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(...) Thanks, Tim! (...) I'll see what I can do. I'll need to reshoot it after appying decals anyway. And no need to be jealous of my dark red curves-- they come compliments of (URL) The LEGO Lady> on Bricklink;-) (She even shipped them to Florida (...) (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Check your email for a spyshot:-D JOHN (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (to J-1): He did it with one but I'm not exactly sure how, because, as you've intimated, Ross is the brains in the TCLTC, and I am the bankroll;-) (...) Ross has created a ping-pong loop for our subway modules. (URL) HERE> is a pic of one of (...) (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ah, yes! I see. I was focused on your creations rather than the pix of the actual . . . (...) I am very eager to find out what they are. :o) I am going to think about what you might have redone . . . Jonathan (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You are exactly correct, Jonathan, but that was intentional! Check out this pic closely: (URL) I think it is obvious that the gate and truck color is bright red and the roof is a darker shade of red. That is one of the striking features that (...) (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Are you detecting the trolleys at the end of the line for reversal? If so, how (mechanically, optically, magneticly, other...). And you don't need RCX's... you could do it with mechanically triggered polarity switches, for instance. (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) A few RCXs and Ross's programming... <grin> JohnG, GMLTC (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The lower portion of the trolley is red, I think, and only the roof portion is dark red. A lot of the parts on the trucks and the fence piece are not yet available in dark red. John: Great looking trolley! Love the extended looking truck (...) (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Which brings me to a question I've had for awhile, what is required to turn a line into a ping pong line? (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) Hi John, Very neat little trolley design. I really like your use of the new racer hubs (or whatever they're called) in the faked bogies. You need to fiddle your lighting for these shots though, all that lovely dark red (I am so (...) (18 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Since the TCLTC will only be able to bring half of their train layout to the ILTCO Philadelphia show this summer, we decided to turn our mainlines into ping-ponging trolley lines. Yeah, we already have a few trolleys we can run: (2 URLs) But that (...) (18 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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(...) So who were the winners? Russell BayLUG/BayLTC (18 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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It's been a while since I posted (URL) my last train/space crossover>, so this is definitely overdue. This one doesn't actually run on rails, but I think it still fits the bill. Here is the (URL) Low-Orbit Cargo Operator>, or L.O.C.O. for short: (7 (...) (18 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) son is in the middle of 2 projects-- a Hogwarts Express, and the Polar Express. I will point him to yours for inspiration and possible idea usurpation;-) JOHN (18 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I sure hope so. Actually it will most likely be incorporated into my wife's Christmas village, providing there's room. Don't cry for me, Castlehead. The truth is I never left you. --Anthony (18 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! I'm not sure if I'd consider it spectacular, but I appreciate the compliment! Aside from the figs, I plan on re-creating the hot chocolate cart from that particular scene to put into the dining car - I hope that adding the figs (...) (18 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The comment I liked from a, child, spectator was "...where's the can of black paint...", Dean has added "spray-cans" at the feet of the minifig but not a black one. It looked really great on the layout. Mark (18 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm impressed. Thank you :) (18 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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This thing will look fine under your Christmas Tree. Awsome stuff. Of course, we Castle fans are looking for your immanent return! Later. (18 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) ...did someone mention poster? (URL) (18 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's pretty cool! Makes me want to order a bunch of 1x plates in different colors... :-) JohnG, GMLTC (18 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks everyone, and after waiting forever (2 weeks) for a delivery of 1x1 plates, The final product is on brickshelf at: (URL) curtosy of Mark Palmer) Enjoy :) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the Dutch Railways 150 years show, getting a poster of the Class 91 and you hit it 100%. Love the sleek look of the nose especially. Will have a look at the CAD file later on, thanks for sharing! (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, I'm sticking to simple for now, at least until I have a bit more experience. (...) Its a modified version of one I've seen elsewhere, from Huw Millington I think. (...) Maybe next time :) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Dean, I like this a lot. You've kept it nice and simple but with neat snotty touches like the panels at the end of the carriages. The solution for the front is great too. Where's the interiors though? ;) Tim (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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After its debut at the Piece by Piece show at Petersfield in the UK today, I have a few photos of my Intercity 225. (URL) also have Ldraw renders including the front windscreen mounting at: (URL) are plenty of pictures of the original: (URL) and all (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Glad those instructions could be of help. I think James had more of a hand in that particular snotwork than I did though. (...) Good to hear. (...) Even better to hear. Tim (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Dear Anthony, I think this is one of the most spectaculiar MOCs I have seen here for quite a while! I love especially the interieur done on the cars. Leg Godt! Ben (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Well I certainly hope I haven't stopped you from going forward with your MOC. It was an exceptionally fun build, and a great learning experience. I plan on including many of the