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(...) As much as I would love to take credit for the Grand Carousel, it should be clarified that that model was designed by Steen Sig Andersen. I'm just responsible for the detailing around the top with the gold plates, jester hats and inverted (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Group to Participate in NMRA National Train Show 2009
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Just a quick reminder that the National Train show is this weekend in Hartford, CT. Also, Jamie's plans have changed slightly, so he'll be speaking on Friday and Saturday instead of Saturday and Sunday. If you're in the area, please feel free to (...) (15 years ago, 7-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: The first competitor to Lego in trains has emerged.
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(...) Very interesting. This is an Oxford (Korean company, very hard to get in the USA) design that's been out for a couple years, but it's interesting to see that Sluban, whose entire line is copied or licensed Oxford sets is only now picking up (...) (15 years ago, 26-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A quick google search led me to this: (URL) for the long link) JohnG, GMLTC (15 years ago, 26-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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Just a heads up. Sluban of China has just entered the brick train business. Their first locomotive is a Stephenson's Locomotive, one piece with sound box powered by 2 double A batteries. The locomotive is one piece. Track is plastic, rails the same (...) (15 years ago, 26-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8879 no more?
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(...) I had the train reverse on me too, but it was only when the speed was close to zero. So, I assumed I had just clicked twice, and gone from +1 to -1. The issue about losing signals due to line-of-site communication has another side to it. If (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd say it's no biggie since you can just keep turning the orange knob until you're happy with the speed. A bigger problem would be that the 8879 I had a chance to play with a while back (I'm still waiting for mine, ordered within 12 hours of (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wanted: Picture of LEGO SF GP-38 Loco “Warbonnet� design.
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(...) Hi Mathew, It took me a while scrutinizing your pictures to finally figure out how you made the vertical supports for the side railings on your engine--it's brilliant! I hope you don't mind if I steel your design. Since my original post here, (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover Thank you again for registering to attend Brickworld this year! We are looking forward to a dymanic event this weekend. To kick things off, we just received final confirmation that WGN-TV will be visiting (...) (15 years ago, 16-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)
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover With only a couple days to go until the big event, please take note of the following information for setup and takedown: Location: The Westin Chicago North Shore 601 N. Milwaukee Avenue Wheeling, Illinois (...) (15 years ago, 16-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)
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| | Re: The LEGO Group to Participate in NMRA National Train Show 2009
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(...) Sweet...Jamie was great when he was here in Chicago for Brickworld last year!!! Have fun! Bryan & Adam (15 years ago, 16-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Scott- No admission required, either, to see the flag since it's in the lobby. It's a wonderful venue for most anything. It's a popular place for weddings and even proms, so having a big SCLTC show here come fall/winter is not really a (...) (15 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Wonderful venue for the flag Ted, I will definately get out there to see it (nice that I work 5 minutes away). Scott (15 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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| | train MOC needed for Brickfair: Washington DC, August 2009
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Hi Train Builders, We have a town MOC registered for Brickfair called Alpine Village and would like an operating 9V Alpine train MOC to complete the scene. We are set with track and the controller. If you are interested in building a Swiss mountain (...) (15 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | The LEGO Group to Participate in NMRA National Train Show 2009
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As part of the National Train Show on July 10-12, 2009 in Hartford, CT, Jamie Berard, set designer of the newly released 'Emerald Night' and employee of The LEGO Group (TLG), will participate as part of the show. Jamie will be giving a talk on both (...) (15 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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(...) Oh, I almost forgot to mention, your MOC looks absolutely incredible!!! Mark (15 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Awesome! Thanks, Mathew!! That's exactly what I wanted to see. I think what I'm building is shaping up to be quite similar, although I'm waiting on parts from the UK. Those darn 1x1x2 corner window pieces are hard to get now. I had to order (...) (15 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Russell, Thanks for the tip! I really appreciate your help. Mark (15 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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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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| | Re: Playing around with the new 55423 wheel
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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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| | Re: Wanted: Picture of LEGO SF GP-38 Loco “Warbonnet” design.
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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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| | Re: Wanted: Picture of LEGO SF GP-38 Loco “Warbonnet” design.
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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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| | Wanted: Picture of LEGO SF GP-38 Loco “Warbonnet” design.
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Does anyone have some pictures of a LEGO SF GP-38 Loco “Warbonnet” design as discussed in the "Getting Started With LEGO Trains" book by Jacob McKee? Building instructions for this color scheme would be even more desirable. I need to build a loco to (...) (15 years ago, 13-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is how I did it with my Shay bogie - hope it helps. (URL) (15 years ago, 13-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello I was hoping on the wheel, but some tests tonight did not gave all what I wanted. 1) external design I tried to use a 1x8 technic brick, a 1x6 will do and a 1x7 will be good. It is possible to place the wheels one hole from the end, leaving (...) (15 years ago, 13-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 127,000 bricks in 110 seconds!
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We set up our 127,000 brick US flag at the Richard M Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California yesterday. The Orange County Register made this 110 second time lapse and audio/video posted at (URL). You will have wait past 10 (...) (15 years ago, 13-Jun-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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(...) The "new 8866 motor" is just the same motor as found in 9v RC trains that have been out for a year or so. It SHOULD be capable of being powered as you suggest, 9v jumper wire to a 9v track powered motor (but I haven't tried so no promises). I (...) (15 years ago, 13-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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(...) To do this, I think you will need to run a 'dummy' PF Battery Box. I had this problem awhile back when I wanted to power my PF IR switch points using a 9V Train Controller. I had to the the 9V lead to the Battery Box and turn the battery box (...) (15 years ago, 12-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Another thing to try: Use the 9V motor to power the IR receiver, and run the PF motor from that. This would require the 9V motor to be disconnected (just use the pick-up), and you'd need to run the train controller at full speed, and make sure (...) (15 years ago, 12-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just tried this out on my basement layout. The short answer is no. The 8866 motor has a 9v-style connector on it, so the first thing I tried was connecting a 9v motor to the new motor with a 9v cable. No luck. Next, I tried connecting the 9v (...) (15 years ago, 12-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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(...) I had a similar idea a couple months ago, but it was more in terms of making 9v steam trains more bump-resistant. See, we did a layout earlier this year where our tables weren't 100% perfectly level. One of the guys had a steam train, which, (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think the real intent was not so much installing a second motor, but actually powering the PF motor, or even a second PF motor from the 9V rail. Using the 9V truck to pick up power from the track and using the 8886 extension wire to convert (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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(...) Interesting idea, Clifton. I would be very interested to see if this works and if it is 'safe' for the motors. One thing to keep in mind though is that 9V motor failure tends to be more tied to the internal power leads that connect the wheels (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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The below information was posted on the WAMALTC site. I know the new motors run on a 7.4V as opposed to 9V, but can this work? Ben, I am hoping you can provide some insight. Has anybody tried to use the new motor with an old motor where they (...) (15 years ago, 10-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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