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(...) That MOC is very nice! The dark gray framing around the door frames is excellent. later, James Mathis (18 years ago, 4-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Boy, it's still in the works:-/ I really hope I am able to complete it before Philly. BTW, Steve, I'm actually in the middle of modeling the 50th St/Minnehaha Park station, and Ross has designed some nifty electrical poles as seen in (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) FWIW, a few shots of a Lego Hiawatha are here: (3 URLs) I'm still waiting for J2's version. :) Steve (18 years ago, 4-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks James! The uncovered/covered versions seemed like a no brainer... that is, when I was just about finished with the covered hopper and it looked like a pretty good uncovered hopper I thought, "Hey, an open hopper." I would love to get a (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Paul, The bufferless version uses 2x3 plate with hole (URL) when installed the right way the distance between cars and height of the magnet off the track is the same as a buffered version. I also haven't figured out which I like better. I know (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The Hiawatha set looks very nice! Here's a (URL) picture of the DART>. At first glance I think they are not the same set. And (URL) a gallery of pics>. I think there may be a few different DART sets. One looks to have 3 cars: Two cab cars with (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Nice; reminds me of our own new light rail, the (URL) Hiawatha>. Which makes me wonder: is the DART built by (URL) Bombardier>, and if so, shouldn't you have modeled it with (URL)? JOHN (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Starting with the (URL) Dallas DART set>, I rebuilt this style in LDD having an alternate color scheme. I call it a (URL) commuter train>. The SNOT work to realize a Micro-stripe results in no interior space for mini-figs, but I thought it fun to (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) These are very nice. I like how you've presented slight variations on the builds with covered/uncovered, etc. later, James Mathis (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, there are nerds, and then there are nerds. Personally, I am not worthy of Gouldian Nerdiness. :-) JOHN (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Chris is right, The "contest" is really just a vehicle for getting folks to submit their models. If I thought as many folks would have submitted models without the "contest" I would have just set up the galleries. Of course some folks don't (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Chris, Once again, very nice! And 6-wide, too! I'm currently working on converting your 8-wide boxcar to 6-wide (1). With these hoppers and that conversion I should be able to make a pretty cool freight train for my BNSF loc and TTX cars (if I (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) SNIP (...) James, Let me also add that if you post to .announce.moc you'll have a good chance that your creation will show up in the LUGNET spotlight (which is biased towards posts there). This will help the non-train-heads or casual lurkers (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Um, you are making a post about lego trains. "nerdness" is a given parameter. (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I recently uploaded two models to Factory... One is a covered hopper. There is a bufferless version (URL) a buffered version (URL) other is an open hopper. There is a bufferless version (URL) a buffered version (URL) the Factory pictures don't show (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Super model James! I just wanted to add... please register your model at save.9vtrains.com. Even if you don't want to enter the contest, this site has a good chance of creating a library of quality models. Maybe LEGO will get a better system, (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great models James and I agree with your thanks to all involved with LDD. (...) I think I need to start doing this for 2 reasons. First the auto generated instructions from LDD just arn't good unless you build from the bottom up and never (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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A lot of thanks to go around: Thanks to the LEGO Digital Designer and LEGO Factory teams for the power to design sets - Thanks to the amazing folks who have LDD and LDraw tools communicating with each other Here is my first attempt. I started with a (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) Well first you have to be logged in to the site. Second it is in a drop-down box at the top of the gallery. (Accounts are free and require no personal info, just a valid E-mail address which is hidden from public view). -Eric (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi, I've added in my BS galery some pictures of my new wagon MOC. This is a french sleeping car in "Corail" livery. All comments are wellcome. (URL) The BS galery is here : (URL) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley wrote: <snip> Eric- I must be dumb-- I don't see where the "add media" button is to enter the contest... JOHN (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ed, Given enough time, I could find a spot to put the ldr file. I could also upload the version that uses 1x1 plates with horizontal clips and pod-racer tubing for ladders. However, I've heard the LDD will save a file as an ldr file if you add (...) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Modded Bk/Yw Striped Tiles for Train Loco Ends
