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(...) Very nice Chris. Would you consider sharing the LDraw version as well? I think I may a good portion of these parts already, but I usually use MLCad and Bricktrax via Brickshelf to purchase any parts I'm short. (18 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BLTG Train Show Next Weekend
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(...) Teunis The BLTG web site has the pictures just uploaded (URL) a look and enjoy Peter BLTG (18 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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| | An American 4-4-0
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I've recently finished my second true train MOC (where I didn't follow someone else' instructions, though I did do a lot of MOC browsing for construction tips). This time I've built an American 'Standard' 4-4-0 wood burning steam locomotive. (2 (...) (18 years ago, 27-May-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Dino Attack train MOC
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(...) Apparently Rene molded them himself, I haven't seen them in person yet. pete.w (trainee trainhead) (18 years ago, 26-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Several LEGO Factory Train MOC's
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I suppose I should have announced this as well... In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley wrote: I have several LEGO Factory Train MOC's I thought I would share. All of these were built using Digital Designer (I am to lazy to keep track of what parts I can (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Dino Attack train MOC
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(...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I have several LEGO Factory Train MOC's I thought I would share. All of these were built using Digital Designer (I am to lazy to keep track of what parts I can and cannot use in MLCad). For the most part these went well. Getting Boggies to attach (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Merrist Wood Summer Show Lego Display 21/5/06 - report
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Due to it pouring with rain all day visitor numbers were down significantly (7000 on the gate this year as opposed to 12000 last) and less visitors made it as far as the Display. Our visitor numbers to the display were still in excess of 1000. We (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My first LEGO Factory train
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(...) [...] (...) I should point out that the ladders on my brick-built version are a little different. I used cut up pod-racer tubing and 1x1 plates with horizontal clips to make the ladders on the original. [snip] (...) Parts of it could, but (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My first LEGO Factory train
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote: SNIP (...) Hi Chris, Thanks for the quick picture. I was trying to figure out some way I could recreate that scene in LDraw to do a virtual comparison. You saved me a lot of trouble. While your picture does (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Dino Attack train MOC
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A new recruit to the Sydney LEGO Train Club provided me with a link to his Brickshelf folder, it's a MOC built from Dino Attack parts... (URL) is also a pic of some custom train wheels and a MOC using them. pete.w (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SNVT Build-a-Train Contest
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The contest is a good idea and I agree that this sort of thing is one of the best concrete things we can do to promote the continuance of 9V trains. Thanks for setting it up. One comment on the rules/guidelines: Clarity of the instructions - not (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My first LEGO Factory train
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(...) Thanks Paul! I guess old habits die hard. I just rarely ever think to post to .announce.moc. I guess I'll go do that now. Again, thanks for your compliment, but I don't know if this box car is something that you would want to run behind the (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) SNIP (...) Hi Chris, I really like this boxcar a lot! I'm contemplating ordering one, although I have to consider how this 8-wide car will look with my 6-wide BNSF and ATSF locomotives. Is there are reason you didn't post this to (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: French Sybic BB26000
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--SNIP-- (...) Only 'cause it's a short train ;) I build almost all my trains to pretty much the same length (32 studs give or take a couple). It's a little restriction I like to LEGOify the train designs with the added bonus they will never look (...) (18 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: French Sybic BB26000
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(...) I like this one especially, you seem to have hit the mark with the proportions really well Tim (18 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | My first LEGO Factory train
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Hi, I just finished converting an LDRAW-based model to an LDD-based model, and I uploaded the model to the factory.[1] (URL) a boxcar that I designed for the Millyard ((URL) scroll to the middle (URL) I don't know if it will be used at the Millyard, (...) (18 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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Wow! Beautiful job, Jim. The photo totally fooled me. "Why did he include such a large image of the actual building?" was my first thought. (I still highly recommend posting to announce.moc, by the way. It'd be a crime is a MOC this nice went (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Jim- That is one beautiful big building! -Ted SCLTC (18 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | STEF Refrigeraed car
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Hi, You probably know that I'm not too much a MOCer. But finally, I've designed a refrigerated car (european style) I'm satisfied with. Maybe, you've seen the building instruction on (URL) Building Instruction Portal>. You will also find now a very (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim, Well, I won't comment the model by itself (as it would need more time for me to make a constructive comment, time I have not right now) but only underline that your renderings are great. As a side note, Sybic stands for SYnchrone (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.fr.freelug, FTX)
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| | French Sybic BB26000
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Hi all, Another fairly quick build: a French (URL) Sybic>. The train is bley but unfortunately the hinges don't exist in bley so hopefully grey would work in this situation. It can be made IR compatible. (2 URLs) BS> Comments and crits appreciated. (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.fr, FTX) !
