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(...) Clifton, The problem with using a gutted 9v motor is the friction. The motor has a lot of side sprung friction for the electrical brush power pickups. I've been successful making power pickups using the ealy style 9v wheelsets. (URL) These (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks Russel. Mark, I did pretty much the same thing. The model that Russell pointed out was the first thing I built after coming out of my dark age, and my first real train MOC. If I were to do it again, I might use the nose from the Alaska (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Pressing the studs of a Technic Rotor 2 Blade with 2 Studs (2711) or a Technic Rotor 2 Blade with 4 Studs (32124) in the holes of the 1x7 beam would give you your desired centered axle hole, and in case of the 2711 part, some interesting (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Co-operation and brainstorming is always a good idea... I have slept on it, but still no new bright idea. Let me know what you come up with. WBR Sonnich (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Sonnich Jensen wrote: (snip) (...) You've swept some cobwebs from my brain - I gotta dig that out and do that now while I build my copy of Emerald Night. Thanks, Sonnich! Ed (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Give this one a try: (URL) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi, thanks for your help! I was also starting to think that no one has built this color scheme yet. I'm actually attempting it by flipping between a picture of an HO electric train version of it and the building instructions in the book. If I (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) IMO there's poor chance someone built the blue version (well maybe Jake is reading these lines and got some pictures he may link to) - as far as I can remember, noone ever posted such a picture on BS. However, I'm having a look at the small (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, Bruce. This is not quite the locomotive I'm looking for though. The one in the "Getting Started With LEGO Trains" book is a custom one by Jacob McKee that LEGO doesn't sell a kit for. I was just curious if anyone here may have built (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here are the instructions (URL) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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