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(...) This would be my suggestion as well, if you want to use a touch sensor. If I recall correctly, they should be robust enough that the weight of the track won't set them off, but the weight of a passing train will. The only thing I'd worry about (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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I ordered some stuff from DYA a few weeks ago when the Clubcar and other items were briefly available (I missed the Club Car, but got a few of the other train items). I'm wondering how long it normally takes to receive packages from DYA, 3 weeks, 4 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Carl, I tried some time ago, way before the mindstorms, to use read contacts. The magnets of the wagon/engines will close the contact each time they pass. I guess that the RCX can see this as 0 and 1. With this you can, I imagine, count the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I guess you better ask the lugnet.loc.de newsgroup, anyway I saw tons of both two months ago in Frankfurt. Mario Web page: (URL) member page: (URL) member of ItLUG: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I am wondering whether sets 2126 (Train Cars) and 3225 (Classic Train) are still available in germany? If so, where? I recall that sets are limited editions. Guido (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My suggestion: Touch: Have the track elevated, and free to move up and down (1 'hinged' joint). Then have your touch sensor below the track. Light: Hard to get accurate, repeatable measurements. If light level changes, requires recalibration. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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FWIW I haven't tried this yet myself, but its very typical to use light sensors for this sort of thing in HO scale model railroading. There are a lot of advantages to "contactless" detection. On the down side, you need to minimize interference from (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't have a design, but I do have a comment, to wit: With a touch sensor you are committing to a fixed dimension SOMEWHERE unless you get quite clever. It may be in the width of the vehicle, it may be in the height, it may be the depth of (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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I'm using Mindstorms to control Lego trains. Does anyone have a design for using a touch sensor to detect a train passing? My intuition is that the touch sensor could be more reliable than the light sensor (plus I have two touch sensors and only one (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Website update - town, trains, Legoland Windsor pics
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After a good deal of delay I have completed updating my site: (URL) pictures of a trip to Legoland Windsor this summer: (URL) of my recently completed (and then torn down) town layout: (URL) few train pics: (URL) school Technic class pics: (URL) you (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Boston Transit Fun
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(...) The best place I can suggest for anyone in the Toronto, Ont area to visit for ideas of light rail equipment is the Halton County Radial Museum, near Rockwood, Ont. First rate, they have lots of ex-TTC stuff, including #4000, the first Toronto (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Over the holidays, I did my usual spend a day shopping in Boston, and did some transit riding. I wish I had brought along my camera though. One station which is very much worth a visit with a camera is Boylston on the Green Line. There is some MOW (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey all, Using Matt Bates' Track Designer at (URL) possible to come up with all sorts of track plans. Has anyone formed a repository to collect such plans so you can see what others have created? Is this something Perhaps Lugnet or some other (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I posted some pictures of my new passenger cars on my home page. Two (equal ones) are in white/red/blue (idee from our Belgian railroad) and one in green (old style passenger car) witch uses the small clear blue windows from the 4560/4561 set. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Better than most of your work and almost all the way up to Mediocre? (1) 1 - that's not one word but hey, neither is "looking like..." (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "Better than 8-wide"? <kidding!> Artistic? Curvaceous? Streamlined? Looking like it's moving 100mph even when it's standing still? John1, GMLTC (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Trouble? It's free, right? What's the trouble - downloading and installing it? In my experience Virtual PC runs about as fast as a PC of half the clock speed of the Mac running it, so you'll be running it about as well as a 150-166 Pentium. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hi Jim, My PB is a 1400 with a G3 upgrade running at 216 MHz. The video of a PB 1400 is notoriously slow. So, using it on a G3 300 should work a lot better. I only draw when I feel like moving slowly and relaxing; otherwise being forced to work that (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) have (...) program, but I (...) MLCAD (...) PC you (...) top (...) three (...) The (...) going if (...) but it (...) figure (...) drawn 1 (...) but (...) parts (...) I was thinking of getting MLCAD to use on a G3 300 with Virtual PC (Win 98). (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: new site: Christmas Train, club car, hopper
