grey with red stripe, based on this: (URL) With this livery the roof colour varies between locos - I've done mine in black. I hope to post some pictures soon. (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Re: A french BB 62400
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(...) I also faced some challenges and decided to use the old style railings, although no yellow-grey engines ever had the short style ;) See (URL) for a detail shot of the short nose. (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A french BB 62400
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Hello all, (...) Again great feedbacks from many persons, thanks to you all. This discussion improves a lot how I can do with buiding MOCs. John, I surely like to build in 6 wide, I also went to look into 7 wide. But for 8 wide, I have a major (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: A french BB 62400
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Hello Niels, (...) Thanks for these accurate pictures. Now I have to try to render the new livery... a terrible challenge :) Philippe "frogleap" Label (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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Sorry everyone!!! Some cut and Paste has resulted in the propagation of the mix up... This is the correct schedule (below)! I will fix the ILTCO dates now! SteveB Wednesday July 6: 1 PM - 6 PM: Set-up for clubs only (not for dealers) Thursday July (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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(...) It's not too late. Or.. it's about a 6hr drive from Chicago to Cincinnati, maybe a carpool could be arranged for those of us not lucky enough to attend the whole deal? (...) I expect that LTCs will be displaying at the NMRA National Train Show (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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(...) ... (...) Dang. I wish I'd known about this a month or two ago; I would have flown out to Cincinnati just to see it. Would you expect this to be an annual event? Thanks, - Joe (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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(...) Sorry to be a little grumpy here, but this doesn't match what's written on the ILTCO Page. (URL) example it says July 9, 6PM tear-down. Implying no show on Sunday. It is very important for people having to book vacation and travel to know when (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My use of 16 BBB Large Wheels
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(...) I have uploaded more pics. These are the trucks and how they get around LEGO curves. On the Engine: Front truck and front drive wheels: (URL) pic 1,> (URL) pic 2,> (URL) pic 3,> Rear drive wheels and truck: (URL) pic 1,> (URL) pic 2,> The (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | NOS train show pictures are up!
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Hi! The first round of pictures from our train show at the National Orange Show are now up. Expect to see more in the next few days. (URL) John Gramley SPLTC (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.spltc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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In lugnet.announce, Paul Janssen wrote: I was notified that the dates in my post were somewhat incorrect. The Train Show is from July 8-10, the opening dates/times were corrected, but the summary was shifted by a day. Schedule: Wednesday July 6: 1 (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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(...) (beauty) JOHN (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at the National NMRA convention in Cincinnati, July 2005
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(snip) Here's a teaser of something coming to the show... (URL) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Club Trolley Revisited
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(...) My renders of the other color schemes got nixed half-way through the render process. I hadn't bothered to re-render them. I will now that you are curious. They're nothing special. The trolley should have had dark grey doors instead of brown (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Oh, baby, this version: (URL) only using dark red-- please make into a set, TLG! :-d~ ~ JOHN (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Club Trolley Revisited
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(...) I've received a couple of private e-mails requesting additional renders of this trolley with train club logos that I did not include. My apologies if I offended any club by not rendering your club's logo on the trolley. I was very lazy (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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I was going to wait for a few needed parts (ironically, from Hans-Juergen's BL store, who posted the first variation pics of James' trolley:-) but since the subject is hot, I shot some pics and will share now: (after moderation) (URL) Some notes: I (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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