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(...) Holy Cow! If you need red ones, LMK. I have a few hundred laying around... -John (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Anyone interested in a *** Locomotiwe model *** from the Belgian Railroad ? See my .DAT file in the CAD/DAT Files/Models. I post this model as soon as my pictures are reddy on my home page, together with some other models. Regards, Ludo (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello: Just wondering what kind of motor comes with the 4559 cargo railway? Is it like the new railway exprees one where the lights are part of it. Or is it like the older kind (freight and crane railway), just the motor itself. Chet (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Alan, There is no such train set number as 7873, maybe 132, 134, 163, 7814 or 7823. But I'd love to be proved wrong, but it is more likely that someone is confusing 7873 with 7823. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll look into that too then. If there's gonna be another out-of-towner, it makes it the trip that much more worth it. Please, keep me posted. I'll check my schedule for that time. -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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Dean Husby commented: (...) I thought these were pretty common. We're talking about the 1x2x2 yellow ladders, right? If either of you still need some, drop me an email, I have some. Kevin (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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(...) You and everyone else... Dean (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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I would like to buy/trade for: Yellow ladder/grill pieces. They make good "vents" for autos and trains. -Rob (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Normally Thursdays, but if a VIP were in town, then perhaps we could make an exception... -John (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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They just changed servers the past week, so they were down a bit. But I think I'm going to change and find someone else to host the domain soon. I really wasn't happy with the support I got while the servers where down. It seems when ever I ask the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Which days do you meet? I'm going to be in St. Cloud, MN from 2/18-2/22, and I'd love to stop by and talk to you guys. Russell (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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| | Anybody have scans of set 7873??
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Poking around on brickset ((URL) I noticed that there is listed a set 7873 Container Wagon with Small Crane from 1980, apparently US-only. It isn't listed in Pause. Anybody have this set, or know more about it? Alan ---...--- Alan Demlow (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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James J. Trobaugh wrote in message ... (...) includes (...) I took a look at these folks a few weeks back and it looked like a good deal. Now they seem to have disappeared ... anyone know what happened? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Ah, well, the layout is in a trailer (stored). We don't get it out except for shows. Occasionally we bring out a module to modify or improve it, but basically it remains in storage. There has been talk of getting a space where we could (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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(...) And where is the layout located at? I'd love to come and help build or something at a meeting sometime... -Tim (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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(...) The next show we're scheduled to do is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the weekend of March 18th & 19th (I think - it might be the 11th & 12th). That's the only confirmed show we have for 2000 so far... We've been talking about scrapping large (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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| | Re: Don't laugh, but I need Blue and red couplers
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(...) I have two spare red couplers and one spare blue coupler. Dunno if these are the ones you need. My #725 train has the couplers attached to the car base, the magnets I have are attached to a red 2x4 plate. The 127 doesn't have special car bases (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4556 Train Station - Something to buy?
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(...) Looks like it's made out of bricks, not wall pieces. It does have a lot of large windows. I'd buy one for 30% off, just becuase I like my 4554 so much. Actually, if it came in yellow I'd buy it for retail price! BTW, the 4554 is one of the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All. I have posted some new pics this morning, highlights include: 1- A green and white high speed train with a couple of club cars: (I still have to put together some regular passenger cars for this one...) 2- A red,white, and blue pullman (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GMLTC at GATS?
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Is GMLTC going to be at a GATS event in the near future? I looked and could not find info on it at Lugnet, only on the Florida GATS. If someone could reply (or email me, preferrably) with info on a possible event, I'd appreciate it. I'd like to make (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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| | 4556 Train Station - Something to buy?
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I have found a 4556 Train Station with a 30% rebate. I wonder if this set is something to buy? I think it looks juniorized. Someone who have expressions on this set? Regards, Hugo Matre (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Don't laugh, but I need Blue and red couplers
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Is there some one out there who will sell or trade me some Red and Blue couplers? I need two sets.I'm close to finishing a #127. thanks Jeffrey Baldwin. (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: It's Time AFOL Take Action!
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(...) IMO, if TLG doesn't cut it out with the "sell to the impatient ones" plan soon, kids will become more and more used to it, until the whole thing is screwed. I think TLG is making the kids impatient by getting them used to such juniorized (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO trains went well at Atlanta NMRA meeting
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I had been debating on attending the local chapter of the NMRA here in Atlanta for a few months now, but after seeing Mike Poindexter's post I figured that I had to go. So Sunday I got in touch with the Piedmont Division (Atlanta NMRA-SER chapter) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Speed Regulators
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Hi, is anyone in need of a speed regulator? LEGO Reference 4548 (URL) Unger (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 4532/4537/4539/4561/4565s for 4558 Metroliners (was Re: What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?)
