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Dear German speakers, I recently visited Koeln and saw some extrmely interesting EMUs there operating as commuter trains for the service. Unfortunately my train finding skills aren't so good and are even worse when I don't know the correct words in (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
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| | set 4551 - "Crocodile Engine" alternate model instructions
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Hello all, My copy of the instruction booklet for set #4551 - "Crocodile Engine" contains five extra pages with full building instructions for one of the alternate models shown (image top left) on the box backside. I noticed that all instruction (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.db.scans, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ALCo Roadswitcher
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(...) I initially planned on abandoning building with LEGO® ,due in part to their announcement of the new colors. (this was two years ago) Also, the demands of the railroad service took some getting used to. While browsing the bedroom closet one (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ALCo Roadswitcher
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(...) Harvey, the ALCO looks great, nice and clean, and nocomplicated construction. Who needs instructions. I think I'll try one in WP Orange, grey and black. So why did you wait for bley? Was it a better match for the prototype? Mat (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Michiana-LTC to display at the SJVRR Swap Meet - Sunday, October 16
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To all, The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display at the upcoming SJVRR Swap Meet on Sunday, October 16. Event Details: 10:00AM - 3:00PM CST Address: Elks lodge 3535 East McKinley Avenue South Bend, Indiana 46615 Admission: Individual $4 (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | ALCo Roadswitcher
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Greetings, After yet another CSX-induced absence from the LEGO® scene, I've dusted off my beloved ALCo locomotive and decided to upgrade it using the new 'bley' elements, as well as reshape the roof by using the rounded bricks found in the #8654 (...) (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) I didn't know they existed :) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) It's a 1x4 vertical curve ((URL) part 6191>). I actually wanted to use that technique in my (URL) Russian EMU> but it didn't look right so I was happy to get to use it on this. Tim (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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Sorry to respond to my own post. Due to having enough feedback suggesting that a seven-wide version of this train would be much, much better, I went back and redesigned it. Here is the new wider version (2 URLs) front car> (URL) car> (URL) front (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Very nice Tim. How did you do the corner of the roof at the front? It looks like the curve piece and the 2nd slope conflict. (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Sure, but you can't defy the laws of geometry, Captain! The shape of the loco is clearly a rectangle, so if you chose to limit yourself and create it 6 wide, then (as Lar pointed out) it needs to be a lot shorter. So short, in fact, that it (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Since Samarth has outed himself elsewhere in the thread you know who it was with now. Basically Swami and I had been talking about building a train (this one for me and the Ghan in eight-wide for him) for a while so I suggested half-jokingly (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) If your other trains are eight-wide I'd say this should be a least nine-wide, possibly ten. (...) What I enjoy is trying to capture the look of something with the extra challenge imposed by limiting myself to six-wide (and typically built on a (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Well, maybe precise was too exact a term:-) But I figure it like this: I assume a scale of 1:48 (which is "O" scale). O scale model railroad locos are 8 studs wide, but LEGO track gauge is wider than O scale track gauge. So in essence, LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Exactly what do you mean by 'precise'? I'd love to know. I build loads of IR models that are of this gauge, so any scale conversion (from real world to in the brick) you might have handy would be great for me. I suck at math :-P Legoswami (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Cool! A gauge that can be accurately modeled at minifig scale! Built that sucka 10 wide! JOHN (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Seriously-- why would that be "hard to do"? Aversion to creating wide trains is baffling to me. This MOC could easily be built 9 wide, going by the looks of the prototype, and it would look great at that width! Forget about conventions, Tim. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Oi! I said I'd do the 8 wide Ghan as soon as I can! *shakes fist* just you wait till the 14th!! (...) The EMUs run on 5ft 6in gauge track. In addition to this, they're wider than regular stock too. Tim, nice model, a contest winner if I ever (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) I hear that! So tell us more about this one day challenge thing? (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Hi Lar, Thanks for the comments. It's a wide, wide-gauge train but I just couldn't bring myself to go to seven wide even though the model REALLY needs it. I might be able to squeeze one plate lower (need to check on a brickbuilt version) but (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Indian EMU
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(...) Interesting. The prototype seems rather squat (much wider proportionally than your model), can you try to lower the height of this model at all to achieve that look? I like the front pilot/buffers area. (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Indian EMU
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Dear all, Continuing my love of building trains from countries off the beaten track I present an Indian EMU. These run as commuter service in Mumbai and other Indian cities. (2 URLs) carriage> (URL) front detailing> (URL) folder when moderated> The (...) (19 years ago, 9-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Mount Washington Cog Railway