characters in the movie, including the hobo. However, I think for (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! Coming from you, I consider this high praise. In fact, it was your instructions on the mod to the Santa Fe Observation Car that gave me the means to attach via SNOT the red light atop my own observation car. So... thanks for the (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Gary, I'd really encourage you guys to voice this information to ILTCO, or at (URL) - if TLC don't hear it, they can't take it into account when making their decision. And it appears their deadline is not far off. ROSCO (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) right! i forgot to say one thing in my previous post. There is another factor: 4) The yellow lever in the switch can be in to positions - it can have the handle to one side or to the other side... daniel (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Having thought about it a bit more I think I understand how it works. The locomotive makes use of the fact that Lego points are sprung and allow travel from the 'wrong road' in a trailing direction. Jason has in fact posted a bit about his (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I specifically took tons of pictures and dowloaded a bunch because I wanted to do the same thing, you beat me to it and what a wonderful job! I really love your train, but dont forget the guy on top with his little fire and bucket =) Tiffeny (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Wow! Excellent work for a first(ish?) train. Feel free to leave the evil castleland and make more trains ;) The only thing I'd improve on it would be to make it six-wide :P Seriously though, you've got a great design with a (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(3 URLs) Post Mod Gallery> Here is my finished MOC of the Polar Express. I plan to populate it with minifigs, but that will come later when my bank account recovers. The train is based off of the Movie "The Polar Express" (duh) and the real (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) I agree. If ILTCO is going to be the channel we want it to be, this information should have been posted there as well as here. Maybe even an article there and just a link to the article here. ROSCO (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I will do this. (...) Thanks Steve! -Eric (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I hear some of you saying that there are certain expectations of ILTCO that aren't being met. I also assume that you might be picking up on my frustration but it isn't pointed at any one person. So let me try to explain how I see ILTCO helping the (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) thanks, Tim. i'm not sure if i understood your question. The switching can be done in different positions: 1) The locomotive can be faced to one direction or the other. 2) Depending on the position of the switch when the locomotive enters, it (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) More-or-less. It's not quite centered, but it's not off enough to really be noticeable. I would esitmate that it's about 1/10th of a stud. Pitsco has the plates with rails, but I've found Bricklink to be cheaper. -Duane (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I have to say I really like the ideas in this. Having seen Jason Railton's automation recently and having been considereing technic solutions for train things any overlap of the two is good in my book. Just one thing tho, the video of the (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Very nice! I can see putting my many 'yoda lips' into service and building some in sand green. New kind of lip service. . . . Question: It is a little difficult to tell if it is centered on the bottom plate. The body is built sideways, but, is (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(2 URLs) More: (URL) -Duane (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) "My name is Rich, and I'm a LEGO lurker." How about ILTCO asking LEGO to throw us all a bone by offering one of those ILTCO only catalog codes that gives some great discount on some set(s) like they've done in the past? This would be a quick (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) . . . . (...) I wish to add my $0.02 worth also I think this story can be told by many Rafe, just change the names and ages and you have summed up my history with Lego Trains as well. (which has now made me a bit paranoid, is someone watching (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) But this is ILTCO's biggest problem. It's only got one mailing list and it's full of chatter; either trivial analysis or a few club members discussing something and broadcasting it to all members. That's why most people turn the mailing off, (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve, thank you for your answer. This discussion makes stuffs clearier. You know I'm a true ILTCO supporter. I deeply hope the way you (we) see ILTCO will become reality, and yes some very good things have been accomplished yet. But Tom is (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I think this is a great thing that Eric has taken on. Someone needs to get the ball rolling, and he appears to be doing just that. As far as ILTCO goes, what exactly is the status of things there? There doesn't ever really seem to be anything going (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not that I feel like I have to justify my actions but this single issue is so big that I thought it needed its own forum for organizing and making our case. The site has little to do with LUGNET, we arn't going to post MOC's. We are trying to (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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* “Could you please explain why ILTCO is the normal channel for such issues?“ - Didier Enjary ILTCO is operated under a democratic process. All 33 member clubs are equally represented and receive communications at the exactly the same time thru the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "normal" ? Could you please explain why ILTCO is the normal channel for such issues ? (...) and it's nice to see you back. Welcome back Steve. (...) There is a misunderstanding and I think you can easily clarify this. Do you think Eric has (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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hi i finished this moc two months ago but i had some problems to post messages to lugnet. It is called "Rebeco", which means "REBocador E COmutador". Those are portuguese words for the main functions it has. It is very compact, has a size not much (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Thanks to you and Jeff for your responses. FYI, my son, who is 9, loves the Lego trains. He's adding the second oval to his set. He has some bionicle and star wars, but by far he spends the most time with his trains because he can envision and (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All- I'm trying to locate a gentleman who lives in the Portland, Oregon area named Sheldon who joined us for the NW TrainFest 2006 two weekends ago (03.25.06). Unfortunately I was not able to get his last name, or contact information during the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.or, FTX)