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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Thank you for all of your generous comments. This MOC is my third Lugnet post and guess the third time is the charm. My previous two came and went rather quietly with 1 or 2 responses (while posts such as a swastica spaceship generated massive (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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(...) Thank you. Do not think that I have not considered modeling some of the other architectural masterpeices in the city. Last year I actually laid out a one story outline of the Guardian Building in red bricks before deciding that in order to do (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) Impressive. I had to look closely to see if it was Lego or not. Congrats :) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Absolutely fantastic! I too enjoy the color combination. The compression to keep the size reasonable yet still work in a minifig layout is excellent. There's only one problem - you are inspiring us to build bigger!! Keep up the great work! Roy (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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(...) Hi Jim, This is simply spectacular. I've been watching the very promising progress shots on BS and I'm stunned at the end result. Absolutely brilliant! I love all your art deco stuff but I think this one is the best. I'd love to see some shots (...) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Like it? No. Love it? Oh yeah! I can't wait to see it in person in Philly! Great work, Jim! JOHN (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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(...) Absolutely, beautiful. Perfect color choices. Great job! Jonathan (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: SNVT Build-a-Train Contest
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(...) Yes I had noticed that, I am hoping that it is just a temporary hicup in the system. I wouldn't think they would have "Sold Out" already on Train Wheels. (...) Thanks, this is was a very fortunate side effect of having LEGO Factory come out (...) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LDD Train parts are 9V...
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(...) I have tested the system this week end, and found out that train wheels are not available (bummer) Also, the fact that parts : (URL) not available either (besides some of them being featured in the new city crane set) make building all sort of (...) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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Great work Jim!! Although I haven't been involved with the Michigan club, I had the pleasure of meeting Jim last August when he was on tour of Downtown Detroit's Historic Theatre Tour, where I was a guide. A great guy! Jim has also done a (...) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: SNVT Build-a-Train Contest
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(...) My son Ross already built a loco using the factory (using 2 motors). It was huge. I told him to shorten it by 8 studs, and he did, and then we submitted it to see how much it would cost. <drum roll, please!> One hundred and ninety two bucks!!! (...) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: SNVT Build-a-Train Contest
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(...) FYI, the train wheels and any Factory model including train wheels is currently showing up as "Not Available". See my post on 'Trains' parts from LEGO Factory: (URL) About the contest - excellent idea. This is a great point: It will give us an (...) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | SNVT Build-a-Train Contest
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Save 9v Trains would like to announce its first (and hopefully not only) contest. The contest has been set up to support 9v Trains by using LEGO Factory to build a quality database of models that can be purchased by long time AFOLs and Newbies. Our (...) (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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In lugnet.town, James Garrett wrote: <snip> (...) Like it, I think I nearly wet myself. That is a work of art. Love the use of tan/ dark orange combo. Aaron A (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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Wow Jim, that's truly amazing! Not only a great model, but the picture really helps sell the reality of it. Very well done. AB (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 6 wide DB(German) Class 212
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David Parkin of the SLTC has asked me to share this as he does not yet have an account here on Lugnet. Sorry about the picture size but i felt it necessary to post it also. (URL) "This is Davids version of a 6 wide DB(German) Class 212. (URL) The (...) (18 years ago, 21-May-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Skyscraper MOC: David Stott Building
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Greetings fellow builders: I have just completed a 7.5 foot high skyscraper MOC: A Lego model of the David Stott Building, a 37 story art deco office tower erected in Detroit during 1929: (URL) I am planning on bringing this building to the NMRA (...) (18 years ago, 21-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: North Metro Genesis II
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In lugnet.trains, Timothy Gould wrote: (snip) (...) Thank you Tim, but it's not my idea. I also took the idea from someone else: (URL) Pierre (18 years ago, 20-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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