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Hi Guys, We just came up with this double figure 8 pattern using switch tracks (URL) Then we looked online to see what others had made and found something similar using crossover tracks (URL) Before we power up our own design, we want to know if we (...) (17 years ago, 16-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO 9V Train Communication II
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(...) One interesting possibility is an IR remote that does not have to have a constant signal to work. In other words, have the remote send commands that change the state of the train, but not need to continuously send a "go forward" command or (...) (17 years ago, 15-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO 9V Train Communication II
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Hi all, well, I'm not particularly fond of the IR remote controller as well - I spent a significant amount of money on 9V stuff (the original w/ metal tracks) and hope to keep that in a usable state for some time. The good part is that the plastic (...) (17 years ago, 15-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO 9V Train Communication II
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(...) The Lego workshop participant from the Netherlands wrote on the Dutch Lego forum the following: - infrared control; - rechargeable battery; - track the same as current, maybe curves with bigger radius; - stepless speedcontrol from new remote; (...) (17 years ago, 13-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | anyone want to trade train track?
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hey, i have around 250 9v straights and about 40 9v curves. anyone want to do a 2 for one trade for plastic track? i'm converting my layout to rc. ondrew p.s. i'll also have custom switches i'll be trading for plastic unmodified ones but those will (...) (17 years ago, 15-Dec-07, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC: Cowans Sheldon 76T Rail Crane with Power Functions - photos
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(...) Very impressive. What is the electronic circuit that appears in the first picture? (17 years ago, 9-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO 9V Train Communication II
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If they are still using IR (i.e. line of sight) for communications, forget it. If they go to some kind of non line of sight control (e.g. whatever the Fischer-Price GeoTrax system is using), I will consider it. (17 years ago, 8-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow - that part right there got my attention - and I'm sure plenty of hard core L Gauge trainheads!! That has been a pain when trying to build a larger 9V train layout since unlike scale modeling (HO, N, O, S, etc.), the lack of track curves (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO 9V Train Communication II
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(...) Thanks Rafe! Much appreciated. I was intrigued when I saw the title of the post in Italian. Jonathan (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO 9V Train Communication II
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Hi all, See below. I'm not sure how many of you read the Italian posts and I don't know if this is old news, but I didn't see this in Trains so I thought I would post. This is the English translation; I snipped the Italian since my Italian is a good (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | "American" 4-4-0 Wood Burning Steam Engine Custom Sets
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Howdy! I'm pleased to announce that I have finished building and am ready to sell copies of one of my favorite MOCs, my Sava Railways #805 "American" 4-4-0 wood burning steam locomotive, just in time for the holidays no less! (URL) Each locomotive (...) (17 years ago, 6-Dec-07, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA - The Bay Area LEGO Users Group (BayLUG) and Train Club (BayLTC) are pleased to announce our 4th Annual "Living LEGO-cy" Holiday Display at the Museum of American Heritage. Saturday, December 8, 2007 to Sunday, January 6, (...) (17 years ago, 5-Dec-07, to lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.sacbb, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac)
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| | Re: Another new element? (was Thomas Update with new element!)
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(...) And if you look at the new Indiana Jones motorcycle chase you'll see a 1x4x3 version similar to this. Looks like a new window system. Tim (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: The Turin tram collection grows up: here the type "2800"
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Thats real nice. It must be a nightmare working out the awkward angles for front like that. By coincidence this (URL) gallery> was on the random images of the front page of MAJ when I went there to update the images for the sidebar! Tim (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yea, this is the new 1x2x2 windows with clipping glass (imagine a trans black or trans light blue glass instead!!!). I've got this informations from somebody on 1000steine forum. Moreover note the new door fitting the 1x4x6 frame... not bad! (...) (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: The Turin tram collection grows up: here the type "2800"
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(...) Thanks Mattias! I was once in Göteborg and I loved the town and its trams. I liked very much the blue livery (medium blue - blue - aqua or blue - dark blue - medium blue) that fits very well during the nice summers when the sky and the water (...) (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Update with new element!
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(...) Hollow? Does it stick firmly to other pieces? Nice Thomas, BTW. :o) Jonathan (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Another new element? (was Thomas Update with new element!)
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(...) Another question about a new element. Take a look at this picture here (2008 Creator house set): (URL) See the white 1x2x2 windows on the second level of the house? Could these be an updated version of our beloved 1x2x2 old-style windows that (...) (17 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: The Turin tram collection grows up: here the type "2800"
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(...) Great work Luca! I am happy to see trams being built as I live in a town full of trams myself. I must start to model one (maybe the new Sirio) using medium blue and white - the colors of Goteborgs Sparvagar. Thanks for fine photos Mattias (17 years ago, 3-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The Turin tram collection grows up: here the type "2800"
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(...) Thank you very much John. I try to use every time the best building techniques for each model. I'm working on other tram and buses... soon there will be new news from me! Luca (17 years ago, 3-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The Turin tram collection grows up: here the type "2800"
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(...) I love it, Luca! I love all of your trams! Lots of schleimy SNOT, great use of colors, very faithful to the prototypes, and a great scale too! Very well done, indeed! JOHN (17 years ago, 3-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Thomas Update with new element!
