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(...) <SNIP> (...) Well, its persuaded me to go and get one to modify sometime :) (...) Seeing a the instructions are already here (in your post). I'd look at selling preassembled units rather than explaining how to further than you already have. (18 years ago, 31-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Hey all, Well I’m at it again. This time I bring you something with more usability. As most of you reading this should know the Lego Company recently released 2 IR train sets. While the idea is great, the implementation left much to be desired. The (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !!
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| | Re: How to hide that IR Electrics box?
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(...) im going to have to agree with that. i have a small bridge that is raised about 4 bricks, and if its not at full power it doesnt make it (18 years ago, 29-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would suggest just not using the new IR baseplate. I have the new freight set and I am not pleased with the pulling power of the train. Just pulling the 4 cars that come in the set, the wheels slip. So I guess I dont see the need to want to (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | How to hide that IR Electrics box?
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A design study to try to hide the IR electrics box on the new 6x30 IR train baseplate when you want it thinner than 6-wide... (URL) other ideas? later, James Mathis (18 years ago, 28-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Looking for a commuter train LDraw model
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Hello all! I'm looking for an ldraw model of a commuter train for a project I am working on. If anyone has one or knows where I can get one it would be apprciated? The project is my LEGO POEMS (see (URL)). I have two poems that I recently created (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: German DB Class 144 in 8-wide for IR System
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(...) Hi James, This caught my eye earlier today. Great work as usual, especially under the constraint of incorporating the IR box. The magnifying glasses are a great idea (I've not seen it before). But... 1x1 slopes don't come in green ;) Tim (18 years ago, 28-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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While I'm not 100 percent sure what the new 6 x 30 IR train baseplate looks like, I tried to fake it for an experiment to build a locomotive based on the German DB Class 144 as inspired by the new IR set loc as a starting point. I've seen better (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New train set?
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Well if you look at the first part that goes over building the engine, you will notice that it shows sliding the 9v wheels onto the axel, then placeing them in the holder. So obviously it is a new set, how it ended up online before it's anocement (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: Wardale 5AT
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(...) In that case, I have taken new pictures. Previously, I had a single 40w lightbulb sitting to the left of my camera. The new pictures have been taken in my kitchen with all of its lights on. Hopefully they will be satisfactory. (18 years ago, 26-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wardale 5AT
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(...) I hate to sound like the big bad meanie, but: Please turn on some lights when you take photographs. A nice desklamp with a halogen bulb does rather nicely. Personally, I replaced the generic flourescent tubes in my kitchen with expensive (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Mountain Layout for the By Air, By Rail Festival
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Here's some pictures of the Mountain layout Eric Bell and I built up for the big By Air, By Rail Festival in Fortville Indiana July 21 - 23, 2006. (URL) Darrow (18 years ago, 25-Jul-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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Maybe I ought to make it Diet Caffeine FREE Pepsi though! ;) sb (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Maybe I ought to make it Diet Caffeine FREE Pepsi though! ;) sb (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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(...) Better make it two. Heck, John's buying (he hasn't asked for his money yet) so make it 3... (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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(...) Steve..Lar just emailed me..can you pick him up another case of Diet Pepsi?:-) Chris (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New train set?
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(...) (URL) (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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(...) (URL) (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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(...) Was an absolute treat for me as well! Thanks again for lunch and showing me your layout and talking everything we talked! It was great meeting you and Ross in person (as well as all the others I met). Glad you made it home safely and I hope to (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) someone mind posting a jepg so those of us on dial up "yea i know" can see it? ondrew (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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(...) No, but it looks like something for christmas... better wait up. The idea is probably to sell it for christmas, like an intruduction for trains (no motor), in a price level which is low enough, though expensive enough for christmas I checked (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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(...) Doesn't count you wannabe. JOHN BMOC™ (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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I got three under my belt! '04-'06 (well in '04 I showed up in Seattle and had a meeting with the NMRA, and tok some pictures of the layout! :) ) SteveB (18 years ago, 24-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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(...) Makes me wonder-- how many LTCs have shown at NMRA National Conventions? Here are my best guesses: 2006: Philadelphia, PA (9) COLTC DelVaLUG GardenSLUG IndyLUG MichLTC PennLUG SHSL TCLTC WAMALTC 2005: Cincinnati, OH (13) COLTC CILTC (IndyLUG) (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New train set?
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Well I just finished another (URL) update> to my Instructions cross-reference page, and came across (URL) this little gem>. Anybody seen this one before? ROSCO (18 years ago, 23-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: Flex system hose
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(...) I had a look at the 1/8" plastic tubing in model railway shops and stalls at shows. I think it's ABS or polystyrene. I have no issues with cutting the tubes either :-) but I don't like painting stuff used as or with LEGO bricks. I think the (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Dowels as cargo
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Hi When working with some furnirure I got the idea of using them as cargo on trains - dowels come in all sizes which makes the fit everywhere, and they are cheap too. The result: (URL) (18 years ago, 23-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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Hi All, Yes it's been 12 days and I never knew how much I could miss my long distance friends! I could write a book on the topic... anyway... Each and everyone that was at the show deserves a huge thanks for all the hard work that went into the (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: Wardale 5AT
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(...) I'd seen the pics on BS but the DB red and black threw me off the scent. I'd vaguely heard of the loco (or the African one) I think. Although I think I would have gone for an all-wheels-coupled build I think the representation of the valve (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Wardale 5AT
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A deviation from my usual Space stuff... the Wardale 5AT. Quoting the MOCPages page, "The 5AT is a 3000 horsepower, 115mph modern steam locomotive, designed by british engineer David Wardale in the late 1990's. If you have never heard of this (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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(...) Wait, people actually asked if that was Lego water? Ow, that it is hurting my head. (...) 21 hours of driving? Yipes. Although I must confess it was nice to finally see your stuff as well as others' in person. (The NMRA show being the first (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | container swap
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Hi I would like to know if there will be a container swap at Brickfest 06? We (NovaLUG) have now ours done! LMK. JM (18 years ago, 22-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | TCLTC ILTCO show at the NMRA in Philly wrap up
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(URL) Well, it has been 2 weeks since the BIG EVENT and so I thought I'd record some thoughts before I forgot everything. (Pics of our stuff from the show (URL) HERE>) Ross and I finally left MN at about 9pm on July 4th and drove straight thru. We (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: New RC Trains Are Posted on LEGO.COM
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(...) LEGO® store. It was a great set to build. It has 4 train cars with good part selection. This set also has a lot of play ability. There are 3 vehicles to drive around and load the train with. I have not actually ran the train yet, as I dont (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Questions about doing a museum show
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Thanks everyone for replying with such great info and ideas. I'm a list person, so here's a list of some of what I've learned: - Best not to leave anything really fragile or difficult to rebuild out during the week when the museum staff will be (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Flex system hose
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(...) Thanks. I thought that might be the case. Hardware stores in the area I live in tend to be able to come up with just about anything you could want. I'll check it out. Thanks again, Jonathan (18 years ago, 21-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) https://www.festo.com (choose your country, look at the products/catalog and find tubing and piping under "pneumatic connectors", specially "outside diemeter tubing") ...or any other pneumatic tube supplier. And they might have more than one (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) https://enep.festo.c...ustomer_us ...or any other pneumatic tube supplier. And they might have more than one color, too (in my xperience, I've seen blue, black, light gray and semi opaq white). There are softer ones, and l (18 years ago, 20-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've used 1/8" plastic tubing I found at a hobby shop, it is a bit stiffer than the Lego stuff but it works fine. It's only available in white, but you could probably paint it a different color. And since it's not 'official Lego', I have no (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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