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(...) My original actually had two gear racks running up the center of the track. I didn't have very many though, so I ended up taking out every other one so that I could make a longer run. I actually did test it with curves. Alternating the pieces (...) (19 years ago, 9-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Mount Washington Cog Railway
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(...) Interesting model. Strangely I keep finding that I'm thinking microscale each time I see the pic! I was wondering why you alternated the rack from side to side of the track? Did you find that this gave a more reliable grip? Also, have you (...) (19 years ago, 9-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ParLUGment layout at Railfair 2005 model railway show
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H'lo again, all (...) One week to go, and various members are building furiously... :) A reminder, then, to the wider audience out there, and a hope we'll see some of you at the show. Regards, Norbert Black (19 years ago, 8-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.trains)
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| | Micro Steam Engine
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(2 URLs) Micro Steam Engine> I've always thought that the (URL) Technic Competition Cannon 2 x 6 x 3> looked like the boiler from a steam engine. When I came across it again taking the Wookie Catamaran apart a few months ago I finally decided to (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Mount Washington Cog Railway
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Here's a model I've been working on this week of the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire. (URL) For anyone unfamiliar with it, it's a small steam-powered railroad that takes passengers from the base of Mount Washington to the top. It was (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Who turned out the lights?
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(...) [snip] (...) The calls from the lawyers... (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GMLTC to Display in St. Paul through Christmas
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The Greater Midwest Lego Train Club's layout is currently on display at the (URL) Jackson Street Roundhouse> in St. Paul, MN as part of their annual run-up to the Christmas season. In addition to our eight "completed" modules, we are taking (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: Who turned out the lights?
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(...) I'm hoping the light brick will be in the Lego Train Factory palette. Too many different track pieces would be uneconomical on a large scale because the market is too small. I would like curves of radii 72 and 104 studs though, to replace my (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Who turned out the lights?
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Mayby Lego is listening too much to people asking Lego to get back to their core business and produce plastic bricks, and nog Lego is just doing that: getting back to their core business and produce only plastic bricks and discarding all metal (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Who turned out the lights?
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(...) I emailed LEGO and they confirmed it to be true. I also emailed Jake, but have gotten no response. No new track geometry in 6 years (gasp!) and now this. Sheesh, my son makes better layouts with his Thomas tracks than I can with LEGO. Really, (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Who turned out the lights?
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(...) That light piece has been sold in different accessory sets. For example, when I bought my first 9v lights they didn't come with the reflector piece. Let us hope that the accessory set in questions is being replaced with another set. Chris (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Who turned out the lights?
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(...) That's worrying. Ironically the descriptions for (URL) 10020>, (URL) 10133> and (URL) 10157> all mention it and it still features as part of the train accessories header image! (URL) Tim (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Who turned out the lights?
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#3748 train light is discontinued. (URL) I wonder what's next to go? (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Switch points stiffening...
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In lugnet.trains, Philippe Label wrote: <snip> (...) I lubricated the switch just a bit and it appears to work very well. Thanks for the suggestion! Dave K (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Motorized Maintenance Truck
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(...) I tried running it through a couple of switchpoints last night. It had a little bit of trouble. I haven't noticed any problems with ramps or bridges though, other than some slipping of the tyres. I think using older tyres that are a little (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Model Show (and 2005) wrap up
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Well, M>ltc just completed our last show for 2005, and our last show with the current layout. You can see some details of the layout from the </announce/?n=2920 Pakenham show> earlier in the year, this weekends layout was basically the same, except (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.mltc, FTX)
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| | ILTCO 2006-2007 Officer Elections
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ILTCO will be holding officer elections for the next 2 year term over the next several weeks. If you are a member of an Active Club, you are encouraged to contact your club's Assembly representatives for more information on the process and (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Stretch Limo Caboose
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Very creative way to handle the curves. Nice job. (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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