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In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote: <snip> (...) Hey, Tony- This is a smart looking engine. What I like best about it is that you've nailed the proportions very well-- this is the most important design consideration when building a prototype IMO. (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Oh, you're out of the business for the time being? I didn't know if aab.jpg here ((URL) meant that you weren't taking orders for some mythical creation entitled aab or if you weren't taking orders at all. I've been on the fence about ordering (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [...] (...) Thanks Dave, that hadn't occurred to me. My first thought was, "Cool, you only have to worry about setting one switch", rather than, "Huh, you can't set each switch independently." Actually, my first thought was "Pussbucket! We're (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip! (...) Dear Anthony, I had the chance to follow your building process via e-mail discussions in the background since a while. And I have to say congratulations on the result as now published as a late beta state design! I have still a few (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) Hi Ondrew, I understand your feeling, Maybe aknowledgement is something they would like to give you but they CAN'T simply for legal reasons : they would recognize explicitely that the concept is from you and then they would have to (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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I didn't start this looking for a cause... After playing around with my two steam locomotives on the few TexLUG displays I've attended, I decided I needed a steam locomotive that was a bit more layout friendly. My American 4-4-0 (6-wide) doesn't (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) After looking at the pictures it got me thinking. If you had two main lines and ran the trains in the same direction. One train would jump to the other main line. As the track only has one toggle for two switches on each end. Thus causing one (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) i'll see what i can do about putting some metal on it when i get my hands on one. it should be fairly easy as 1/8in u channel is readaly avalible in brass and works very well. i'll have to make a tool to scrape or shave the plastic to fit it (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) We could debate whether it was god who created me all day, but I do know I was the first to create the double crossover. As seen in this (URL) post> dated Tue, 22 Nov 2005 (URL) I find it odd that the only 3 differences that can seen between (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I love it! Very classic. I wonder, though- the passenger car looks like it has an awkwardly-long wheelbase for a 2-axle car. Does it bind in curves? Anyway, this looks like it would be at home on a moonbase layout. And by your server domain, (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Uh, well, someone had to buy the stuff in the first place.... :-) JOHN (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Dave. Our mission is two-fold: The Thomas end has stuff flashing, turning, bubbling, smoking, moving and such in order to please the shorter crowd. We even run the Thomas trains directly on the tables for easier viewing. We'll also have (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) Maybe the adhesive copper foil used to make stained glass windows? JohnG, GMLTC (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "We" = "Ross" <grin> JohnG, GMLTC (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) hehehe. That was my second thought after seeing it... someone's gonna mod this lickety spit. Tim (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Nicely done! I like the direction that you're taking the layout--more interesting automation and stuff! Dave K (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) Oh I'll find a way to use it... :) Dave K (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Glad you like the train! Yeah, I'm still a bit iffy on the little wings, especially those on the passenger car. For the engine--the wings are there largely to have the rockets clear the trailing rail cars. Of course, I could make the train a (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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UPDATE #1 ===...=== (...) COMPLETED (...) IN PROGRESS (...) COMPLETED (...) IN PROGRESS (...) IN PROGRESS (...) IN PROGRESS (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Jordan, Thanks much for the kind words. Yes, I think it would be fun to do an alternate-history 1980s Lego catalog, with a number of space sets that could have been... A larger Space layout would be fun, too... I'm already beginning to picture (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Very, very nice, Chris. I look forward to future expansions! JOHN (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I see. Well, that is why God created (URL) Ondrew>;-) JOHN (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(URL) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) It was in reference to the fact that TLG have finally made the much desired crossover track... but most of us can't use it. Tim (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) [...] (...) Thanks Jonathan. The details were tough. I had a few thousand old brown 1x2 bricks (the silver lining in the gray cloud that was the closing of the LEGO store closest to my house) and 2 quarts of assorted old brown bricks. So, (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm definitely going to try--when I have a sec I plan on putting some metal duct tape on the plastic rails that I currently own and see what happens. Dave K (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:JBD2x0.CGC@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Question for you track modders (Ondrew?): Is there some sort of metal paint or other material which could be applied to the rails of the new cross over (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) :-) The concept was first bandied around the GMLTC years ago-- we just "made it happen". JOHN (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) Clever boy:-) (...) The nice thing IRL is that train shows tend to be very noisy and the annoying sound just blends in.... JOHN (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) You are a tricky tricky man. Very well done. Chris (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Yes, well, if that is the case, then I've already cried those tears. The best we can hope for, IMO, is to somehow get TLG to continue to manufacture the 9 volt train motors. The sad part for me will be that we won't really be ambassadors for (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Planned obsolescence, I think. (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Two trains? P.S. I hate what the helicopter does to the video- but I'm sure it's cooler IRL. Tim (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) I was, but I didn't. Should I have? Over what? JOHN (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(URL) HERE> is a video of our final test of our newly designed Thomas modules we set up in our basement. I think we'll leave them set up this way permanently. The video is on YouTube and is almost 2 minutes long and about a 10 MB file size. See if (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !
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(URL) down> Tim (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) Way cool. I especially like the 80's LEGO catalog like rendering of the pictures. As for the model, I like the color and styling, but I'd lose the stubby wing tips. They just don't sit well with me since I don't think trains ought to have (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Wolf, I'm greatly impressed with your rocket train. With the backgrounds you've added, the images look like they might as well be out of an early 80s LEGO catalog. The style of building closely matches that of the classic Space era. I'd love (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Jonathan Lopes to display on TCLTC Layout for ILTCO Convention (was: Re: Manhattan's Engine 14)
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(...) I'm in agreement with Ondrew. I'm really looking forward to the layouts. I'm not yet sure if I will be able to participate, but I will make it out to see the all the creations for at least one day. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Very nice! There are some nice details on that building and overall it is a very unique looking structure. I agree on the female figs, they look great. The trolley looks just fabulous as well. Best, Jonathan (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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