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The two plates per track length rule is best, however my kids and I have built (and kept) a pier set that changes one block (3 plates) per track section ... it requires a heavy loco or a fairly short train, but it does allow for a shorter bridge (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Building Bridges
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Duh. I mean 2 plates not 2 studs, and 1 plate, not one stud. A stud is a measure of horizontal distance, not vertical (although technically they are convertable, no one ever speaks that way... OK, 2/5 of a stud and 4/5 of a stud for 1 plate and 2 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Building Bridges
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Consensus seems to be: - don't change elevation by more than 2 studs per track length - this avoids overtaxing the ability of the motors to climb - don't change the rate of change in elevation by more than 1 stud per track length - this avoids (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm contemplating building a bridge so my train can cross over the track below. Are there any guidelines for this. My main worry is track gradient right now. Scott A (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ??? with 4560
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(...) Technic 1x1 bricks and black pins. James (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | ??? with 4560
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what elements are used for the doors on the cars? how it swings up with a 2 x * space? can someone who gotz the set explain? its hard in cad to try and think of what parts make that move like in the pics (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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far from done, even the colors may change, right now its named after the AMTRAK ACELA, but yet it looks far from it! www.geocities.com/tb...laVIEW.gif im going to add the car carrier thing from set 4560, and maybe even make the passenger cars 34 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Pictures on the GATS website
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(...) You're good enough, you're smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like you? :) James (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) <snip the unimportant stuff...> (...) I hear it every day... looking in the mirror. :-) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 4559 + 4559
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I have just baught my second 4559 (Cargo Railway). I never liked it but I thaught it needed a second set to make a reasonable train. Has anybody made an interesting train from two 4559's? I bought it second hand - it was interesting to note in (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cannot access the LEGO trains web page
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(...) I looked for contaction us... WebCub@europe.logo.com But can you see the train page? (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Larry was right(1). Though I couldn't find the bear on pnltc's site (I didn't look very hard), the green tables and this building in particular convinced me: GATS - (URL) - (URL) Roller (1) Not something you often hear. ;) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Better than even money that it's PNLTC. The bear is a giveaway... But I could be wrong. Check me out by surfing the www.pnltc.org site (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I did a quick check and didn't see that anyone else had mentioned this recently. I was just browsing through the Lego images on Altavista today and found that the official GATS (Great American Train Show) web site has pictures up from the Lego (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LTMA vs NMRA
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On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, James Powell (<FLqD0I.Ax3@lugnet.com>) wrote at 01:48:18 (...) Aha! I figured it was something of the sort. Thanks for the info :-) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Sombody got a good deal... and I was out bid
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(...) Can I ask how high you would have went on it? BTW : I missed out on a local 4559 last night for ~$105. I think a local LUGNeter got it, so I do not feel quite so bad about it. Scott A (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) interested (...) This whole thread is very encouraging. I live to far to join, (Little Rock, AR) but am meeting with a couple of other to start a LTC here. We have a plan for a 8 x 32 12 module layout. Hope to have it ready for the GATS shows (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LTMA vs NMRA
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(...) Sure Tony, a SIG is a Special Interest Group. It is how the NMRA (which is actually quite international) describes subgroups within the NMRA. For example, there is a DCC SIG, the Layout Design SIG, and the Narrow Gauge SIG ect... James (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Frank Filz (<383BEDF8.4E1@mindspring.com>) wrote at 13:54:00 (...) 'scuse me, can someone say what a SIG is, for someone into LEGO trains, but not other sorts, and not in N. America? (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Sombody got a good deal... and I was out bid
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(...) Congrats... Do you have all the service packs that apply to 9V <devlish grin>? ++Lar (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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