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Well, that didn't take long. I made a few changes to my ever-evolving Thomas, and (URL) here> they are. I used that new curved slope piece for the roof. I took a pic of it alone, but it turned out fuzzy. I'll have to re-shoot it. The bummer part (...) (17 years ago, 3-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | The Turin tram collection grows up: here the type "2800"
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Dear train fans! My collection of Turin (Italy) tram cars grows up: during the last weekend I've showed for the first tipe my latest tram: (URL) It is the most typical tram of Turin, this tram serie has been realized by assembling in the year 1982 (...) (17 years ago, 3-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: My Latest Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine (with BBB wheels:-)
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(...) But that's humorously apropos! :-) (...) Thanks, IMO it is too small to snot lining. Even the 10 wide version I'm working on is too small. That, or I'm too lazy...;-) (...) Yeah, I'm working exclusively from the videos-- never actually seen an (...) (17 years ago, 30-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My Latest Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine (with BBB wheels:-)
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(...) You are like those kids who think every loco is Thomas... whoops, wrong thread ;-) Thats a really nice interpretation. Interesting that you've not gone down the SNOT lining route, I'm still in two minds as to whether its a good thing on a (...) (17 years ago, 29-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: WIP-Passenger Dome car using 10183 set
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(...) You might be referring to the style of observation car shown here in one of Mike Walsh's designs: (URL) This is from his Carolina Train Builders website, (URL) I like this style of dome and have "borrowed" it on one of my railcars. Alas, the (...) (17 years ago, 29-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My Latest Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine (with BBB wheels:-)
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(...) Stylish! Richard Still baldly going... (17 years ago, 29-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | My Latest Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine (with BBB wheels:-)
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In my never ending pursuit of the perfect Thomas MOC, there has been a HUGE development: Years ago I begged Ben Fleskes to make some BBB wheels in blue. Though I'm not sure it was because of my begging, he has FINALLY produced BBB wheels in blue (...) (17 years ago, 29-Nov-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: WIP-Passenger Dome car using 10183 set
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(...) I really must do some Ldrawing of the dome car I built ~8 years ago, as it uses the Star Wars style of canopy back to back to produce a quite elegent dome. James Powell (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New MOC: Cowans Sheldon 76T Rail Crane with Power Functions - photos
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Here are the photos of my new Rail Crane with Power Functions: (URL) It's an 8mm scale model of a Cowans Sheldon 76T crane. Some details still to finish - I want to make sure it passes the scale load lifting test first. The scale load will be 6 full (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: HF110C 0-6-0T+T - 6 wide, powered and not really 0-6-0
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(...) Yes, you are correct, Jonathan. It is a little trick I learned to (I thought) save bandwidth "theft". I've never heard of anyone not being able to see them. JOHN (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: HF110C 0-6-0T+T - 6 wide, powered and not really 0-6-0
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(...) .nyud.net:8090 is a system used to cache content, see (URL) Its not a virus or spyware at all, its used to relieve strain on otherwise overloaded (or about-to-be-overloaded) web servers. (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HF110C 0-6-0T+T - 6 wide, powered and not really 0-6-0
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(...) Not sure what has happened to the image links in that post, They all seem to have had .nyud.net:8090 added in the middle. you might want to to a spyware virus check. I assume they looked OK in your preveiw? Mmm a nice Baravian Mallet Tim (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | GMLTC: Santa's Train Shop Dec 8-23
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The Greater Midwest Lego Train Club (<link www.gmltc.org>) will be participating in the annual Santa's Train Shop event at the Minnesota Transportation Museum at the Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul (<link (URL)). Santa's Train Shop takes place (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | TCLTC to Show Locally
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The Twin Cities LEGO Train Club will be having a 1 day solo show on Sunday, December 23rd at: Colonial Church 6200 Colonial Way Edina, MN It's very easy to find; it's just north of Crosstown 62 at the Tracy exit, between 169 and Hiway 100. Show (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | Re: HF110C 0-6-0T+T - 6 wide, powered and not really 0-6-0
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(...) Hey, I resemble that comment! (...) Relax. The Thomas lovers of today are tomorrow's model railroaders:-) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) Thanks for those pics. And here is what I was thinking about in my batty belfry: (URL) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: HF110C 0-6-0T+T - 6 wide, powered and not really 0-6-0
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--snip-- (...) Thanks. I'll let me off too. I always think I'd prefer to have working pistons but when push comes to shove I just find them too bulky and go back to faking it. (...) I do like to steal. I should really give credit to Ben Beneke too (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: HF110C 0-6-0T+T - 6 wide, powered and not really 0-6-0
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(...) More Polish/German ;) I was trying to do the icecream = smoke trick that misterzumbi used (can't find the photo) but since I couldn't find my icecreams I had to make do with a croissant. (...) Thanks. Tim (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: HF110C 0-6-0T+T - 6 wide, powered and not really 0-6-0
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(...) You are like those kids who think every loco is Thomas ;-) (they mostly seem to be colour blind, which would worry me if I was their parent) Pannier tank (URL) HF110C (in blue) (URL) Tim (17 years ago, 27-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | WIP-Passenger Dome car using 10183 set
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With the holidays approaching, I have been working on building passenger cars for my 6-wide PRR T1 to pull around the Christmas tree. I was limited to the remaining parts from the 10183 Hobby Set after building the high-nose diesel (which is also (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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