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(...) Yes, I remembered, but just after posting! (why does this happen? - I must need more sleep to help my memory!) :-) Dan, it's particularly good that your kit fits with the larger scale, and you managed to get it through the design and (...) (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ben Fleskes wrote: <snip> (...) A huge oversite on my part-- Ben, I know I've thanked you before, but seriously, again thanks for the wheel sets that you produce--without them, my pneumatic train wouldn't have happened, (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep--did the 90 degree offset--when you watch the video, you can see the wheels pause 4 times per revolution (using compass points-- NE, SE, SW, NW)--that's when one phase is done and waiting for the next phase. 4 phases with two pistons! I (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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<snip> (...) Very cool. I can't tell from the pictures, but are your driver wheels on either side of the engine set 90 degrees out of phase with the associated timing difference on your valve positioning? Ben In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! Your son is an inspiration to me, so we're even and no, I don't remember being around her 17 years ago...i'd be 23 though, and my 20's were big parties and lotsa excess... Well.. maybe not :) Just watching the vid from work, I have a (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) Hey, really fun to watch. Of course, it makes my head spin with all of that there engineering stuff. But I love the sound effect! I am left with two thoughts: First, my son is going to really flip out when he sees this; and (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Ahh, the internet--a beautiful place-- YouTube-- (URL) better for watching! :) Dave K (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! I just wish it worked better ... I'll probably continue to tweak it a bit over the next few weeks--hate the look of the coal car for starters... and maybe it'll be good enough to do a loop of track at the hobby show--compete with the (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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David... That's... Awesome... !!!! Derek (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> a smaller movie can be found here-- (URL) K (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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An idea forming in the mind many years ago was to take the pneumatic cylinders and actually make a 'steam' engine. Inspired by Trevyn a few years back at hte hobby show, when he showed up with a pneumatic engine that ran on the duplo tracks, I (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here in North Carolina (USA), tank cars don't seem to come in very exciting colors - those belonging to Cargill are all black (Cargill ships grain products like vegetable oil and corn syrup in their tank cars). The other frequent operator, (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If the situation in NA is anything like in the UK, black tankers carry heavy oils and bitumen etc. while lighter oils (petrol/gas) and other products are carried in coloured tankers. Its for a simple practical reason, spillages of heavy oils (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Jordan, I'm not usually into retro-settery but you've done a great job making a model that stands on its own out of the limited pallette at Factory. Both these models have a real "Lego set" feel which is appealling. Tim PS. For the benefit (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) is it only the Friday?? I live nearby and would love to see it (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains.org.mltc)
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(...) I reckon it looks s**t hot, maybe a little large for 9v rail (hehehe) but I love it (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) You beat me to that answer by 17 mins. If only I hadn't been on late shift this week ;) Tim (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) X-posted to lugnet.trains, as I guess the owners of 7897 set are there :-) Didier (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) --snip-- (...) Hi Mark, I suspect Dan is very familiar with that set. You might want to check the box to see why. Tim (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The buildings are a Blacksmith's forge kit and another one built as a mirror image! This is the old trick of using a decent kit to fill in a gap. I did the same with wagons - notice the 6 Octan tankers in the middle, just in front of the (...) (18 years ago, 25-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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