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| (...) Haters gotta hate. Bley isn't so bad. Trust me. Neither was the lobotomy. (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) The LMC set by SteveB will be part of the 2013 LEGO Cuusoo line. ;-) -Abner (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Ben, I believe the event is: (URL) BricksCascade.com>, which happens in early June 2012, at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR. Dates: May 31, 2012 - June 3, 2012 from the 'Bricks Cascade' website schedule page. FYI: The other LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Pix or it didn't happen! Also, today I came to LUGNET and found I needed to hit "next 20" TWICE to see what'd been said since my last visit. It's been too long since that was the case. (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Thanks for the reminder on that T-shirt, Matt! Looking forward for more pictures on that event. Three Lego train clubs in your area is really a lot activity. BTW: Where can I find more info on the coming event in June? Best Regards, Ben (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I'm not sure, John, but it could be the same guy as (URL) this> since they are wearing the same tie... BTW, here is a closeup of the photo above: (URL) I believe in that little construction scene they are prying up a bley 2x2 plate so they can (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Thank, Matt! I look forward to it. In the meantime, who is the sketchy-looking dude without the facial hair in the yee-haw hat in the back row in the photo? (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Hummm... I thought I had pretty close to 1000 words in that message. But for those who need more... (URL) Next to that group of AFOLs is the GPLR layout. Behind them, pretty much all blocked, is the PSLTC layout. And in the way back you can (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Sounds great, Matt, but do we have to take your word for it, since we all know that a picture is worth a thousand of those. (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Portland Train Event
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| This past weekend, February 25-26, 2012, a great train event happened in Portland, Oregon, USA at the Worlds Greatest Hobby show. Sure, the show itself is a train event, but at the show something even greater happened. There were 3 separate train (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Never trust the color of the wire - measure first, or rather remove the fuse! (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) lol Gauging from his grip on that hammer, I'm guessing that Abner must have been a big help. (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| [snipped] Same is true for Germany (whole Europe (as common in many fields UK probably excluded?)shares a power grit to overcome local power shortages, so I guess we all have more or less the same system with 230V at 50Hz). For the 380V system it is (...) (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I'll bite: what's the difference? JOHN (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) It is the same in Denmark. (I must admit that I am bad at remembering which colour wire goes where, which means that I occasionally trigger the safety breaker when mounting ceiling lamps.) Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Flex track
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| Hi All, I know that flex track is a love hate topic. But I thought I'd post a new item I spotted! Plus some links for comparison... Fisher Price Thomas & Friends (aka GeoTracks)(URL) Current LEGO Flex track (URL) Prototype LEGO Flex track (2 URLs) (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) My facts are from Sweden, but I suspect we are following the euro norm. Old wiring is two wires - 'phase' and 'earth' - that's 220 (or rather 230) Volts in one wire and 'return' in the other. New wiring, old outdoor or wet room wiring have an (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Yes, it is OK in the US to pull wires horizontally. If they are more than 1 1/2 inches (about 3.75 cm) from the edge of the stud (which is 3 1/2" thick on interior walls) they they need to be protected by a metal plate so that screws or nails (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) [ apologies for being a geek ] Is it okay to pull wires horisontally in walls in the US? In DK the only place you are allowed to pull wires in walls is vertically in the space directly above and below a visible wall-plug or contact. Play well, (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | LMC - Guest
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| Hi All, I had a couple suprise guests a week or so ago. The first out-of-towner AFOL to visit the LMC was Dan Parker from Seattle. The second was Abner! After a nice visit and tour of the LMC we were driving away and I had a thought, so we turned (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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