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Hi All, I would like to offer a 2 wide train (3 or 4 cars) to the public at the NMRA NTS as an ILTCO fund raiser. I would love to get design submissions from anyone interested, so please pass the word. The fewer parts the better to hold costs down. (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) That's really cool. I have to make my own tag now. Tim (19 years ago, 28-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) I got a bit inspired and did my Brickshelf signature as a graffiti tag. It's designed especially for your wall, so feel more than free to use it or cannibalize ideas out of it in any way: (URL) It uses the "tudor wall" striping technique. (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | [Press Release] BayLTC at Santa Clara Convention Center
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For Immediate Release Contact: Russell Clark rclark@telis.org 408.605.5412 (cell) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA - The Bay Area LEGO Train Club (BayLTC) is pleased to announce that we will be displaying at the Train Collectors Association Cal-Stewart (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-06, to lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) Hi Dean, I have done a few graffiti for my train layout. All in all there are two general types I did (both dealing with letters). First like here with thin lines of 1 tile thickness: (URL) Then with letters of different colours (which means (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) Well, if I have enough bricks... :) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dutch 1851 - by Joep Klazen
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(...) I agree he has the shape 100% down but I thought that for the six-wide version too. I'll never quite get eight-wide but these are nice trains, six- or eight-wide. Tim (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) You're gonna graffiti the Community Centre?????? ;) ROSCO (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) Thanks everyone, I have a very rough sample at: (URL) I expect this can be developed and improved over the next few weeks. Unfortunately, I ran out of 1x1 plates though for the real thing :( <plug> You can see the real thing at Petersfield on (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dutch 1851 - by Joep Klazen
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(...) I think that, yes, your bias is clouding your judgment, because it is obviously clear why he went 8 wide to model this train-- because he totally nails the look and feel of the proto by doing it. Compare it to his 6 wide version. There is no (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Dutch 1851 - by Joep Klazen
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(...) If I wanted to be condescending I would have just said "Nice work! champ". Note the subtle difference ;) Tim (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Dutch 1851 - by Joep Klazen
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(...) Sheesh, would it hurt to be less condescending? :roll: ;-) (...) Legoswami (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Dutch 1851 - by Joep Klazen
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(...) Hi Joep, Seems that trains is very busy with new posts at the moment. I am curious why you decided to change to eight-wide. It seems to me that this train is not gaining anything much from it but perhaps you see future trains as having greater (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Wonderful Show in St. Paul
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GMLTC had a very successful show in St. Paul this last weekend as part of the "World's Greatest Hobby on Tour" show. ( (URL) ) We had people packed in shoulder to shoulder and about three deep for pretty much then entire show. We were about a half (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | State Courthouse, Columbus OH
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My latest addition to the Columbus downtown is the courthouse(click on picture to go to brickshelf folder): (URL) I'm pretty happy with how close I could get it, as the scale (1:100) was pre-defined by the surrounding buildings already exisiting. (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) (URL) Here's a great example of graffiti>, beautiful in its simplicity (almost completely studs-to-the-left). If you don't remember having seen that image before, please check out the (URL) whole gallery>, it' s the most superb urban landscape (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Graffiti
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(...) Depending how detailed you want it, plate resolution can get some reasonable results: (URL) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There have been a few good colourful ones in town scenes of various shows, but I can't find any on Brickshelf at the moment. Reducing the resolution of a real image doesn't work for anything but mosaics. Try building it up layer by layer. (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Please. It'll give me an idea on how to arrange the SOT and SNOT :) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I did some very simple graffiti for my NY Subway scene and I can send you the MPD if you like. The basic principle I worked on was using colours to 'spray' out from the letters. I also think that pastel colours (like sand green/blue, medium (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Lego Graffiti
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Hi all. Seeing as a lot of you tend to do large town scenes for layouts (and I couldn't find a group any more relevant :), can anyone give any suggestions on how to do graffiti on a wall? I have a large (64 studs x 12 bricks) wall in plain grey and (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: I need advice on how to transport models to a Con?
