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(...) Sounds great, Scott-- I look forward to seeing them. But why not on Brickshelf? I have to admit that I hesitate going to Flickr-- I just feel more comfy viewing LEGO MOCs on BS. Ahem, and be sure to start your own thread! :-) JOHN (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Dave, I built a 128-stud, truss style bridge for NGLTC shows that's become a staple of the layout. I use ZNAP as structural "members" to go over the tracks. The bridge does not use any support other than the compression between two tables. (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (snip) John, NGLTC did a train show this past weekend, (Jan 19-20). Due to time constraints, the layout was similar to the one that was done at our last show in November. New parts of the layout included some additional Cafe Corners with an (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Well after reading your post one last time before I sent this I realized you wanted info on truss designs for a suspension bridge (like the Golden Gate) not a cable stay. But the second post threw me off due to the same problem I have had that (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello all! We are starting our planning for Brickworld 08 and the train area will be bigger than ever! I've started a Yahoo group for planning discussion, so if you are interested in attending, please sign up (I've sent some invites out, but they (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX) !
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(...) Nah. "Huge" is such a relative term;-) (...) UP had a few turntables that could turn Big Boys; otherwise they would just use wyes. Not sure about modern one, though. JOHN (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks John The only thing I know for certain is that they cost me a lot more than 2 cents! I have built up quite a fleet of some of these cars, I have a sizable unit train of both spine cars (6x3) and bulk carriers (6x2) which are both very (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Here's a 288 stud bridge Bob Kojima built: (URL) next to see a few more pictures. Frank (17 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I built one a couple of years ago that spans 128 studs, with two tracks. It's pretty minimal. I used double 1x16 technic bricks to support the deck, then combinations of technic bricks for the trusses. The deck is just strips of 2x16 plates (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Dave- All our public images are posted on the (URL) SCLTC website>. This (URL) will take you to every photo that contains a bridge. Just click on the ones that interest you for a larger image. I'll gather some photos of the newest bridge and (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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