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(...) I think you should have used dark green... I'm glad you got it built after I distracted you. I'm not 100% convinced by some of the details, but its still so much better than I could could do I'm not going to complain. The slopes to give detail (...) (18 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I can't believe you used bley on that one. It totally clashes with all the warm colors. Jeff (18 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. (...) Definitely a 6 ;) I think its maximum width is probably a bit over 7 studs at the top of the siderails. Also... I forgot to link in the first post to the (URL) prototype>. Tim (18 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Looks very good! ...for a train ; ) the angles and colours are both very well chosen and the overall effect is very pleasing on the eye! God Bless, Nathan Now is this a 6 wide or 8 wide... ; ) (URL) (18 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Hi guys, Decided to have a play with a NedTrain 700 class as I liked the colours and loved the device on the front. I took a little artistic license with the side doors to make them a bit more clear and also had to change (...) (18 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Reply from Chris Di MasiRe: Hobby Train & 9V motor
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(...) Chris, Thanks for the reply explaining what has happened. That was very helpful. I think the Hobby Trains are great - it would be nice to see other designs/LDD files using the same parts. David (18 years ago, 10-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ed, On a similar note, if you ever get requests for any upstate New York events that might need manpower, let me know. Though I'm a NELUGer (NELUGite?), I'm probably as close to New York as I am to most of the NELUG events (I'm in southwestern (...) (18 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I believe I was in contact with Jim before this event, and LUCNY couldn't get the manpower to staff it that weekend. The museum is a great venue, and I live only a half-hour or so away from it, but most of our members are over 2 hours away, (...) (18 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Reply from Chris Di MasiRe: Hobby Train & 9V motor
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(...) Paul, I don't think any of your posts have been too critical. Critically evaluating a set is great. Honestly, I feel badly that two of my designs that went out won't quite work with a motor. On the other hand, when I built my trolleycar the (...) (18 years ago, 6-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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Brickshelf user jmcollaco's (URL) gallery> has instructions for a GG1 made only with the parts from a single 10183 set. I built it today and can say it's a great model that adds even more value to the 10183 set. Here's a pic: (URL) I came up with a (...) (18 years ago, 6-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) --snip-- Hi Tim and Chris, Thanks for the explanations, I suspected these were the type of complexities you guys had to deal with in bringing about this ultimately great set. In retrospect I hope my post didn't sound too critical. Really the (...) (18 years ago, 6-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Reply from Chris Di Masi Re: Hobby Train & 9V motor
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And that should be Chris Masi... not Chris Di Masi. Sorry, Chris. Tim (18 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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--snip-- Chris has asked me to post the following as he's having troubles posting to lugnet at the moment Paul and David, Yes, the models were tweaked after they were submitted by the LEGO fans. Most of the tweaks involved removing unsupported (...) (18 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I don't think I'm giving anything away to say that it was the latter but not for that reason. The renders are from earlyish last year, the final models are from much more recently. (...) That is most likely an 'illegal build' technique that (...) (18 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Haven't gotten to that model yet but, for a less drastic example, (URL) #05> (one of my favorites) does require a tweak to add a motor because the 2x6 plate on the base blocks the hole for the motor pin. Easy enough to fix with the left over (...) (18 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I have tried to fit the 9V motor to the Hobby Train Tram. The tram has 2 bogies on 8 studs long, the other 9 studs long. The picture shows the motor, which is 10 studs long, replacing the 8 stud bogie. Therefore the "buffers" have to extend 1 stud (...) (18 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote: SNIP (...) Yeah, that IC3 should have been IR4.! sorry. Tim (18 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) To quote the other Tim several times. "wow, wow, wow" I can't remember the last time I saw such an impressive collection of consistently great trains (and boat!) Somehow you have also managed to get a feeling of 'bulk' with them, I at first (...) (18 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow. I like them a lot. (URL) This train> is a masterpiece of construction. I really can't remember seeing better SNOT imagery. The rest are all excellent. Please keep it up, Tim (18 years ago, 3-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello! After a break from building I have been working on some danish trains the last few months. I have them right now for exibition at the danish train museum together with my railferry. All the trains are danish from an old steamtrain to the (...) (18 years ago, 3-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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