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(...) I frequently borrow my sister's labeler (like (URL) to label anything going to shows. The smallest font can, with some scissor work, make labels that fit inside track. Address labels are a more simple but equally effective solution. Benefits, (...) (17 years ago, 31-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Marking tracks and other Lego pieces
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(...) Every one in WAMALTC marks their track pieces on the bottom with a marker, paint, other permanent means, using a unique pattern of coloring in the circles or outside the circles. Our patterns have become so distinct that other members are able (...) (17 years ago, 31-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Marking tracks and other Lego pieces
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(...) I use a tippex pen and put white dots in the two stud holes at one end of each piece of track. I've also seen people use single coloured round plates on top of the track when its not visible. (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I constantly get lots of free address labels in the mail. These are great for marking things, especially base plates, but I have used them on track and larger details (vehicles etc.) that might be confused. Frank (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Patrick! [Track:] Marks on the bottom side of track have one disadvantage: you have to turn _ALL_ track pieces of a layout to find out, if some of the track made it's way into some unexpected part of the layout.... My track pieces are all (...) (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) One way is to use a little dot of paint or nail polish. Everybody use a different color, and it's not a problem. Or two different colors for more people. I have used this for marking climbing gear, and it's quick, easy and durable. Tim (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Concertina wagon... and a whole lot of SNOT
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(...) Hmmm, I don't remember exactly, but the idea to use that particular element may have been Chris Tracey's, as I credit in (URL) post> using (URL) pic> (from using the Wayback Machine) All of the pics from my post are bad links (unless you (...) (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Marking tracks and other Lego pieces
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(...) In the front of a display, all of us in GWLTC just build our own scenery on our own bases, and lay our own track up to the edge of the section. Round the back, we each bring some small plates of an individual colour to put either on the track, (...) (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not my invention. Credit to Ross and John or whomever. I just ran with it for a bit. Clever! James Mathis (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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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 (...) (17 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 (...) (17 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 (17 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 (...) (17 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 (...) (17 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 (...) (17 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 (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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 (...) (17 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 (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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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) (...) (17 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) (17 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim)
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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 (...) (17 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 (...) (17 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 (...) (17 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 (17 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.people, FTX)
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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 (17 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 (...) (17 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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 (...) (17 years ago, 20-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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| | What size do you build your five-wide containers?
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Hi all, As a recent convertee to five-wide containers I'm really curious what dimensions other people working with that width use. At present I'm using a 5x12 footprint (or larger multiples of six for larger containers), a main height of 5 bricks (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
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(...) Bruce Chamberlain postulated that the problem is due to one of the 3-axle trucks being *pushed* through the curve rather than pulled. I suspect that a rubber band between the two 3-axle trucks would help - I will try that sometime. --Bill. (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: FRED- flashing rear end device
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(...) Solution: don't put the light on the end. Put the light interior to the container, and pipe it to the end using a fiber-optic piece. The size of the flasher (about the size of a stud) would then be more correct, and it could be hidden about as (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you. And don't forget that the non-electric version is a lot less obtrusive, (URL) (...) Grin (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The Tequila Sunrise
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(...) Sure, yellow is prototypical... (URL) the yellow and gray are backwards, real life can't get everything right) Now as for doing it in dark gray, if you want to say it hit a few rocks thrown by the children along the line, you could use the top (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, it would be too cool for the world to comprehend! Best to keep an eye out for Jesus while we're there;-) (...) Here's hoping so:-) JOHN (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
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(...) It's also not hinged to another truck; it only has to rotate around its center point. Being attached to the motor truck, the 3-axle trucks in the GG1 are being pulled a little bit off center as the wheels go into the curve, and I think that's (...) (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: The Tequila Sunrise
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(...) Yes, I caught the typo right after I posted... sigh. What I meant to say is that not all the parts came in grey, which is the original color for this locomotive (the original color was actually dark grey, but the 4x4 dome piece doesn't come in (...) (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The Tequila Sunrise
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(...) Thanks, John! Coming from you I consider that high praise. With any luck you'll be able to see it with stickers at Brickworld*. But could the world survive the bringing together of two Polar Express on the same display table? Thanks for the (...) (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
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(...) My (URL) breakdown crane> has 3 axle trucks using standard LEGO wheelsets, and traverses points just fine, although it does have 4 weight bricks holding it down. ROSCO (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
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(...) A brief update ... I got it built a while ago but only today tried putting it on the tracks. Bad news, I'm afraid. To make it work on LEGO curves, you need to remove the 4x6 tile with technic peg from the 3-axle trucks and add some tiles (...) (17 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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