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(...) All 30 or just the main model? I thought printed instructions for the main model were included with the set? ROSCO (18 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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A UK AFOL has reported that he has recieved printed instructions for this set after ringing up Lego. Tim (18 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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It appears this item is available again. Previously, this was listed: Sold Out. Now you can place it on back order and have it ship in 14 days. Interesting. Jonathan (18 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Save the 10183 trains!
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(...) Same here on Kubuntu Edgy & RHEL4. Up until LDD 1.4 it worked, but some routines were obviously modified afterwards which use routines not (yet?) supported by WINE. (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd)
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(...) James, Thanks for your comments. The white trucks are what motivated me to build this. I used the tile on the bracing structure because it tapered from 6 studs to 4 studs and this looked better. The black plates are decks and so I left them as (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Pushing the limits of length is quite a feat. The white accent on the trucks serves the overall look very well, and gives detail to what would otherwise unbalance the model. I like the smooth red tile for the bracing structure, but that seems (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Finno/Russian Boxcar
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(...) Exceptional. Lots of details. Looks like building it in red would be a bit painful as well. :o( 1x2 plates with sliding mechanism . . . . Great design, though! Jonathan (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 36 Axel Schnabel Car Take Three
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(...) snip (...) Jordan, The trucks are Ross Neal's design. Making the outside pieces white made them look exactly like the pictures of the real one. The cascaded articulation is the same as the real one. My earlier schnabel car was backwards. All (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 36 Axel Schnabel Car Take Three
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(...) Rob, Thank you. Bruce (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, Bruce... that thing's ... enormous... and very well done. I especially like how you've done the custom white brick-work on the trucks. That's one big railcar... I'd be curious if a single locomotive can pull it, since in terms of axles, (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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"Bruce S. Chamberlain" <sten@woz.org> wrote in message news:JG72pq.MBD@lugnet.com... (...) Absolutely a thing of beauty, and exactly the same length as the one I made a few years ago. Well done! -Rob www.brickmodder.net (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Building other people's designs
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(...) Its worth it. I beleive the .mpd file on Tim (Gould)'s BL page is the one I made after modding the design so if you use that to build don't be surprised if it has differences from his version! (...) It is dark blue. I used the train bases (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Building other people's designs
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(...) Very nice. I actually got the cab finished on one of these a while ago but got distracted by other things calling me to build them. I'll have to revisit it at some point. (...) Again, very nice. Is that dark blue? It appears like it on my (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Here’s my take on a yard slug. Slugs are just frames with traction motors mounted on the wheels. The traction motors are fed from a slightly modified (added power sockets) diesel/electric locomotive that is coupled to the slug. At low speeds, the (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Save the 10183 trains!
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(...) Well, it was worth a try. I tried both LDD1.6 and LDD2.0 . Both required a new Linux /lib32 library, libdrm.so.1 . I got that and installed it. LDD1.6 tries to do what looks like some OpenGLL stuff that isn't supported. It *did* manage to (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Some models completed
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I designed a nuclear flask wagon and runner in CAD (URL) nearly four years ago>. I've finally built them and another British wagon, a hopper. (URL) In the time between designing the flask wagon and now, the tan 2x3 inverse slopes and the the white (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Santa Fe SD45 2B
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(...) Hmm, link didn't work. here it is again (2 URLs) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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After building a (URL) BN GP38-2B> a while ago I thought I would build another B unit, this time from the other BNSF constituent. (2 URLs) I'm reasonably pleased with the lettering for a first time attempt but it doesn't look much like the real (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Building other people's designs
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I've been building other people's designs recently. (URL) Tim Gould's Seaboard Air Lines VO660, modified a bit. (URL) A couple of reefers from Jake McKee's book, again modified. It's nice having the basis done for you while being able to put your (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | 36 Axel Schnabel Car Take Three
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I have just finished my third version of the 36 Axel Schnabel Car. This is more realistic looking than my last one. Real one can be seen here. (URL) Brickshelf folder. (URL) deep Links. (URL) is 192 studs long and can go through points. Let me know (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains)
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