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(...) I don't know if it will be of interest to anyone, but I received my order from Shop @ Home yesterday and I can confirm that #4531 Switching Rails are indeed OLD dark grey. --Anthony (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey, I have $0.02 here is my take. (...) I’m with you here. In 2002 I went to my first Brickfest. At that point I had just about no bricks and no Lego room. After that I started with castle but still did not have much in the way of bricks or a (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The MILLION dollar question is... Is there a 3rd Party Vendor even interested in making the 9V parts? TLC could offer the license (I doubt they will) but if there is no party interetsed then it is pointless. (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:Ix7JrH.Ar0@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Not quite true. While we are under NDA and had been discussing this topic, we were not allowed to discuss it. It (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dear Rafe, thanks for your story here. It was more worth than just 2 cent for me! I only hope some people at LEGO see, that metal track trains attract lots of people and that these often enough end with a 100.000 ++ collection of bricks. And (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ben, Your year 2000 April Fools prank will always be my favourite. I loved those "sets". Play well. Tim Strutt (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Without actually having seen the numbers in regards to the company's sales and manufacturering costs, I'm not sure any of us can say definately that that's the reality. We can speculate a lot, but without some hard numbers, I don't think we (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's a reality check. The way LEGO makes train track is realy just wrong. It's way more expensive than it needs to be. Result - LEGO really can't afford to keep producing the existing 9v track and hope to remain profitable. The way I see it, (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 9v Train status report.
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(...) Hrrmpph. If its like their other factories, it will be useless and overpriced. But if they allow fan designed sets by contest(like the micro stuff) and make the price point decent($40.00 for an engine, $25.00 for a large bit of rolling stock, (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ok, I'll add my $0.02 to the pile. Summary: Lego trains are the reason there are now 100,000 Lego bricks in my Lego room upstairs. Details: When I was a little kid in Wisconsin in the 1970s, we had HO trains in the basement (didn't (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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No slight taken as I mentioned it was purely an internal LEGO thing, lack of proper passing of the torch. Hopefully we can all keep the 9v train line alive. SteveB (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve, For what its worth the Ambassadors were not trying to step on any toes. A question was possed and someone specifically asked for the Ambassadors help here on LUGNET. I took that call for help and used my resources to get permission to (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote: <snipped a lot of info> Steve, You should put something about this on the front page of the ILTCO site that is in plain view, even if you link to another page with more details. It is great that you want ILTCO (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not sure it's safe to assume that LEGO would be the lowest cost provider of 9v items. What if they licensed it to another entity to reduce overhead, marketing and production costs? I agree with your main point, however, that private party (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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Hi All, As you know there haws been a change in ILTCO's contact person at LEGO and unfortunately the "9v Announcement" was made via the Ambassadors list rather than the normal ILTCO channel. Moving forward we hope that this issue has been fixed. (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think this is a very important point. Most of us are quite resourceful and some have come up with their own custom track parts. The problem is most of us don't have those skills and to purchase those parts on the second hand market is very (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ahui and welcome back, To answer your question : there's no way - let me explain : Jan told us that, in order to be compatible (sic) with the metallic tracks, new insulated tracks are a bit thicker to adjust the size. So if you add a metal (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hey all, One final train novice question before I leave this thread to die (and hopefully start a new one with complete pictures!). Typical passenger cars: In the movie, the main character slows down a runaway rail car using a manual brake wheel on (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks Bryan.. The frieght train looks nice. The passanger train just one word: YUK! (jr. junk...) I know you and perhaps others may not know this but I'll ask anyways. Will there be a way for us to take that new track and add the metal strips to (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Auotmated decouplers (Was: Who's the April fool now?)
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(...) The receiver circuit fits inside a box shaped like this: (URL) Receiver>> Power is connected at one end, and the motor drive is taken from the other. You can see it in the rear section of the engine. The battery box is in the front, and (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 9V Discontinued? - Rechargeable Batteries
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(...) The trains at LLCA apear to use gel cell/lead acid batteries. I'm considering a similar system, and have already tested something like it. I built a 4 wide train for a recent display. I used 4.5v track but had it spaced 2 studs apart enstead (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Auotmated decouplers (Was: Who's the April fool now?)
