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(...) Ditto here. Looking forward to watching. Ed (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Since Duq doesn't follow LUGNET and the model was already announced on LOWLUG : Duq built this train for the Rail 2004 exhibit in the Netherlands It's a dutch "Motorpost" postal train in it's last common livery (yes, an awful amount of (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have to recommend watching this to anyone who was unable to attend this show. The true size of this layout cannot be grasped from the numerous photos of it and the video footage really shows what an impressive and large undertaking this was. (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(URL) down to RFD-TV #22 to download. The WMV is about 70 MB. (Chris already posted to just mediawatch but it deserves wider dissemination.) FUT trains.org (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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Sorry if I'm stealing anyones thunder, but I thought people might like to take a look at the train in this (URL) BS gallery (Duq)>. I really like the sub-stud offsetting effect used for the front windscreen and many other design elements. And to (...) (19 years ago, 27-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hey all, I have been extremely busy over the last couple of weeks making modified train track and I thought I should offer it up before I head to NWBC in the next week or two. Currently I have 3 complete sets of stubbies ready to go as well as (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.services, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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This is your friendly neighborhood NWBC Town/Train Coordinator. I need to know about Town and Train MOCs you are bringing to NWBrickCon 2005. (Haven't signed up yet? (URL) ) Large stuff (i.e., whole modules) I need to know about this week; smaller (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon) !
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M>ltc is displaying our LEGO train layout at the Hobby show again this year. Last year </announce/?n=2784 went really well> so feel free to come along and see all the great exhibits. This will be our last show with the current layout, so if you (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains.org.mltc, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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ParLUGment, the Ottawa-area Lego User's Group, will once again be showing a substantial Lego train layout at Railfair, the local model railway show. The event takes place in Ottawa on the weekend of 15-16 October, 2005, and is held at Algonquin (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.trains)
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(...) A good point, what is the vision? I expected that if you buy the train kit you would be able to build a train, and not just have a collection of bits. If it contains 6 windows in 6 colours, that will not help anybody, you would want 36 windows (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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To All, The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display at the upcoming 19th Annual Model Railroad & Toy Train Flea Market on Sunday, September 27. Event Details: Sunday, September 27 10:00AM - 3:00PM EST Address: Walker Arena Annex Fourth and (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug)
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(...) my guess is that any so called bulk pack would start out as an enhancement but would adventuly become a replacment as it would be less sku's. time will tell. (...) i agree on the parts being sorted by color especialy if the lego company is (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ya, good catch. Dark green is a sweet color and replacing everything green in JM's proposal with dark green is the way to go. (...) I guess I come at this from, is this going to replace all the other service packs out there, all the other sets (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Now that I think more on the click hinges, there is a click hinge frame and windscreen that I've wished to try to build into a German DB high-speed ICE-3 train. But, I haven't discovered the frame element in color white. (2 URLs) (...) Agreed, (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Mind the Gap! (URL) This is my D78ss train. It is the second of my three LU creations and the second one to be functionally complete (the first still isn't). (URL) The D78 stock (or just 'D stock') runs solely on the District line and numbers 75 (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Brad Hamilton wrote: <snipsnip> (...) At first I also tried to attach plates to the bigger chain links (at some point I even considered using glue), but the other option you have is sticking one end of the big link into a technic (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ah yes, crossposting. I think the concept finally stopped eluding me ;) (...) There is a little gap between the baseplate and the magnet below, but the pull between both magnets is so strong that they'll stretch the chain a little and come (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hi! I got an idea for an automatic level crossing - a simple one with lights only. It is based on the motors possibility to supply power through the wheels. The idea is to cut a short distance (e.g. 1 cm) of track, so we can use that as a sensor (I (...) (19 years ago, 21-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Simple elegant design. but you forgot to crosspost to the most important group, Microscale. :) The inverted baseplate is such a simple idea, one question though, do the magnets have to be pressed up to the underside of the baseplate, or can (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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I really like this idea. I had tried using a chain drive for a small cart ride (URL) my design, I used one of the "fat" chain links to attach a plate, which supported the cart. I had problems with the plate falling off every so often. Also, there (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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