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(...) Thanks for the kind words Ben. I was quite tickled with crater plates myself, though it all happened accidentally. After a few folks complained about my backgrounds for earlier MOC pictures I decided to reach back and get the 48x48 baseplates (...) (14 years ago, 12-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Benn! Very cool engines and building techniques - thanks for sharing them with us! I especially liked your use of crate plates to create the illusion of smoke rising from the smoke stack. Brilliant idea! Ben (14 years ago, 10-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Posted on Behalf of Jenn Wagner (jenn@thebrickchick.com) BricksNorth where: Downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada at the Delta Chelsea Hotel. when: August 25-28th, 2011 Hello everybody!! Some of you may have heard that Canada will be getting a LEGO fan (...) (14 years ago, 9-Jun-10, to lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, FTX)
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Hi all I noticed some new trains on Bricklink: (URL) are not on (URL) yet, nor here. However (URL) under the Danish version are 2 new sets 7936 and 7937. They are not under the US (default) version. I could not find any other information yet. The (...) (14 years ago, 8-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) full gallery> I think I've built my masterpiece, I doubt I'll ever be able to top this one. Just over a year ago, after the Emerald Night came out I decided to build a better Pacific. My chosen subject was the Southern Pacific Railroad, 4-6-2 (...) (14 years ago, 4-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) I prefer to space mine at 270 degrees. Tim (14 years ago, 4-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) No, 90 degrees is the norm for 2 cylinder locos, as Larry says it's called "quartering" (because they are a quarter of a circle apart). It ensures that there is always at least one piston not at the end of it's stroke. ROSCO (14 years ago, 4-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Most folk call this a "tender", since it carries water as well (and often, fuel oil rather than coal if the engine is an oil burner) (...) If weight helps you may have some binding in the driver mechanism somewhere. (...) Steam engines are (...) (14 years ago, 3-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) I built a coal car over a 9v motor, and tried it out on a circle of track. It had serious problems running while pushing the engine in front of the motor. I tried adding some straights in to make an oval so it'd have a couple stretches without (...) (14 years ago, 3-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover 2010: Bricks In Space Brickworld is only a couple weeks away and you are helping us set records with this year's event already with a massive 795 registered attendees. While this is incredible, the one record (...) (14 years ago, 2-Jun-10, 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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(...) There's some really nice models there. I've never got my head round using LDD/DesignByMe, but it looks like you have. I particularly like the Garrett Tim (14 years ago, 1-Jun-10, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can think of one alteration you'd want to make. They retooled the control stick base sometime in the last couple years, and the new bases are really loose, which causes them to push free over time, even if you're not fiddling with them. (...) (15 years ago, 22-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ah well, I guess you can't help if you're IT challenged ;) Just for you, I downloaded the part, and can tell you it's exactly 4 bricks high. Of course it hasn't been certified yet, but Philo is pretty good at this stuff, so it's probably (...) (15 years ago, 21-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) This seems like the best bet. It looks like it's based upon the the 4-4-0 "American" or similar designs (I'm not a train historian): (URL) that the tender is 8-wheeled, like the Emerald Knight, but having just 4 wheels (e.g a 9V motor) is a (...) (15 years ago, 20-May-10, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's good to know. I haven't gotten one yet, and would like to run it as unaltered as possible. (...) It's called a "tender." (URL) I believe that this is what I will end up doing when I get mine. (...) Given the news of a new PF train motor (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Technically this engine has very ordinary articulation. The "driver" bogey uses a standard 4x6 bogey plate, and the front bogey is still attached with a centered pin even if it's a bit higher than normal. As for how it runs, another member of (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-10, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I always respected your profound dislike of the blays, though I never quite understood why it upset you so much, Ben. But such is life:-) I just miss the good old days when you and I and all of the other old-timers were a lot more vocal on (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) All getting a bit worked up over something which is, after all, a children's targeted set ;-) On more practical matters, how about the motorization, and I presume the unusual articulation (mentioned earlier) works fine on actual track. (15 years ago, 18-May-10, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ... (...) Is that for overcoming my blay-phobia, John? Hahha... But I still do not appreaciate this cold color and I never used it in any MOC, although I own the one or other kilogram of that stuff, as I have to admit. Leg godt! Ben P.s.: (...) (15 years ago, 18-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Bingo. Art imitating art imitating life is going to be prototypically toyish, and therefore perfect as a "toy." This is one set that I wouldn't mind running unaltered on our layout. And greetings to you, Ben! JOHN (15 years ago, 18-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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