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Very nice, I especially liked your elves. I never would have thought of using my Forestmen as elves, but now I do not have to. You thought of it for me! Thanks, Chris (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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John, I may be guilty of being vague AGAIN. Yes, you can run it on a Mac if you have Virtual PC. I bought Virtual PC so I could run an IR Spectrophotometry program, but I can use Virtual PC to run MLCAD. Yes, it does use the ldraw parts; infact, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: new site: Christmas Train, club car, hopper
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-- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) wooster" <skw@io.com> wrote in message news:3865A219.12FB@io.com... (...) I didn't see the stowaway untill I looked at the hobo picture. Hello, Timmy! (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks. I am really happy with the way they turned out. And happy to give credit where it's due. I am in awe of some of the designs I have seen referenced in the ng, and elsewhere. Plenty of ideas to choose from for inspiration. I think I will (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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You're quite welcome. We had a lot of fun putting it together. Did you catch the stowaway under the box car? (We keep running into this Timmy character...) Play Well. Steve skw@io.com (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) As I said on RTL: those are nice hoppers and I appreciate that you credited me for the inspiration... ++Lar (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Holidays, WHISTLES, new train accessory needed (was - Re: 8 Wide Train Pics)
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(...) couldn't (...) the (...) Maybe it wouldn't hafta be built into the motor shell necessarily. For those folks like me who are more timid about brick surgery, all tronics needed could be stuck inside the engine body itself. Another thing that (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new site: Christmas Train, club car, hopper
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Great site Steve. The Christmas train is super. I really enjoyed the box cars with the hobos. Thanks for the opportunity to view your work. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) wooster" <skw@io.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi. Happy Holidays! I just put up our new web page. We have a variety of Lego related creations to view: Train cars: Club Cars (44 L) and Two Bay Hoppers (30 L) A Christmas Train - complete w/ Santa and the elves - no reindeer, though. Misc. freight (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Am I to understand that MLCAD can be run on a Mac? Does it use the ldraw parts library? (cross-posting to .geek to see if the geeks can help me) -John (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hey John, I just started using MLCAD on my PB 1400 (G3 upgraded) boy is it pokey, but it works. It is a menu driven program so it is easy to figure out. I couldn't figure out LDRAW within the first 60 seconds so I gave up on it. So far I have drawn (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) Looked, couldn't find any current OpenSRS places -- should be some in a few weeks. But check out <URL:(URL). (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) And as I said the last time you said this, a ref to one would be greatly appreciated, I have some names I want to get registered. Not to give you a hard time but just saying there are doesn't carry quite the convincatory(1) power that (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) That's no longer true -- there are now alternate registrars who charge less. (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Holidays, WHISTLES, new train accessory needed (was - Re: 8 Wide Train Pics)
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Well, I've gotten MOST of my trains I ordered. But my 4532/4539s from DYA didn't show up today, so I most likely won't have them for Xmas :-/ I REALLY hope they show tomorrow, Emmanuel shipped them on the 7th. I hope my 4537/4547/4549s show up (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Only Old Brad Kenobi can save us;-) (...) Actually, I've never used the thing-- I got it for my kids. I'll download ldraw for them and hope they can teach me it! PCs....<shudder> (...) Delicate may have conveyed the wrong idea. The design is (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cutting bricks - I've turned to 'the dark side'... :-O Speaking of 'dark side', how's that PC, John? (For those of you who don't know, John and I are Macintosh fans from waaaay back! Of course, I work on a PC all day, so I suppose I shouldn't (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Sell? No, but give freely, sure, but I am not an ldrawer...yet (Just bought my first <shudder> PC so now I am *able* to download ldraw:-). Actually, there are just a few techniques that I used that could be incorporated into any Steamer to make it (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 9v vs 12v in traction
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(...) As for the 12v track, the motors have two conductors on the bottom, to coincide with the ones that run in the middle of the track. The weights are to make sure the electrodes will stay together. If the train was too light, they may not touch, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 9v vs 12v in traction