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I have my trade for the other 2 4536s I wanted, so no more requests on those, please. I'm still open to trading 4532/4537/4539/4561/4565s towards 4558 Metroliners (OR grey windows/doors/train plates from 4558/4547s), actual sets traded to be (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great! I look forward to viewing them. You can never have enough stickers. Dean (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego a hit with Fresno Model Railroaders!
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Steve E Barile wrote in message ... (...) more (...) At the local MRR Clubs show a couple months ago, I spent quite a while talking with a friend from church, who also happens to be a modeler, and works at a mall MRR store (in addition to working (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <387A7215.DD3B6797@n...pe.com>... (...) My point was now that I have two parts, I can probably build 6668 (that was the set I was thinking of). Of course I might have to change the colors. Frank (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Dan <jedi101673@aol.com> wrote in message news:Fo585t.Ho5@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) And this is the beginning of what I see as a vicious downward-spiralling circle - kids are more impatient, so TLG comes up with easier sets (presumably to keep (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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Dean Husby wrote in message <387ABC22.A44A9E78@a....bc.ca>... (...) Dean: I try to always do this. I just sent a bunch of older scans to Kevin @ brickshelf. Eric (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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How does everyone feel about scanning in your stickers from your sets? (Before they get stuck on if possible) I've scanned the 4555 set in both Hires Black and white and 24bit colour. Printing them out on overhead plastic or clear sticker sheets (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4563
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That's 6668, Recycle Truck - (URL) luck finding any, though. It was also available in some small set somewhere, as I have one at home from a bulk lot from Ebay (I'm keeping it, need it for spares for my 6668s). (...) | Please do not associate my (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?
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Argh, I should have been clearer on this, I've confused several people... (...) The S on the 4536 meant 2 4536s - as in: NOTE - I will trade 2 of the 4537s for 2 4536s, and I'll trade anything above towards a complete 4558 (dreaming). Sorry. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: It's Time AFOL Take Action!
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Okay. First I do agree with a little bit of what you said, no bulk sales. I beleive the Lego company was started by basic bricks. I think Town Jr. is sorry. Here are somethings to note: Lego is basically family owned. Town Jr. is aimed toward the 8 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: WAMALUG meeting pictures are up!
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There are some more pics at: (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 4563
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Scott-A wrote in message <3879FBD8.568C8517@hw.ac.uk>... (...) container... (...) other (...) community (...) See it (...) build the recycling truck. Frank (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4563
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(...) at Brickset: (URL) above picture shows the hook to the rear of the larger boat. Scott A (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I (...) cars. (...) other (...) Ben, I think you're correct in using the RCX in that way. I use one in a similar manner with my remote powered switch, and it elimates any stalls. I actually perform the opposite functionality - the motor is (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?
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Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote in message news:38763820.995C87...ape.com... (...) above (...) Tom, I sent you an e-mail in regards to the above note. Let me know. -Rob Doucette. (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: how does a bar code reader work?
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The Code pilot is not fit for this job. Unfortunately you can't program the CP to distuiguish between bar codes during run. It can only sense the speed of a passing light pattern, which may or may not be a bar code picture. Eric Brok -------- Visit (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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I built a version of the decoupler mentioned earlier in this thread. It works remarkably well! I don't have the exact brick mentioned on the web page, but I do have an R2D2 foot, which is very similar: a short technic beam with a 4-plate high 30 deg (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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Wow. I didn't know about this source. I'll have to give them a call. Thanks for the tip. Tim Strutt 8^) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4563
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(...) Actually, there are two on eBay right now: (URL) is MISB, in the US, but has the wrong power supply... that's an easy fix, just buy a surplus one, they come up on buy-sell-trade all the time. There are some there right now from Dan Siskind, a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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(...) Depends on how many you order. Paul no doubt will be getting a bunch of calls tomorrow on this! One off, the shipping will eat you. Order 20 and you may have a fair chance of being under 11 bucks each... ++Lar As a reminder the Busy Bee number (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4563
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(...) Hi Cliff, and welcome. A MISB may be hard to come by at this point, the set is getting long in the tooth. There ARE some out there but you may be in the 300 range. It may be more advisable to go for a good used copy. As long as all the key (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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how bad is their shipping cost??? with the 17.5% VAT removed, it would only cost about 55.50 USD to order the set from them, and I'm wondering if it would be more than 11.00 shipping to get the set. Anyone that's ordered from them??? Tamy (...) Keep (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Call for Discussion - Northern CA Lego Train Group
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(...) Though not as knowledgeable as some about trains, I am definitely interested. -Tom McD. (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Call for Discussion - Northern CA Lego Train Group
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(...) Though not as knowledgeable as some about trains, I am definitely interested. -Tom McD. (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | 4563
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Just looking for some opinions. What would be a "fair" price for this set? I realize it's all about supply and demand, and of course, who has Ben Franklin burning a hole in thier pocket, but what would you pay for a MISB 4563? Cliff (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | WAMALUG meeting pictures are up!
