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LEGO Train fans! The time has finally come! It is time for our hobby to build to the correct scale of LEGO track, which is 1:38, or as I call it: L-Gauge Proto (LGP). It is easily referenced as 1 stud to 1 foot, or, in width parlance: 10wide. 20 (...) (5 years ago, 26-Jan-19, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Testing, is this thing on?
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(...) I hear you loud and clear, John. Even came through on my email, though I went to the website to type this reply. -Matt (5 years ago, 15-Jan-19, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Testing, is this thing on?
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| | Re: 6-wide Canadian Pacific GE ES44AC
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I was wondering where you got the stickers, I would like to get some with the Canadian Pacific for a gp40.. Thanks (7 years ago, 22-Apr-17, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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(...) Hi James T, I can host it for you on GFLUG.org if you want... send me a email or ping me on FB and we will see what can be done... Robin W GFLUG.org (9 years ago, 7-Oct-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Brickworld Tampa 2015 Train Layout Images
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Hi All, Here are some images from GFLUG/GFLTC Town/Train Layout at Brickworld Tampa from last September 19-20, 2015... https://flic.kr/s/aHskmbAZNa Robin W. GFLUG (9 years ago, 7-Oct-15, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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Hello Jean-Marc, the NGLTC site has been disabled for quite some time but I do have a back up of the registry, just don't have it hosted anywhere right now. (...) (9 years ago, 24-Aug-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Super Chief Train Engine Registry
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(...) I can't find the registry. Is it still available somewhere? TY, Jean-Marc (9 years ago, 17-Aug-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO Trains, 4.5V, 12V and 9V Recent Discoveries and Images
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OK... one of my recent projects in upgrading my 2800 page Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide to an expanded 3700 page guide (free to current owners of DVD or DVD download of the guide)... is expanding the train chapters (Blue Track 4.5 and (...) (9 years ago, 27-Apr-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Question for the electronics experts
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(...) At our Swedish forums, www.swebrick.se there is a thread about controlling 8 standard Lego receivers (total of 16 control channels) with a custom IR sender. The receivers seem to be prepared for more channels than currently available from (...) (9 years ago, 24-Mar-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 20-Wide model of a Dutch train
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(...) Hallo Reinard, Ik ben ook bezig met een 20 brede 1600. Maar dan een 1800. Genoemd naar mijn geboorteplaats Tilburg, de 1851. Misschien kunnen we de locomotieven eens naast elkaar zetten, dat lijkt me erg gaaf! Hoop wat van je te horen dan kun (...) (9 years ago, 20-Mar-15, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Question for the electronics experts
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(...) I think you would have to have custom receivers using a different band (or protocol) to do that. Play well, Jacob (9 years ago, 11-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Question for the electronics experts
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(...) Perhaps look into SBrick: https://www.sbrick.com/ It allows control of up to 64 outputs, and is an almost drop in replacement for LEGO controllers. Pretty expensive, but you could just get 3 or 4 and use IR for the rest. As long as you have (...) (9 years ago, 11-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Question for the electronics experts
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(...) I usually put motor(s) on blue, and lights on red. So each channel controls one train. I'm mostly concerned with all the kids who bring "guest trains", I want to make sure they can run their trains without interfering with ours. JohnG, GMLTC (9 years ago, 10-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Question for the electronics experts
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(...) But each channel has 2 separate controls, red & blue, so you can control up to 8 trains without resorting to modifications, as long as each only uses 1 output. ROSCO (9 years ago, 10-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Question for the electronics experts
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Anyone know if it is possible to hack the Power Functions remotes & receivers to operate on a different 'band'? GMLTC is working on plans for our next club layout, and we might have seven operating loops. If we are running PF trains, we'll have some (...) (9 years ago, 3-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The COOLEST LEGO Train MOC EVER to be built….
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(...) Doesn't appear to be 6 wide, so how cool can it be, really. OK seriously that is gynormous. (10 years ago, 28-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | The COOLEST LEGO Train MOC EVER to be built….
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And you get to follow the progress: <https://www.flickr....legotrains HERE> You're welcome. JOHN (10 years ago, 26-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Hello, Crickets!
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(...) Please stay on topic for this NG, sir. We can't have your spirits cluttering up .trains! :-P JOHN (10 years ago, 26-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Hello, Crickets!
