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(...) snip Sorry I don't have an Intelligent train, or even a Duplo train. I have just been looking at them wondering if the Play Train would be like them. I think they look great and new designs for 2005. The Intelligent train looked exciting but (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Took a crack at this, converted my yard tower design (as found in the Virtual LEGO book) as closely as I could (within reason, I switched to medium slope roof bricks since low slopes in a well rounded assortment in any earth tone are rare in that (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains)
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Prototype question: When a timber trestle bridge crosses water, is it usual to have the timber bents permanently submerged? Or is it usual to have stone or concrete piers supporting the trestle bents? I've tried google, but can't find a clear (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You disappoint me Samarth. Jason didn't mean "kick everyone else's MOCs"! The idea was to kick some @$$ with a great MOC, which he has done. There isn't really a comparison with other MOCs of any scale. I agree about the well executed (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) There is a much easier way - you poke an antenna or minifig round-end baton into the polarity switch, then the elastic band can go over the top of the switch, not underneath. Jason Railton (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Jason I absolutly love it! I like how you integraded all those features into such a small locamotive. Great Job, hope you step into the stinky deisle realm again. -FLIP- (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Does that rubber band pull the switch to the off position? If so, that's pretty clever. I just put my polarity switches directly onto the train transformer on that section to the left of the dial. (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm glad you like it. It makes it very heavy though, so it really needs both motors. Originally it just had one, but it didn't move very fast. It also made the power pick up from the back of the front motor extremely complicated. That's much (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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GEH?!? Bloody Sweet. -Stefan- (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote: SNIP WOW! It certainly does kick my class 50! And IMHO Mark's too! I always love functionality, and for such a little diesel, this one sure is packed with features! That is some seriously amazing work. The (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Very nice, Congrats :) (...) I do like the grill in the roof. Finally a use for the fences :) (...) Now THAT is funky! I can't wait to see this sometime. (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I've finally ventured into the realm of smelly diesels, so here's my attempt at a non-steam locomotive. It's a BR Class 50. (URL) Class 50>> Click for (URL), when moderated. This is number 50043, "Eagle", and here's a preview pic: (URL) 50 preview>> (...) (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) Thank you. I've just uploaded another render of Dash 9. Check it out: (URL) Bye, -- Shaggie. (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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[snip] (...) From the same author, you will find here a good way to use the polarity switches (URL) (still in french, but reading french is not usefull to watch the pictures :) ) and the direct link for the instructions : (URL) Erik "brickerik" (...) (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That's the article I used about a year ago for a train layout -- there are some good designs there. The key is having enough torque to flip the switch -- by using a long lever. I used the simpler designs that don't try to conceal their (...) (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (snip) (...) Hi Chris (both :-) ), Here's the English version of the article: (URL) Ambassador FreeLUG member (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Welcome to .trains (...) That makes 6 cars total? 2 engines and 4 coaches? I'd get a second motor. (...) Most people have found that the speed regulator can power two motors without a problem. In fact many people goes as high as three motors (...) (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Since I'm new to Lego trains (bought my first Lego train set last week #4511 + an extra #10158 car), I'm wondering exactly how powerful the little motor that comes with the set is. It seems to have no problem moving the 3 cars that I currently own (...) (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, I hope they brew up a better motor unit. The current one did not have to be designed to be efficient like the technic gear motor shipped with the RIS sets. It relies on endless juice from the controller. I think if they just use the (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Shaggie, That is some beautiful rendering work you have in your directory. Very nice trains to boot. Please do keep up the good work. Tim (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello, I've made a CAD model of Dash 9 in BNSF livery. It's 48 stud long and contains approx. 550 parts. (2 URLs) Some of the parts I've used don't exist in orange yet, but let's hope Lego will introduce them soon. Please let me know, if you like (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Intelegent Train: was Re: Lego Train Factory - "preliminary wagon design"
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(...) David, Just curious, what did you think about the intelligent train? My son really enjoyed playing with that. He probably would still be playing with it if I wasn't so into 9v trains. He enjoyed making it toot with the different bricks, and he (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for finding the images. The wagon is much more complex that I expected. I had been looking at the Duplo wagons, expecting to be like them or very much juniorised. Will 5-7 year olds be able to build the wagons? I tell parents of young (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: An idea concerning the new RC trains and a new RCX
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(...) Correction: These terms are NOT the same as cheap. (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Since your post calling the train "el cheapo" was on the robotics forum when I found it (and I don't normally hag out on the train forum), I am in the dark about the origination of the term. The new train was not designed to be "cheaper" - (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Of course, what would be a real gift to the train-heads (if it's not too late Jake?) would be to make the IR baseplate modular - make the middle bit solid with technic holes at each end, then have two identical plug-on baseplate ends to make (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Okay, thinking about this some more: The discussion on this has already mentioned that the sensor is part of the baseplate. Therefore it makes sense to include the battery box whilst you're re-designing the baseplate. My guess is that's what (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Is there even going to be a new motor? You could theoretically stick an ordinary battery box in the train, power a sensor/controller unit from the battery, then that feeds power into the top of a standard motor. If the receiver is separate (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That just isn't true. Bluetooth units cost in the order of tens of dollars, and who knows how much R&D to set up. Simple infra-red remote control units, to give you on/off or varying control levels cost in the order of cents. Even full duplex (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes they don't look too bad at all. I do hope the sensor is separate to the basplate though, so it can be built into other places in models. And I know they're only design pics, but that looks much like a current train motor. I wonder if the (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Found it via the Eurobricks forum. Remote baseplate sensor (URL) wagon (URL) track (URL) do like the color schemes shown in the baseplate sensor and wagon shots. -- Bryan "Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, the term was not my idea, several people in this very newsgroup invented this more or less simultaneously, and, as the new gauge is designed to be chaeper than the other gauge, they are not totally wrong, are they? (...) That would be (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Depends. Infrared is very tricky for mobile systems, and a train out of sight (behind houses, in a hunnel) is dead meat in tems of infrared communication... A simple (still reliable!) Bluetooth system should be in the same price range as a (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well - I am not thrilled with your references to the train as "el cheapo". Lego is a company that has to make money (the whole point of a company). They are making new trains in a direction that will make the train more affordable to a larger (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That might be a little expensive to put in a system that's supposed to reduce the entry price! Still, an auxiliary output on the remote control train motor (for lights, horn or extra motor-driven uncoupler) would be a great gift to train (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, all, I know this might just be a shot in the blue sky, but anyway: Lego is most propably working on a new RCX system. At the Legofan site, there is a discussion about things that should be in a new RCX, and someone mentioned Bluetooth as a (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I was wondering if I could modify the new plastic track for use with the 9v train motors. As an experiment, I ran some adhesive backed metal tape on some of my old style plastic track. The tape(foil) is for stained glass, and is copper with a tin (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) What make the most sense to me is... Conducting L-gauge track and non-conducting L-gauge track Chris (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd say 'L-Gauge' defines the spacing of the track. If you want to distinguish between metal or plastic track then use some other terminology. Don't confuse the issue when some people have just started making headway into traditional model (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I agree with you, and I think it will look more "classic". The vast majority of my track is already plastic for the old battery train and this is the only one I run at my house. Electrified track is for the girls who like to see how much juice (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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