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A few keen-eyed Brickshelf followers might have noticed my latest parts mod, cutting up the 1x4 black and yellow striped tiles in order to make the chevron patterns for loco ends. I used a Stanley knife, followed by a thin modelling saw to cut them (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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--snip-- (...) --snip-- (...) I doubt that LDD will ever be a truly powerful CAD software simply because it isn't designed for power users. I very much doubt I will ever be able to build most of my designs using it simply because I often need very (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I love the loco Ross (John). Just remember that to be included in the contest you need to submit it to the Gallery on Save 9v Trains. Here are the (URL) Rules and Instructions.> As a quick update the "Rolling Stock" and "Diesel/Electric" (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I guess it's easy to forget that the piece count goes up vaguely cubically. Since (8/6)^3=2.37 is about 1000/400=2.50 I guess the trains fit nicely to that rule. I suspect that in eight-wide you use less small plates as a fraction of the train (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Surely you have to pay in sweet and tears as well as the aforementioned blood to design in LDD. Mmmm... sweet LDraw converter :-) Nice loco, pity you can't get very good images off LDD to show it off better. (Another) Tim (My (four wheeled) (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, between 8 wide and schleiming, the piece count tends to creep north... (...) So you don't have to sell blood to afford your hobby? I see what you mean;-) JOHN BTW, it doesn't cost anything to virtually build 8 wide.... (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Steve, Following the provided link ;) I find 1067 parts and I assume there are no spare since it's Factory on demand. John, Can one engine really have 1067 parts? Do all your engines have about 1000 parts? That is huge! I think my three car (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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What is the piece count? How many extra elements do you get? SteveB (...) (18 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Oops, sorry about the crosspost to these groups-- wasn't intentional. JOHN (18 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(URL) Built by my son, Ross. Portable. I lost my queen in our first game because I couldn't tell the pieces apart. He didn't care;-) Enjoy, JOHN (18 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Factory Train Contest Entry
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My son Ross was messing around in the LEGO factory, and I encouraged him to submit his efforts to the contest, so here it is: (URL) It is based loosely on his (URL) GP50> The color scheme is by necessity, not by prototype. Could be CP though. The (...) (18 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: An American 4-4-0
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(...) For further detail regarding my engine, feel free to stop by the MOCPage I made for it: (URL) (18 years ago, 28-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) (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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(...) [...] (...) 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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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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) Absolutely, beautiful. Perfect color choices. Great job! Jonathan (18 years ago, 22-May-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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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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(...) One day I'll get the hang of this "writing everything I want" and "cross posting" business... Thanks to Pierre Normandin for the idea for the handles beside the doors and to anyone I've subconsciously ripped off. Plus, x-posted to announce.moc (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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I've finally gone American! I'd say this is my first try at real US stock anyway (I guess the NY Subway might count). A quick try at a six-wide version of a Genesis engine pulling a North Metro commuter train. The underdetails on the car might be (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: BLTG Train Show Next Weekend
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(...) Hello Gary , Any Photos !! Thanks Teunis , M>ltc (18 years ago, 19-May-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brilliant station by dagealka
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(...) Its a work of genius IMHO. although I don't think it contains any SNOT techniques that haven't seen before, it seem to have them all in there. What makes it great tho, is the way they are melded together to create a building thats full of (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) My goodness. This might either inspire people or make them give up the hobby. I won't make any SNOT/kleenex jokes, but will say, there is a ton of SNOT! Love the tan crates and the yellow pallet jacks among many other wonderful details. Along (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Brilliant station by dagealka
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Hi all, This model appeared in BS recently and I think it's brilliant. User signed off as Daniel on the 100steine post so thanks Daniel for this excellent work. (2 URLs) BS Gallery> (URL) on 1000steine land> I'll leave it to you to find all the (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | LDD Train parts are 9V...