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Several measures to increase traction for the 12v trains do not present in the 9v trains, for example the serrated tracks, the rubber bands on wheels, and the inclusion of weight bricks in the locomotive. Does it mean a 12v locomotive can pull a lot (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Will you sell the plans to your 0-8-0??? Paul Sinasohn, who wants one.... bearitone@my-deja.com (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) No matter who sets up your domain, you'll still have to pay internic $35 a year to keep your domain registered (your first bill will be $70 for the first 2 years). As for site hosting, I've found Interland (www.interland.net) to be about as (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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Hi Legofans, I received many want lists, and I want to thank you for your trust ! Don't hesitate to send me your want lists the next year, all the days, all the weeks...! I search for you; I find for you... Regards, Emmanuel. E-MAIL: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NMRA San Jose in Y2K
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Yeah, I can bring track, trains, maybe some buildings, but I just don't know if I'll have the spare bricks/money to build a proper module. Is there a web page online for tips for building modules? Do they HAVE to be all Lego except the base, or can (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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Hello All: Not having my web site "8 Wide Utopia" up yet, Paul Foster of the GMLUG was kind enough to post some photos of some of my train cars on the GMLUG site. So stop on by and see what the fuss over 8 wides is all about;-) Go to: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) The timers run at 1/10 sec, but granularity for "waiting" a task is 1/100 sec. The PWM used for motor output has granularity of 1/1000 sec. Dave Baum p.s. I hope it wasn't my book that stated 1/10 and 1/1000 - if so could you e-mail me the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) It is 1/10 of a second for the timers. However, in case you don't know. The RCX's Motor ports PULSE their signal. They always put out the same voltage. At level 8 it's 100% at level 4 it's an even on/off. I use it for my trains and it's great. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I -know- that the train would not make it with HEP only through a curve like that. My upper level is a straight oval, about 25 straights each side. The figures I have seen seem to indicate that a 10 Degree curve has as much drag added as a .3 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, Since I am and train head I don't read .RCX (this topic might be well exhausted) I just read thru a third party book on the RCX and in one place he said the timer granularity in 1/10 sec and in another it was 1/1000 sec. My goal is to pulse (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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My site, will be down for the day on 12/23. Repairs are being made on our electrical systems and the power will be going on and off all day. Sorry, Chris (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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My experience tells me the bigggest factor limiting the length of the train is the number of curves you have and their configuration. Take you same 71 car train and try to drive it through a double s-curve. That is 8 curves one way, then 8 the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NMRA San Jose in Y2K
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(...) I agree. We should start planning immediately. (...) Since I don't have the time or money to build my own modules, I'm willing to help out a few weekends building them. Russell (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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I'm in for helping, Mike, but I'll have to deflect until I get back from the UK at the start of February. Let's do some planning at the next BAYLUG meeting about this.... I'm willing to drive 2 or 3 others down to Fresno for a some weekends of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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(...) (total is 6 amps for your aplication) That is good enough for what they want James Powell (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I am doing a train show in the UK and have been asked by the organisers to answer some questions on the power supply. Output : Voltage ? Max current ? I plan to have three controllers, what are the answers please. Thanks, David (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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PNLTC is hosted by a local web hosting service for free in exchange for their name and URL on our site and we also add their name to our flyers handed out at shows. I hooked up with them by searching for local hosting service (on yahoo) and just (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Not sure yet. I'm in the process of getting it set up myself, so the answer might be "me" in a couple of weeks, but I'm really busy with holiday goings-on right now. I know that joker.com in Germany offers registrations for about USD 18/year, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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Can you provide a pointer to someone that is using this to provide registration. While I (quoting from the splash page) have "sufficient development skills" to write an interface, I don't have the time. I'd rather buy names from someone that has. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) Domain names don't necessarily cost that much anymore. Check out <URL:(URL) for $13/year domain registrations. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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Robin, It looks like Tallahassee is about 6 hours from New Orleans. I bet that is the closest you will get to New Orleans. When is the GATS show? Maybe I can meet you there? I do not have a layout, but I have some rolling stock that I would love to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) thing is huge! Working on a 6 wide scale I have not been able to produce a complete train--I am getting close-- and I cannot imagine buying enough bricks to work at the 8 wide level. Not yet at least. Then again I cannot imagine having enough (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip (...) Ah, I was being vague again. The trains to which I was refering were regular freight trains not coal trains. snip (...) Why 'space'? Is it because your trains become 'rockets' if you send more than 10 cars and 3 engines down at once (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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Robin, The NGLTC is using www.truehosting.com for only $9.99 a month, that includes 50 meg, plus 10 email alias, and some other regular goodies. jt Robin Werner wrote in message ... (...) cost (...) maybe (...) best (...) pop-up (...) time (...) and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) NELUG is hosted by pair Networks ( www.pair.com ). We have an Advanced account which goes for $16.95 per month plus setup fees. You get 60 Meg of space plus other features including a POP mail account. To see a listing of all their services (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: good steam engine
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(...) this (...) Well, I already built a 7750. I'll keep my 7722 for sentimental reasons. It doesn't really matter that much right as my train doesn't go anywhere. Jimmy (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Jimmy, the main problem in getting a 7722 bigger is the old type 4,5V motor. With this high type motor it is nearly impossible to create something with bogie plates without making a awful appearence. Maybe you have the chance to get parts (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Quick Clubcar Q
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Hi Scott! Every Lego set is a limited edition: whenever the Lego Group takes a set out of its program, no further copies of this set are produced. But in the real meaning of "Limited Edition" (planning to do only xxx copies, without relationship to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Longest railroad (was Re: Longest train?
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The big question remaining after this shocking news is, will BNSF+CN merge with CSX or NS, as those are the two remaining eastern roads. Whoever they go with, UP is sure to go with the other... at least that's the conventional wisdom in the rail (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) Mine, if I ever get it up;-) Actually, I don't know of a lot of people who consistently build 8 wide as I do. Oh, I have *some* 6 wide stuff, but only to run on the GMLTC layout because 8 wides can't fit around the track in certain areas. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Web Hosting Questions?
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(...) I'm using (URL) to host my domains. My cost is less than 10 dollars a month for a shell access account, cheaper if you only want an ftp access account. A number of folks use pair to host, including lugnet. Paul (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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Hi All, I’m planning to lock-in a club www.gfltc.org address and I know it will cost $70 (first two years). But what about the Web Hosting part, there are companies that charge by the month and by the year. I also guess there maybe company or two (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) lol Yes and No. Yes, of course, because they *are* LEGO, BUT <hell> no, because if one of us did the *exact same thing* LEGO did, we (it) would be called impure. A kind of paradox, but the life of an AFOL isn't always explicable, either;-) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) 18 (...) to (...) Isn't anything TLC does "LEGO" by definition? Steve (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Of course, they were using *NON*-LEGO wheels, which are bigger than ours (not to mention the custom-laid track; again, *NON*- LEGO) -John (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) minifig (...) standard 6 (...) track is (...) under (...) what (...) 10 (...) model (...) the same (...) comparisons are (...) relative (...) I still think 10 wide would be better, even if the minifigs are a little short. It would fit how the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | DYA 4532 & 4539 Crossing Gates
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I received my crossing gates from DYA today. They were in fine shape. Thanks for the good service Emanuel. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My ReVUE: 6520
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In lugnet.reviews, Mark Herzberg writes: I looked at but did not buy one of these at Target. I saw those tall " wide window with a roof overhang piece "'s in there and realize that they might make a pretty tough lookin train, if they are no more (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains)