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(...) First of all I should point out that neither of these are my MOCs Jason's uncoupler has the magnet mounted on a technic plate which also has a rack mounted on it. The technic motor (controlled by the custom IR reciever) draws the coupling into (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Save 9 Volt Trains
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Now is our chance to take action and help influance a decision within LEGO before a point of no return is reached. In order to do that a web site has been created for the purpose of saving the 9v electric train line. Access to the site is free. At (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Curious. But the it looks like the images are no longer up - are there any images of the internal workings of Gronk or your own implementation? I'd not seen this before, and I'm really curious now... both how well it worked, and how well (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yes and yes. ROSCO (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) As far as I remember yes the two lines are insulated from each other. Jeff VW (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Are the two directions on the 9V crosstrack electrically independent of one another? I'd like to have two ovals that each have separate controllers/engines that cross one another. Will it work with the vanilla crosstrack? (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I have to say that I'm really depressed by the defeatest attitude surrounding Eric Kingsley's post about trying to save 9v trains. Someone who actually has the ability to give our feedback to Lego has stepped up, given us what information he has, (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LOL The uncoupler worked very well, it is based on similar 'withdraw the magnet behind the buffers' principles as (URL) Reynolds' shunter> from about a year or so ago but of course with more space to play with worked even better. Also, without (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Here is a gallery hosted at ILTCO: (URL) Bryan "Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Ix26MJ.24E6@lugnet.com... (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually buying that product is what finally got me into lego trains. "Steam" train for under $100.00 is what it took for me to take the plunge. Damn it :) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good point. I should have realised that Mr Gould wouldn't get that close to actual bits of plastic. I was obviously confused by his name being all over the front page at the moment. Jason R (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Tim Gould's photos ? The owner of the linked BS gallery (talltim) is our dear curator Tim David. Didier (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ben - your own joke bites you on the bum! On the same day, at the Brickish AGM I demonstrated this engine: (URL) Engine>> (URL) uncoupler>> The engine contains a 6x8x3 box containing an IR receiver circuit. The 9V battery box is under the (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Are you sure that you or any fan can influence the decisions already made by LEGO? Another view on this whole "See what the fall sales bring and Lego will decide further" story is: Lego moves the sale of metal rails and stuff to S@H, because (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's some (URL) hot space station justice> right there. You've got me waxing nostalgic for FF7. A few criticisms: Firstly, even though it can't be done in such a silver, there are ways to ameliorate the monolithic amount of black. I suggest (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Excellent rendition and great choice of source material. Are you going to make the cars to go with it? They look fun to do and there's some prime snot opportunity in them. Strangely enough although I've more than two hundred hours of my life (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I'm usually a lurker - and a space building lurker at that - but even us lurkers have to put up a MoC once in a while to prove we're alive. So here it is, a locomotive from the RPG Final Fantasy VII, I think anything else is explained in the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) (SNIP) (...) It seems there are a few types of rechargeable batteries to consider: NiCds are made obsolete by the European RoHS directive (banning Cadmium), and they also suffer from memory effect. NiMH are becoming more common in standard (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There *was* buzz about LEGO Factory on Legofan, but it died out there too when no responses came from LEGO. The LEGO Factory forum is here: (URL) Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) Gallery: (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: One good message (kind of) from LEGO at last... (April Fool's Day)
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(...) Yes Mark, on April the first I wanted to post about an IR-reciever in form of a "4x4 block, 2 plates high plus the 2x2 bulb on top". That is correct. And of course it was April Fool's Day (so maybe LUGNET was not working properly). ;-) Ben (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So you're saying this is a 4x4 block, 2 plates high plus the 2x2 bulb on top? Just want to be sure of the correct information :-) Mark (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Rosco, Todd must have implemented a tool which deletes all "0." in messages coming from me on April Fools Day. Of course I meant to have typed "0.66". But nevertheless: you got me. And I admit this wasn't my best April Fools Joke. It is (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You are correct, Brad was a train fan. (...) Same here. They seem to have missed several of their dates and, without the Jake conduit of information, as far as I know we don't have any updated information. Steve, who really misses Jake (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I tend to agree. I get a lot of the "I didn't know Lego made trains" at train shows and give them the standard spiel, "Yes, long time, mostly mail order, etc." We've done shows with a train set or two available for sale (MSRP) and IIRC have (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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