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(...) If you're traveling by car, I suggest lots of styrofoam peanuts and large plastic bins. I moved (URL) castle> to Brickfest '05 using that method, which you can see here: (URL) However, if you're traveling by plane, that's a different matter. I (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.storage, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ChMe2 Russian switcher
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(...) Thanks John, I'm alway pleased if I can fool someone. I have actually debuted one MOC in .trains from the brickbuild. (...) I think the proto is Ruusian broad gauge but it should probably be seven-wide to fit in with my vague six-wide scale. (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ChMe2 Russian switcher
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(...) Geez, Tim, your renders are getting so good that, from the thumbnails, I actually thought you'd built something IRL! (that's actually meant as a real compliment-- tweaking aside:-) Now I'm thinking that if you are modeling a narrow gauge, then (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | I need advice on how to transport models to a Con?
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I've got several Moonbases (mostly giant endcaps) and many ships and rovers that I'm taking to a sci-fi con. I need serious, and immediate advice on how to move these safely and easily. "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." Thanks, Aaron (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.storage, lugnet.trains)
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| | ChMe2 Russian switcher
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Hi all, Just a (URL) little switcher>. I thought it was cute and relatively challenging but not too much so it was perfect for a quick build to procrastinate on my main projects. (2 URLs) BS gallery> Please comment whether good or bad. Tim (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.ru, FTX)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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(...) A few tips to make things a little safer; I use the blade of a miniature penknife to do my gouging, not a scalpel. Always cut towards the central frame of the wheelset, then flick the debris out - do it in one go for the smoothest result. You (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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| | Dutch 1851 - by Joep Klazen
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Posted on behalf of Joep Klazen (legojoepie). He would like feedback from non-Dutch trainheads on his work but does not have a Lugnet accound. This is A Dutch locomotive, build by Joep Klazen, who is just started to make all of his Dutch-Trains in (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New Loco MOC
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(...) Hi, I've finally finished the modification on my BB7200 loco, and took the time to make some pictures. So I updated my BS galery ((URL)) , here is an exemple of the new version : (URL) One more time, thanks James Mathis and Gianluca Morelli (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: British Trains Re: Hogwarts Express train
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(...) In the illustrations from the original Awdry books, Thomas has his front lamp on top of the smokebox when pulling a passenger train such as Annie and Clarabel. This indicates a stopping passenger train, class 2. Gordon, on the other hand, has (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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Hehe, guess I'm not used to seein' humor in Lugnet posts nowadays. :p Apologies, Ben. :) -Stefan- (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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(...) You didn't waste my time Anthony. I've got the Super Chief with bad wheel sets sitting on a counter top at my office. I never did the repair and never ran the set because of it. Reading this thread just may give me the impetus to either do my (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Don't worry about it Ben, I never thought you were being harsh at all. I recognized the sarcasm. But I'm beginning to think I've wasted everyone's time. I've visited all the links you've pointed me to, and when I dug out my Santa Fe out of (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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(...) Dear Anthony, I never had the intention to be in any way "harsh" to you. If you felt like that I have to apologize. I just feel still bad with the "new" MEGA-Blok like colors. And I got warned never ever to mention these in LUGNET trains (or I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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(...) Thanks for all the info Ben! I apologize if this question had been discussed ad naseum already, but I've done several unsuccessful searches for the info. I've been a castle fan my entire AFOL career, but I've always been interested in trains, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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--SNIP-- (...) Apology accepted in advance ;) (...) Thanks for your compliments. Of course mostly working virtually means I don't have to worry about the colour change although I did set up bley to render properly for some of my stuff which was a (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, I thought that was the case . I'm not famous for my tact. Thanks for understanding us on the color issue and letting us talk! :) And apologies in case the tears short circuit your keyboard. ;-) BTW, your recent train mocs have been (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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--SNIP-- (...) I knew that but I was being tactful ;) I have no problem with the colour change and the subject bores me to tears but I have nothing against arguments raging on in .trains, .colour or anywhere else for that matter. Tim --SNIP-- (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief wheel question
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(...) I caught that irony, Ben. It wasn't harshness at all, and it wasn't directed at Anthony. It was partly directed at TLC, but I think it was mostly directed at the LUGNET community, who seem to want absolutely all color talk banished to (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't think Ben was being harsh on Anthony, I think it was directed at TLC in the main. Tim (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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