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Using my contacts within the LEGO Factory team I have been able to determine that all train parts (Motor and Track) are from the 9V system not the new IR system. I am currently working to determine why there is such a large price differance between (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | NMRA Nat'l Train Show July 7-9th, Philly, PA - USA
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Hi All, Well we are nearly ready for the NMRA National Train Show on July 7-9th in Philadelphia, PA. There are 10 clubs participating this year; COLTC, SHSL, IndyLUG, WamaLTC, MichLTC, GardensLUG, DelvaLUG, PennLUG, MichianaLTC, and TCLTC. We would (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Save 9V Boxcar
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(...) Mike, you are not stepping on any toes. Actually there will be a lot of use for this and other designs. Within the next few days Save 9v Trains will be announcing a way for everyone to help the cause. I don't want to say much more but your (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Review of 7897 Passenger Train available at ILTCO site
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(...) They won't ship silly, they'll train!!!!! ROSCO (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Review of 7897 Passenger Train available at ILTCO site
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(...) If they ship at all... :( (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Save 9V Boxcar
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(URL) is a simple boxcar for $19.02USD I made for the cause of saving 9V trains. I realize this could unintentionally step on the toes of (URL) this.> So if you can use those containers I would urge everyone to buy them instead. Simply because the (...) (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Review of 7898 Cargo Train Deluxe available on ILTCO.org
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:IzC7pM.19xu@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Train Club (URL) - Carolina Train Builders (URL) - CTB/Brick Depot (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Review of 7898 Cargo Train Deluxe available on ILTCO.org
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Some follow-ups from the 7897 thread. There are 6 screws holding the motor together! There are either a "star" shaped driver or an Alan (hex driver) wrench. They are very small even too small for my reading glasses and a magnifying glass. So I tried (...) (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Review of 7898 Cargo Train Deluxe available on ILTCO.org
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Thanks Mike :) (...) (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Review of 7897 Passenger Train available at ILTCO site
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"ondrew hartigan" <roj2323@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Iz3qB7.1KFI@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I think they are supposed to be released in August but it seems that LEGO is beating their target ship dates these (...) (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Review of 7898 Cargo Train Deluxe available on ILTCO.org
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Steve Barile was fortunate enough to receive a pre-release copy of the upcoming 7898 Cargo Train Deluxe set to review. Steve's review has been posted on the ILTCO web site at: (URL) (posting for Steve this evening) (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Review of 7897 Passenger Train available at ILTCO site
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(...) Except that I was stuck in BOS till saturday AM and had no time to do any of the research... It will have to wait till next week. (...) Good question. I will try to see if I can find some of those controllers and try that. (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Review of 7897 Passenger Train available at ILTCO site
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(...) Great writeup, Larry. Thanks for posting that and fielding questions. Now that the weekend is over and you're probably sick of handling requests from the peanut gallery, I have one more thing I was hoping to learn. Does the controller use the (...) (18 years ago, 16-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Attaching track to surface
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(...) I've never done it either, but one possibility might be to set it up once then cut notches in the panels where they meet deep enough to take some kind of locating device (dowel perhaps?). That way you can make sure they always line up the same (...) (18 years ago, 13-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Attaching track to surface
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(...) I've never tried anything like this but if you didn't bolt the end pieces down you might gain a little more freedom of error. Tim (18 years ago, 13-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Attaching track to surface
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This train newbie needs advice about attaching track to the layout surface. A 6' x 12' layout with 250 pieces of track has to be reassembled daily for several weeks. This is a camp activity and I fear the track won't take the punishment that 10 year (...) (18 years ago, 13-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: High speed train instructions: not quite an MOC
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(...) you're desparate to know what the link is drop me an email to tgould(.DoT)lego(A@T...l(DoT.)com Tim (18 years ago, 12-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Save 9 Volt Trains
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(...) Manfred, When I went to the moderation queue and saw this I laughed out loud. Very funny! I like it. -Eric (18 years ago, 12-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.clikits, FTX)
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| | Re: Save 9 Volt Trains
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Having looked upon the issue from her own prespective, Clikits-girl Heart decided to let her heart speak, and made her contribution to support the "(URL) Save 9V trains>"-campaign: (URL) With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen [XP to lugnet.clikits] (18 years ago, 12-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.clikits, FTX)
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| | Re: High speed train instructions: not quite an MOC
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Neither load for me from Florida. (...) Tom Stangl * (URL) DSM Visual FAQ home * 90 Talon AWD * (URL) Prius Visual FAQ Home * 04 Prius AM #7 * 06 Prius NL #7 (18 years ago, 12-May-06, to lugnet.trains)
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