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(...) Sorry, I've tried to get that email address sorted out, but nothing seems to move around here. The address in my profile is correct. Try j dot j dot railton at btinternet dot com. Jason R (18 years ago, 10-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pleasanton museum pictures
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(...) Hey Jason, I am trying to get you in touch with the member who built this train, but your email is bouncing. Can you send me a current email address so I can pass it on to him? -- Russell Clark President/Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG (URL) Chief, (...) (18 years ago, 10-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New train set?
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(...) Thanks for posting this! I was really hoping to find the basic my-own-train type engine, coach and caboose instructions in an easily printable PDF format. This is just what I needed! As for the quality, it is a bit saturated, and sections of (...) (18 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | LEGO Poem: TGP
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Here is another poem for you all. (URL) -AHui A&M LWorks (URL) (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Pleasanton museum pictures
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(...) I can see a train motor every other car, but I presume the red wheels then are BBB wheels, and the feature drive is taken from the axle? I've got a piggy-back train that gets its drive from half-bushes with minifig car tyres, suspended between (...) (18 years ago, 6-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pleasanton museum pictures
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(...) Yes. Each car has something animated on it and the ferris wheel spins. We call it the "Goofy Train". -- Russell Clark President/Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG (URL) Chief, PCFD There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (18 years ago, 6-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time
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I tried this solution out for myself, and it didn't produce the best results for rolling friction. Not to say it isn't a good solution, because I do see major improvements, but just that there is a better one. Adding the metal sleeve around the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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| | Re: Pleasanton museum pictures
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(...) That's cute. Is that fairground train animated? Jason R (18 years ago, 5-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Here are pictures from our latest train layout in the Pleasanton museum: (URL) Clark President/Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG (URL) Chief, PCFD There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (18 years ago, 5-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: IR train base alternative
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(...) Actually, it would be easy enough for someone with electronics and microcontroller experience just to build a new receiver. You typically record the IR signals on a PC, figure out how they're coded, then program a microcontroller to decode (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Roughly, maybe a little more. For a push-along set with no track or motor. Jason R (18 years ago, 4-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Um, isn't that the same price as 7897? (18 years ago, 4-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Greater Kansas City Model Railroad Expo
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Any AFOLs in the Kansas City area, we have a chance to display at this year's Greater Kansas City Model Railroad Expo at Union Station on Septmber 23rd and 24th. Set up is Friday the 22nd. I have reserved a layout area of 12 ft by 20. Currently I (...) (18 years ago, 4-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.trains)
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| | Modified IR Passenger 7897 thanks to Thomas Burger
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Special thanks go to Thomas Burger for putting together DAT files for the new IR train elements!! (URL) is an attempt to stretch the 7897 set: (URL) advised me that the lack of IR train motor power should be bolstered by use of a motor at each end (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL) Brick Blast Vermont>. This was are first experiance doing a mid summer train show and it was extremely hot and humid durring the event. My trains which have been running at shows for 7+ years would not run at all because of the friction (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) Crikey, that's hardly starter-set pricing, is it? Lego must really want to kill off trains. Jason R (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: German DB Class 144 in 8-wide for IR System
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James Mathis wrote: [...] (...) Nice tiling around the profilsten. It really adds that little something extra that raises your models to the next level. Chris (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Saw it for sale yesterday in Legoland Billund. About 799 DKR. Jeroen (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: IR train base alternative
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(...) I’m still trying to figure all that out. If I make 20+ at a time it wouldn't be horrible but it's still a little time consuming. Here’s a short list of components 1 IR receiver base <not listed on bricklink yet so ???...??? 2 28guage 4 strand (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Ondrew (...) (URL) would be interested in purchasing the modified version. Any idea of the cost based on your parts, etc? (18 years ago, 2-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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