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I'm starting to be pursuaded that 8 wide is indeed superior to 6 wide. I may even build my next passinger train in that scale. But first I'd like to see some models that have been built in the 8 wide scale. Do you know any websites that show models (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, WOW WOW !!!!! That is insane, Jeff! Great job! If I did that at work, my boss would probably throw me out the window or something! I get enough bad looks from my Trade Federation Battle Droid army. Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! To answer your questions, it takes about 45 seconds to lower and 55 seconds to raise completely, which is about 75 studs, 60 cm, or 24 inches. The gearing is: new 9v motor drives wormgear, wormgear to 24t, 24 coaxial with five 12t (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Larry, I am up to 71 cars. I will enderver to steal a video camera off one of my friends, and then use there 'putr to digitize the image. The only way to get it to start with 2 motors (yep, 2 is enough, just to run it) is to take slack (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is a nice bridge Jeff! Couple of questions for you 1. How long does it take to cycle from top to bottom? 2. How many Rack Gears are in it (LOTS!) Again, very nicely done bridge...it puts mine to shame...although, I am not going to copy (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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I was talking more in a sense of replacement/repair of damaged units. I would not be surprised if the retail price of each starts to change with shifts in demand. And due to the "apparently common" replacement of the brick with AC, that would have (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I've finally put some pictures up at this site: (URL) there's anything anyone wants better pics of, or more description on, let me know. Jeff Elliott (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I hear they'll be moving their headquarters to Florida. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Speaking of which, we *desperately* need a larger radius curve piece. I'm seriously considering building my own curves, but GAD, the work involved! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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Yes RIS 1.5 costs $20 MORE than RIS1.0. It's a good thing I bought 9 RIS 1.0 and the 1.5 upgrade ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Seriously, what are you going to do when TLC introduces their new line of 8 wides trains? It's inevitable. Evolution and all that jazz... I mean, if TLC would get serious about producing model train sets, would you want them 6 wide and toylike? Why (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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Even if it was $0.20 by the time it is productized it is maybe $1.00. Multiply this by the quantity sold and you just save ~$500,000 (whatever the quantity is). When designing computer mother boards there will be large debates over $0.05 BOM (bill (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) savings (...) Well, lets think, a rectification bridge, a voltage regulator, and an external power connector. In 'trade' quantities, you are talking well under 50 cents (probably more like 20 cents). If Lego are paying much more than this for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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I think the standard UP colors debuted in the mid/late 30s. I have a brochure from (19)36 that shows those colors, although it doesn't actually have a picture of a train to verify that they were painting the trains those colors that early. -- Have (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In other words, they're not overweight, they're undertall! ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My forte' is more along the lines of green engines :) Ones with Castle, Saint, Hall type names :) That or LMS stuff (Black 5's, Princesses and so on) I'd have to dig through what little I have left on US railways ( I gave away my MR collection (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Not quite...it is CN and BNSF. :( although, I can see why. The Canadian railways have always had some US feeder lines (CN owned CV and GTW (CN used to be GT :) ). It makes sense, since the 2 railways in Canada compete with each other, and then the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I heard the Club Car (Euro Express Tourist Car - 4547) described as being a "Limited Edition". Is this really the case, or is it just my seller's hype? Or perhaps it was just limited in the UK? see it: (URL) A (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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If there is a "cost" issue between the 1.0 and 1.5, Has anyone seen the savings passed on to the buyers? Probably too mutch to ask.... ;-) -Rich (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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John Warren wrote: Does anyone know the history of color schemes for (...) Not me, color schemes, especially prewar, are not my forte'. I DO think that UP switched to the Armour Yellow and grey with red stripe very early post war... (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Never pass up an opportunity to promote 8 wide, eh? (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Despite the fact that a lot of people here use wall power, I think that CA is probably right in that the vast majority of mindstorms robots are vehicles. Ah well. Something for "Dear Lego".... (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: from RTL ... a roundhouse
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Thanks Larry for posting this (old) news! The Roundhouse is now finished, but there are still no real good pics of the turntable online. Since we start a train event in Brunswick/Germany between X-mas and New Years Eve, we want to have some (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Uhhhh, gee, I just used some extra-long wires I got from Dacta to extend the console over to next to the couch, and plugged it in there ;-) But yeah, I want to get a couple of IR remotes too, for when I take an 8448 to work, and for my future train (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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