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I just uploaded some vidcaps of the January 8, 2000 WAMALUG meeting. (URL) apologize for the low resolution and poor color rendering. My camcorder seems to have a problem with the color red, and my capture card only does 320x240. Dan should have (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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(...) Anyone can order from Busy Bee - they ship internationally. Simon Denscombe maintains a list of their stock at: (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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If you happen to find another at that price, I'd be forever grateful if you bought it and held it for me. I'd send you the cash for it + shipping & handling if you do. Tim Strutt 8^) (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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(...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Instructions for 120
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Mark/Peter, I have built this train from the instructions....but that was Christmas 1969 and my Dad did most of it. Sorry to say that I have neither the box or the instructions now but it was such a simple model that by following the pictures you (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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(...) Hello, I've just signed up to LUGNET so I'm still wading through a lot of this stuff. I bought a 3225 yesterday from Busy Bee Toys, Manchester, UK (Details on Matt Bates Train Depot). Not sure if they have any more in stock, shelf price was (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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(...) I found two off them in a German store, just across the border, for $US 125. If anybody is interrested just let me know. (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego a hit with Fresno Model Railroaders!
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This is so cool. I love to hear stories like this. If TLG is really reading these posts this must prove that LEGO trains are a viable alternative to more traditional "TOY TRAINS" SteveB PNLTC (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?
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If you can scrape up a few grey windows you can build decent cars from the engine parts of a second set. I built one using blue framed town windows and while it wasn't GREAT, it looks OK. (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?
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(...) Can't - as I noted, I didn't get anywhere near what I ordered, and I have previous trades (including a 4558, but I want two) that dip into what little I have. I really need to keep the club cars if I am to have any decent sized Metroliner at (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?
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My 2 centavos. (...) This strikes me as skewed. The older crossing is now rarer and is worth much (30-50%??) more than the newer one. (...) A tad high. My 4536s ended up averaging around 47 each across all of them. I personally (and I KNOW that (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego a hit with Fresno Model Railroaders!
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Thats pretty cool Mike, I've been thinking about going to one of the meetings of the Piedmont Division which is the NMRA chapter in Atlanta. But I wasn't to sure how they would respond to the LEGO trains. Maybe I'll be inspired by your actions and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Lego a hit with Fresno Model Railroaders!
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I went to the Fresno Model Railroad club meeting last night and brought some LEGO train stuff. I figured one or two people might want to see one, but that most would not be interested. Ha ha ha, how wrong I was. There were about 25-30 people there (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | What's a fair price for 4532/4537/4539s?
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I noticed someone lately offered to trade some 4537s he had for some 4536 blue hoppers, and someone took him up on the offer. I personally consider the 4536 to be "worth more" than 4537s, but that's because I have so many of them. My recent DYA buy (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | WAMALUG Event Reminder & Webpage Update
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Hello Everyone, The WAMALUG Announcement God here to remind you all of meeting and shows. In addition, we have added a special page to our website! Our special page contains three Lego Haikus created by one of our members, Jennifer Boger. You can (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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(...) In that case, if people need them, LMK, as I have TON's of that set...Yellow Beams! James P (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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(...) The covers of the Kadee coupler boxes are held together with a touch on each side by a soldering iron, melting the plastic together along the whole length of the coupler box. You can super glue them of course, but depending on the type of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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John Neal wrote in message <3874ED15.29C70BDB@u...st.net>... (...) As of Tuesday morning S@H was sold out of 3225. I spoke with them and asked about this set speciffically. I have a bunch of Diners Club points[1] burning a whole in my pocket that I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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(...) There are at least 4 in the 8277 set. (The large robot one in yellow.) I picked it up for a steal at Zellers. Dean (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) have (...) Jeff - That's a very good reference page - please leave it intact a little while longer. Great photography to catch those details. A few questions, if I may... 1. I used the same Kadee couplers you did, and glued them on center to (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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(...) The Kadee couplers I modified to use on my LEGO train layout worked perfectly. I never had a Kadee coupler break off from the bricks it was attached to, even when coupling very hard to the car, nor did I ever experience any coupler problems (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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(...) For fun, with a second sensor you can make a gouvenor, which takes it speed from the track, and with a third motor you can change the gouvenor setting :-). It works reasonably with the ligth sensor as well. Then it is analog. But I found the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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AFAIK they are only and have always only been available through S@H (in the US) -John (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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OK, got it. Instructions even included. (...) chopper (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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I recall somebody posting pictures of a design that sounds like the below here (or maybe on RTL?