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I have just taken the plunge this year to get a train, and now have the problem of acquiring enough track. Is there a good way to get track? Short of calling S@H that is. Are there regular auctions that include track? Is there a way to get track and (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, Just a reminder the Greater Florida LEGO Train Club will be at Great American Train Show in Tampa December 18th and 19th. This will be our first outing as a club and we haven’t had much time to work on the layout. But I think it should be a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl)
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| | Re: Wild West Trains posted!
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(...) Well, actually, I'd tend to disagree. By the onset of the civil war, many locomotives had switched to the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and had much longer boilers. Since the leading truck supported the smokebox, most of the boiler would be out from (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wild West Trains posted!
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Sorry about the last "blank" post... had too much coffee this afternoon... (...) Yes the drive wheels on the locomotives are made with stacked pulleys, with rubber "tires" from the Twisted Time Train keeping it on the rails. One side has 3 pulleys (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wild West Trains posted!
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(...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wild West Trains posted!
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38525C1B.30A76C15@v...er.net>... (...) West theme (...) real (...) Brickmani (...) Nice. That stock car actually looks pretty good. I could make a pink one... I like the water tower also. The flatcar with stakes (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train front window.
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I know this is not what your asking, and it may be old news. However, I bought a used RES-Q set this week, and I was surprised to note that the tow truck uses the black train front for a cab! The set number is 6479. Scott A cliff collins wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wild West Trains posted!
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(...) They're cute. I'm assuming that since the locomotives don't have flanges, you have to keep a car coupled in front of them to keep them tracking (the car in front and the tender behind provide guidance, the tender behind provides driving (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | new piece idea
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I think that TLG should make a train window that is 1 wide by 4 long by 2 tall, as seen on several train carages with the small windows. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Wild West Trains posted!
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Hello everyone! I stayed up real late last night and took pictures of the Wild West theme trains I have recently built (and am still building). Tonight I stayed up real late and posted the pictures and did a little re-modelling of my Brickmani site. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC layout
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(...) Looks great! I especially like the showcase idea! Explain now, do these trains come out and run on the layout, or are they show pieces? Also, is that a new logo? You guys need shirts, we need to talk;-) -John GMLTC (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: directional lighting
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(...) Using standard Lego Components? Not electronically, but I bet it could be done mechanically. Have some sort of mechanical gizmo that moves a trans red 1x2 in front of a light channel. I ain't an ME so I just told you everything I know. (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: directional lighting
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(...) OK, then if the train is going forward, and the rear lights are on, is there a way to change the color of the rear lights to red using the standard LEGO train light as mentioned above? Russell (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38518F7C.45F824ED@v...er.net>... (...) and (...) other (...) rear (...) up (...) Wouldn't it be neat if TLC decided that those nifty 80-in-1 electronic kits were something that could be done with LEGO bricks? (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | PNLTC layout
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Hi All, We have a small-ish layout setup at OMSI Science Museum in Portland, OR. I snapped a few shots last night during setup. Come have a look. www.pnltc.org gallery page SteveB (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: directional lighting
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(...) Haven't finished it or haven't started it? :) Russell (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: broken motor
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <385189F1.CCCE1C7C@v...er.net>... (...) break (...) Three thoughts on this. 1. If you want a spare motor, post in lugnet.buy-sell-trade that you want one. There is someone who may still be able to get them (who has (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: directional lighting
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(...) There are two kinds of Lego lights. #1 - While powered up, they shine constantly, with brightness in direct proportion to how much juice they are getting, i.e. a faster setting = more light. This is independant of the polarity, meaning that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) With only ordinary lights, there is no directionality. If you use the special L&S element you'll get steady in one direction and flashing in the other. There is no all LEGO way to get 9V directional lighting at present that I am aware of. PS I (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I have a question. Suppose I have a Metroliner (I wish!) that has a motor and working headlights in both engines. When the train is moving, will both engines' lights light up, or do only the lights light up for that direction? In other words, will (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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