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(...) And Bruce has delivered for us a (URL) real brick build of this Spanish Brotli-Bahn Swiss Adler>. Thanks Bruce! later, James Mathis (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Same old train, but now this (URL) German DB 111 locomotive with double deck passenger cars has building instructions>. Impossible parts are: white split-window train windscreen, red 1x2 plate with door rail, trans-clear arches, others? I've had a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Just saw the first pictures of the NMRA set up day 1. I really hope you all have a great time!...that it isn't so much work that you miss out on the fun of the event. I know your collective collaborative work will be impressive and the attendees, (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SCLTC Goes Red, White, and Blue (200,000 times)!
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(...) Erik- Larry P. likes to complain that our wheels are square, a reference to the 2x2 brick placed at the main drive wheel spot in our SCLTC logo. So, if you consider that this flag will be made with way over 100,000 2x2 bricks (just about the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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| | Re: SCLTC Goes Red, White, and Blue (200,000 times)!
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No wheels? (: (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Saw this on brickshelf recently and like the stubby design. I'm tempted to redesign some of my models as stubbies for a bit of fun. (...) Thanks to GrapeApe from me for these too. They prove invaluable. (...) This is a beautiful train design. (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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SCLTC will manage the construction of the world's largest United States flag made entirely of LEGO bricks at the 2005 Orange County Fair. Members of the public are invited to participate in this record breaking attempt to create a flag 12 feet long (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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The (URL) concept Octan/Shell power units> and an (URL) 12v set no. 7725> use the recent hinged truck cab windscreen-- Thanks GrapeApe for (URL) the parts>! I finally got around to some illustrated steps for the Union Pacific Executive Touring set. (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) I hadn't thought of using S scale, in the UK no-one makes anything for S, its definatly a scratchbuilders scale. (I should know, I have a long term S scale project in the planning stages!) I'll check it out, thanks And yes, their website is (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Microscale is real annoying about not posting images of their decals. And they've been renumbering alot of thier decals lately. If you are building in 6wide compressed, you may want to concider using S-scale decals. I bought some Santa Fe (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Does anyone know what the #48-73 0 gauge Burlington Northern (BN) diesel decals sheet contains? Also what other 0 guage US decal manufactureres are there? Tim (19 years ago, 6-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Why is inner rail smooth on Duplo track?
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(...) The texture is to improve traction. However, without a differential (which have been tried on trains and failed), one wheel on an axle needs to be able to slip in a curve since the rotational speeds are different for the different radii that (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here is a small ruff draft picture of the club logo’s. The only one I could not find was “Cincinnati Union Terminal Club”. This is the closest web site I found (URL) Mike Gallagher Mikeslego COLTC member (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I started a project a while back, the results can be found here, (It is all in TrackDraw, because Track desinger Slowed drastically arount the 3000+ peices mark. Jeff VW OOPS! (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) 11. rtlToronto - Toronto (Canada) (...) I started a project a while back, the results can be found here, (It is all in TrackDraw, because Track desinger Slowed drastically arount the 3000+ peices mark. Jeff VW (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: NMRA layout poster of group areas
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Here's the lower half. Starting from the left, MichLTC >>CUT>>WamaLTC above, Community Yard below>>IndyLUG/CILTC. (URL) If you have any questions, let me know. It's really busy on the lower half! I am eager to see your results. Looks great so far! (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello LUGNET members, With just a few days left and unless someone else has made a map of the participating groups for the NMRA Cincinnati show I was going to. I continued my super-micro scale of part of COLTC’s display and made a MLCAD render with (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) The old Lego track (12V and 4.5V) was like this too. tim (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Is it to prevent the toothed drive wheels from skipping? The outer wheel turns more times than the inner as is goes around the curve. Ralph (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.trains)
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My son has spend his allowance on a couple of the new Thomas sets (Percy and James). James comes with one piece of curved track (along with others including a switch). I've noticed that all the Duplo track that's come with these sets has a ribbed (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: British Class 37 diesel loco with articulated bogies
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(...) Unfortunately, the front and rear windows are in the right place (without quarter-stud offset bricks being available), and moving them would make the upper body too long for the scale! This is the compromise of detail with measurements of less (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: British Class 37 diesel loco with articulated bogies