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(...) Now would seem like a good time to start, Dave! (Not "Dave!") ;-) JOHN (10 years ago, 26-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Hello, Crickets!
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(...) What?????? A fully stocked bar!!!...!!! Holey Smokearoos!!! Waittaminit... I don't drink. Dang it!!!! Dave K (10 years ago, 26-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Hello, Crickets!
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(...) The bar is open. Fully stocked. The wine is fine aged quite nicely over the years. Since not a whole lot people come in here. :) Somehow... the party left LUGNET leaving the booze. (10 years ago, 26-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Hello, Crickets!
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(...) (chirp) DaveE (10 years ago, 26-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | Hello, Crickets!
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Thought y'all might like some company! JOHN (10 years ago, 26-Jun-14, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | ME Models Custom Rails
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As you may or may not be aware, ME Models has started a KickStarter campaign in order to further the development of not only metal rails for use with 9V systems, but also ABS plastic rails with additional curve radii. ME Models is looking for your (...) (10 years ago, 21-Apr-14, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Re: Exploring a new track radius
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(...) We actually looked into that and found that the conductivity wasn't uniform across the entire piece. -Eric (10 years ago, 21-Apr-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Exploring a new track radius
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(...) There are a few inherent issues with "flex track". Tying it into the current system, safety since metal rails can be sharp, Transporting the segments exc. Making just the ties was my initial idea too (apparently for other people as well) but (...) (10 years ago, 20-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Exploring a new track radius
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: [snip details about alternate radius curved tracks] (...) I'm sure this has been discussed, but would it be better to make individual sleeper plates along with flexible rails that can be attached to the (...) (10 years ago, 20-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Exploring a new track radius
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Quite a few of us in the community have wanted a new track radius for a very very long time. When we were in the 9v era the argument against it given was the metal rails would be too expensive. Now that we are in the RC era and the track is plastic (...) (10 years ago, 19-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) DAVE, if you were at Brickfete Montreal, you could have worked on a show this past November! we missed you. so all you got is pictures. See you in July! (10 years ago, 15-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) And it's appreciated! Love the pics! I'm getting 'show withdraw' 'cause I haven't done a show since BrickFete last July so I'm kinda really missing hanging out amongst fantastic builds! Thanks for satiating my need for beautiful displays! Take (...) (10 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) And it's appreciated! Love the pics! I'm getting 'show withdraw' 'cause I haven't done a show since BrickFete last July so I'm kinda really missing hanging out amongst fantastic builds! Thanks for satiating my need for beautiful displays! Take (...) (10 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) We filled them about a quarter of the way with concrete. We have been using them for about two years with no problems so far. (10 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) AABBA on that Santa Fe... you driving that thing straight up a mountainside? :-) :-) I see you use buckets with posts in them for your rope barrier. What do you have in them? Ours have concrete, and the main problem we have is that with the (...) (10 years ago, 12-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So where is everyone at? What is the new LEGO Train Fan site
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(...) The Holiday Train is a good train to run at the summer conventions!!! :D (especially Brickfete!!!!) Ben Medinets (10 years ago, 12-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(URL) Cactus Brick> displayed this weekend at the Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show. Here are some (URL) of the layout. First post here in seven years. I saw Ahui Herrera's post and Dave's reply so I thought I would add add something to LUGNET again (...) (10 years ago, 12-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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| | Re: So where is everyone at? What is the new LEGO Train Fan site
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(...) You mean other than the Holiday Train ((URL) run mine around the Winter Village sets, and it looks fine. (10 years ago, 11-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So where is everyone at? What is the new LEGO Train Fan site
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(...) Cows sounds very promising! (...) Alas, the station sounds too small for a modular building. I'm also waiting for a Christmas Train someday that is designed to go with the Winter Village sets... -Matt (10 years ago, 10-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So where is everyone at? What is the new LEGO Train Fan site
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(...) Further information and rumors from around the internet indicate that one of the wagons on the cargo train is an animal wagon filled with cows. It will also include a cargo station, truck and forklift. The passenger train will aparently come (...) (10 years ago, 10-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So where is everyone at? What is the new LEGO Train Fan site
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(...) Ooooooooh! I wonder if there could be enough market for a whole *series* of modular buildings in the train theme. The traditional model railroad companies have entire lineups of structures. Lego could too. I don't think you would want them (...) (10 years ago, 9-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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