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| (2 URLs) Full Gallery> (includes work in progress photos) Chesapeake & Ohio H8 Allegheny class (2-6-6-6) articulated steam locomotive, the tallest, widest, heaviest steam engine ever created. By herself, the H8 weighed a staggering 724,500 lbs; with (...) (15 years ago, 5-Jun-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: 8879 no more?
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| (...) Hi Jordan, Thanks, that's good to know. At least it will be coming back reasonably soon. Presumably the collection will come back along with it. (...) Rich, But, is the 8885 proportional? I thought it was just on/off. I have a couple so I (...) (15 years ago, 3-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 8879 no more?
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| Glad I ordered mine early! Any word on if there's something that needs to be fixed with the ones that escaped from the factory, or was it solely a production issue? -Stefan- (15 years ago, 3-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 8879 no more?
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| (...) Steve Witt of LEGO was able to get me a quick reply regarding the 8879 controller. "There was a production problem with that one and it will be released later this summer. there was just a bump in the road on getting it out on time :-) But yes (...) (15 years ago, 3-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 8879 no more?
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| (...) Dave, I noticed this myself. What I did in response to this was get a deal on clearance from TRU for the 4958 (Monster Dino). I has just about everything in there for power functions, except the 8879 controller. What it did have was, the 8885 (...) (15 years ago, 3-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | New 'Combo Build' Contest at Brickworld 2009!
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| (URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is excited to announce a slight schedule change for Brickworld 2009. In place of the 'Speed Build' that was to be held on Friday night, we will be trying a new 'Combo Build' event. The (...) (15 years ago, 2-Jun-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
| | | | | 8879 no more?
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| It looks like the 8879 remote and the Emerald Night collection have dissappeared from the Lego shop web site. Has the 8879 remote been pulled already? I did a little searching, and saw that it sends incremental instead of absolute throttle commands (...) (15 years ago, 2-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Brickworld - Registration Update
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| (URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover On-line registration for Brickworld 2009 is now closed. We are thrilled to have 556 registered attendees coming to this year's event. We think you will all make this the best Brickworld event yet!!! If you (...) (15 years ago, 2-Jun-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX) !
| | | | | New Wagons
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| After going to a railway exhibition last Saturday (23rd May), and buying some books, I was inspired to build some new wagons. I added working features, such as opening doors, as well as SNOT lettering. Most are real UK wagons but I also did the (...) (15 years ago, 31-May-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
| | | | | Brickworld - The BIG Announcement
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| (URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is thoroughly overwhelmed right now. We have set a record attendance level and are fast approaching what seemed unattainable a few short weeks ago. There are presently 427 registered (...) (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX) !!
| | | | | Power Functions train controller
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| I've been reading the Power Functions protocol specification. I'm thinking that the train controller is using: Single Output Mode Mode = Clear/Set/Toggle 0100 Increment PWM and 0101 Decrement PWM when you spin a knob. Possibly Single Output Mode (...) (15 years ago, 20-May-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Is the Emerald Night (PF) Slow?
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| (...) Pulling more cars was one of the first things I tried. I was just using a simple oval track, so lots of turning. Half of the cars I used were 4-wheel ones, which have lots of friction on the corners. I had a total of 8 cars on it, and it (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Santa Fe Numbered Engine Set
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| Here are the auctions from the shop@home archive. (URL) (15 years ago, 19-May-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Santa Fe Numbered Engine Set
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| (...) Here is the first answer: (URL) (15 years ago, 19-May-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Santa Fe Numbered Engine Set
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| (...) A looong time ago I recall a very large full size Yoda head desk being auctioned. As for the engines, I think the first 5 were auctioned. They all can with a display base if I remember correctly. Check of the May 28, 2003 press release in the (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Is the Emerald Night (PF) Slow?
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| (...) Some of the late steam era passenger trains could manage quite a pace. Besides, the occasional catastrophic LEGO train derailment can be kinda fun! With the maximum speed I am generating, derailment is not a risk. (...) Absolutely true. (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Santa Fe Numbered Engine Set
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| Does anyone recall how number the 0001 Santa Fee Auctioned for when LEGO did the eBay auction? Thanks. What other auctions did LEGO do apart from that one? Star Wars if I recall right? -Ahui (15 years ago, 18-May-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Brickworld - Collaborative Mansion
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| (URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover For Brickworld 2009, we want to build on the collaborative display that was started last year, the LEGO Mansion. This year, let us try to build on the theme of lighting (in keeping with the World of Lights (...) (15 years ago, 18-May-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Brickworld - Build On The Spot Challenge
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| (...) Attention everyone!! Okay - is everyone listening? We are modifying the conditions of the BOTS challenge in response to feedback received from the community. 1) You do not need team mates. You can compete as an individual or a team. 2) You do (...) (15 years ago, 18-May-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Is the Emerald Night (PF) Slow?
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| (...) Slower is more realistic and will not derail on corners. I always run my steam engines as slow as I can without stalling. The better question is how many cars can it pull slowly and how long does the battery last? Thanks, Bruce (15 years ago, 18-May-09, to lugnet.trains)
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