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--SNIP-- (...) I meant the side windows are too short. The front/rear look very nice. (...) So that's how you did it. Nice technique. (...) I think you could move the front window forward one brick (apply to rear in reverse) and extend the side (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: British Class 37 diesel loco with articulated bogies
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(...) With the windscreens, did you mean that the side windows are too short or the front and rear windows too narrow? Cab windows are always the hardest part to model. I needed a piece for the front and rear windscreens that would give the division (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: British Class 37 diesel loco with articulated bogies
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote: SNIP (...) Ah, I finally get to see your bogies. :-D Great design. Smart door design too. I'd steal it were it not for the fact that I like to have interiors in my models. Well done, thanks for sharing. Legoswami (19 years ago, 3-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Mark, I like your articulation trick and really like some of the side greebling. The drivers cab windscreen seems a little short to me though. It looks like the whole thing should extend one more stud towards the front (or rear) of the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New MOC: British Class 37 diesel loco with articulated bogies
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Here's my latest 8mm scale train MOC, a British Class 37 diesel loco in railfreight grey livery with red stripe, as carried by 37674 and others in 1988. (URL) The model has opening doors and removable roof sections, for closing the doors and putting (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: The Upper Chattahoochee rides again
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(...) For an older MOC, I think they looked pretty good, reminds me of a GP15 (URL) My first train MOC was a 88ton switcher about 15 years ago. Although it could be greatly improved, I'm hesitant to change it. Mat (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | The Upper Chattahoochee rides again
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Back when I got into LEGO railroading I built my first MOC set of engines, they were part of my Upper Chattahoochee railway. I didn't have a lot of parts and not a lot of experience building trains. (URL) They looked like this> Well one of the great (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | NMRA show in 1 week!!
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In exactly 7 days, no less than 70 AFOLs will begin construction on the ILTCO layout at the National Train Show of the National Model Railroad Association. The NTS will be held in the Cinergy center in Cincinnati, OH. Address: 525 Elm Street, (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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| | Re: Seekiung SuperChief B-Car directions
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(...) You might also consider Thomas GrapeApe Burger's B-Unit: (URL) Mathis (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | img2sticker: Convert images into .ldr stickers
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Dear all, Following up from my (URL) teaser> the other day, I've 'completed' my software to convert image files into ldraw files for use in sticker making and written a little tutorial about getting it to work. (2 URLs) Here> is where you can (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Grape Ape Designs (was Re: Coolest Brickshelf account)
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(...) Indeed! Thanks, Thomas. I recall you CAD work from ages ago. I think one of the earliest renderings I saw of yours was this (URL) Thalys set based on red train nose parts>. I have eyed with great interest many of your other model renderings, (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Coolest Brickshelf account
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"Thomas Burger" <tburger34@spam.no.a...lphia.net> wrote in news:IIto4I.13AB@lugnet.com: (...) :P Thanks for the great work, Thomas! Koyan (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Seekiung SuperChief B-Car directions
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(...) Beautiful. Thanks, Martin! (: (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) that "grapeape" guy has alot of interesting stuff in his gallery as well. wait grapeape is me. :) i finished the container grab part a few weeks ago to (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Seekiung SuperChief B-Car directions
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(...) Here's a version by James Mathis: (URL) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Seekiung SuperChief B-Car directions
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Title says it all ... can anyone point me to the B-Car directions? Thanks much. ==Leanne (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | ParLUGment Canada Day Display
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If you happen to be in the Ottawa area for the annual Canada Day festivities be sure to stop in and say hi! Working in conjunction with the National Capital Commission, ParLUGment will be setting up a LEGO train display in Jacques Cartier Park (just (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Announce: M>ltc at Stawell
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M>ltc will be displaying our layout at the Grampian Model Railroaders Inc. Show in Stawell on 9-10 July. Again, it will be basically the same layout as the previous 2 shows at </announce/?n=2920 Pakenham> and </trains/org/mltc/?n=23 Morwell>. (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains.org.mltc, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Teaser: Automatic sticker creation
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Dear all, I've been working hard lately on a program to convert bitmapped images (in BMP or RGB) format into vectorised ldraw images. It seems to be working OK now (with many caveats) and I hope to have a user-ready version ready soon, along with a (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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