--but I'm pretty sure it was here) not tooooo long ago. I think the stubby tapered beam can be had for example in the red Technic chopper that's been on (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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(...) That'd be great, Frank! I generated a few flimsy Kadee/LEGO conversion prototypes, but I need to beef them up before they withstand contant use. My kids destroy them in no time, and thus function as excellent beta testers for my designs. I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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(...) picturing this right, since if you inserted those slope-out I'd think you'd derail one or both cars before they separated. --Ben (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Ben Jackson (<Fnx0A5.L6I@lugnet.com>) wrote at 13:03:41 (...) Has anyone thought of using an electromagnet at track level to overpower the magnetic coupling? I've no idea if this would be practical, and it's non-LEGO, but it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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A few (Hah!) years ago we used to get that realistic slow train speed by running our Lionel "O" gauge and American Flyer engines on DC. We used an AC Gilbert rectifier that was a full-wave selenium unit. By adding a switch we made it be only (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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I was working on a hump yard decoupler and was playing around with adding mags to the track using the 2x2 tile that has clips to hold the mag. What's really cool is how you can make a train car hop over the mag on the track. All this play was big (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Looking for 3225 Classic Train
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Does anyone know where I could get a 3225 for a decent price? Anyone have them on clearance locally? I would VERY much appreciate if anyone could help me out. If you wanted to trade for it, let me know too. Thanks. Tim Strutt 8^) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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(...) If I used a magnet as a core and fixed it so it couldn't rotate, then the electromagnet could be normally off (couples as usual, always forcing the other knuckle to flip over). When you wanted to decouple you'd produce the opposite field and (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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(...) PWM stands for "pulse width modulation". The LEGO speed control changes voltage as you turn the knob. An RCX turns the motor on and off really fast but always supplies full voltage. So half speed is a 50% duty cycle of full power, rather than (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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Hi Ben, I think I missed something here. What is "PWM mode"? What language are you programing in? And what is the "internals page"? Thanks so much for pursueing this! I did pick up the Unofficial Guideo to LEGO MS Robots by Jon Knudsen but only (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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I wonder if we'll ever see Kadee couplers made specially for LEGO trains? (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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GMLTC had a design for uncoupling, and there have been others posting here speaking of this. Not much hard info is available on the GMLTC design in terms of pictures, but it uses horizontal prying, as you suggest. The idea of a switch engine with an (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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(...) The Maryland Agricultural Center in Gaithersburg, MD. Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Automatic decoupler designs?
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LEGO train knuckles don't lend themselves to decoupling. Has anyone got a good design (either as part of a switch engine or fixed to the track) design for an automated separator? I'm close to an in-engine (but very ugly) solution which can pry a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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(...) I was just experimenting with this a few days ago. An RCX using PWM does a far better job of driving the LEGO train motors than the simple variable voltage from the LEGO train control. You can make a train creep around just above stall speed (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: dressed up a couple of links
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(...) best (...) You did a really great job. I'd like to see a video of it speeding down the tracks with its legs flipping up and down like a real centipede. It wouldn't be a bad idea to add some touch sensor to it so that if you touch its head it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Shipping from Germany
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I'll vouch for Larry's services but don't expect speedy transactions , there are more important things in life than lego. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | dressed up a couple of links
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Since the yahoo/geocities page merger, I wasn't able to edit one of my geocities pages until now. I've dressed up a link or two. Including links to my Daylight train. Matt so kindly added a link on lugnet.trains to this page, so I thought it best (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Call for Discussion - Northern CA Lego Train Group
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(...) Great! I'm glad this is getting started. (...) Great idea. I am also planning on attending the show and will help in any way I can. (...) Again, great idea. (...) I'm crazy for them like the masters. (...) I live in San Jose. (...) I think (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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Where is the GATS show on feb 26-27 going to be at? (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Call for Discussion - Northern CA Lego Train Group
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Attention all LEGO Train fans: It looks like there might finally be enough people in the San Francisco Bay area now that have the train addiction to get an actual LEGO Train Club going. I would like to propose getting an official train club put (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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I really wish they would spread their shows out a little more. They're coming to Atlanta (the same convention center even) with in 3 months of each other. I really want to find a show in the Spring near Atlanta. Good luck with your shows, I'm (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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(...) When I talked to them about WAMALUG doing the Upper Marlboro show they talked about how impressed they are with the NGLTC's layout. They asked if we wanted to do another show with them in March, but we had to refuse because of a GATS show on (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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Hey that was the NGLTC(www.ngltc.org) showing at the October show, they (Greenberg people) were quite amazed with the LEGO trains. They wanted us to do thier show again this coming weekend, but it's just too close to the holidays. I would be really (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Shipping from Germany
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(...) Money yes. Time no. At least not elapsed time. :-) You will spend less time on the phone with or in line at banks, but your elapsed time will be longer because I'm SLOW. :-) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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(...) (URL) Martin (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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