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What are the best way to mark the various items (baseplate, 9v tracks, etc) when you do a display with many contributors ? I found this post : (URL) you have other ideas ? What are the best pen, stickers or "stuff" we can use to mark ? (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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--snip (...) It appears that James Mathis may actually be the inventor (or at least an early adopter) of this techniqe. (URL) See here>. To whoever is responsible for it, thanks! Tim (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | ILTCO @ NMRA '07 National Train Show - July 27-29 Detroit, MI
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Hi All, I want to extend an invitation to everyone interested in helping/hanging out at the ILTCO @ NMRA '07 National Train Show this summer! It is at the... Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center July 27 - 29, 2007 Detroit, MI. For General Show (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: Who has made LDD truck/bogie designs?
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(...) That is a very cool and simple way to deal with the problem of long trucks. I'll file that one away just in case I ever need it. What I was really looking for, however, are different stylistic designs for dressing up trucks using pieces (...) (18 years ago, 24-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Weber County Scout Jamborall
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(...) Mostly I am just bursting with pride that THE Jonathan Lopes had nice things to say about our layout. I aspire to eventually be able to build as well as he does. Spencer (18 years ago, 23-May-07, to lugnet.org.us.ulug, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Weber County Scout Jamborall
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(...) Spencer and Isaac have gone to great lengths to successfully incorporate the monorails into the layout. (...) We have received a lot of positive feed back over the telephone poles. People really notice those. Being on the edge of the layout (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-07, to lugnet.org.us.ulug, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Weber County Scout Jamborall
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To all, ULUG participated in a weekend Scout Jamborall in Weber County. The show was a great success but incredibly exhausting and short. 7 of us, as everyone knows who goes to train shows, spent 10 hours setting up and two hour taking down for a 6 (...) (18 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Module idea for new layout section
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Hello! I have decided to add a 16'(or possibly 18') x 2' section to my current layout. It will be along one of the walls in my layout room. This unfortunately means I have to move my current layout tables over appx 8" to give me enough space to walk (...) (18 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Who has made LDD truck/bogie designs?
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With 5 sets of weels for a UP Bigboy I did this: (URL) Main Gallery: (URL) L. Andrew Reynolds, GtwLUG (18 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Who has made LDD truck/bogie designs?
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(...) Here is another truck design (URL) truck design is a bit longer than a standard truck, which makes it more suitable for passenger cars. The design of the rungs also makes this truck more suitable for 8-stud wide trains. Note that because of (...) (18 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(...) -- SNIP -- (...) Thanks. I've got to try that now. Also, thanks to the other Tim for the explanation and pics for the concertina wagon. -Paul (18 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(...) Thanks (...) The other Tim has answered that better than I could. (...) It's a trick Samarth Moray showed me which he thought was invented by Ross or John Neal. You hold the wheel in between two rows of two 1x2 plate with rail (Part (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(...) (URL) (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(...) This is the other Tim ;-) The concertina wagon has a solid roof/side in sections that slide inside one another, hence slight differences in size that Tim had worked so hard to reproduce. (URL) In the UK they are usually used for carrying steel (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(...) Like Chris, I too noticed that cool hopper while admiring the lovely SNOT-li-ness of your concertina wagon. (btw, what is a concertina wagon?) Tim, I've been meaning to ask you, since I've noticed it before, how do you do your trucks with the (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | LaCrosse Train Show Wrap-up (Late!)
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Wow- It's been 2 months since our last show, and things have been so crazy that I never did a write up about it:-/ Now, let's see if I can remember back that far! Well, from our standpoint, the show went very smoothly. The layout was our largest to (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: Anyone free for dinner on Wed. May 16, 2007?
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(...) Oops:-/ Hey, Paul- Been away from LUGNET for a while and missed your post. It would have been nice to meet up, although it wouldn't have worked out on Wednesday for me anyway-- I had a gig already. Next time, though! JOHN (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(...) Cool, but I did you ever tell us about this one (which shares a gallery with your concertina wagon)? (URL) is also very nice, and I don't think I've seen 1x3 bricks with bow used that way before. Thanks for the inspiration, Chris (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: LDD PRR T1 #6110
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(...) Per above, I have added a bit more detailing to my LDD model. I added side steps and rails to the cab's side "doors". I extended the tender and added an access ladder and some marklights on the back... I would ideally use 1X3 smooth curves on (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(URL) Hi all, This remarkably plain wagon has a deadly secret inside... it's filled with SNOT!!!! I wanted to do the concertina effect very subtly which meant half plate differences in two directions at once in addition to the half plate height (...) (18 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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