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On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Masayuki Ogura (<Foq59p.3C4@lugnet.com>) wrote at 06:41:49 (...) That train looks great! The only thing I'd say is, can you get rid of the corners where the new nose piece meets the rest of the body? It would look a lot smoother (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, John Neal (<38891BB1.735F7B6C@...west.net>) wrote at 02:53:57 (...) Eurotrash? Surely, there's more skill in getting detail into a small model than messing about with overbloated Tonka trains :-) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Foq00p.qz@lugnet.com... (...) new (...) the (...) lighting (...) Wouldn't line-of-sight be a problem for trains? I don't know much about Mindstorms infrared sensors specifically, but besides (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thank you for coming my train page !! I improved my SHINKANSEN nose section. It's a small change, but I think the new version is much better than old one. Please come and see new version. Thank you Masayuki Ogura my train site (URL)These creations (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Mark Harrison wrote in message <38886DE0.882FBC00@o...net.au>... (...) The 165 should have the dotted baseplate. (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I just had a random thought as to how TLC could give us some capability to run multiple trains without having to go the whole DCC route. Give us a new train motor which has an IR pickup, and a switch to set it to respond to the A, B, or C motor (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ah, a case of too many cross-posts. Are you in the Midwest John? -John (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Welcome back, James:-) The first time I saw your red double decker I wondered to myself what the sloped red window would look like instead of the slanted glass pieces. Perhaps the angel is too sharp. At the very least it would give you nice (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) GMLTC dunit... :-) (...) These creations have some rough edges, but a lot of potential. I have to try to do a Shinkasen or something evocative of it this weekend so this was fortuitous timing! I plan to crib extensively ++Lar (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Just checking in. Hi Everybody! Build On! John Matthews John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:388601F0.35A67D...est.net... (...) <snip> (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) James, Glad to finally hear from you again. I see you took my advice on lowering the roofline. That looks so much better. Now it's a "good lookin" train. I know why you haven't posted in three months. That's what married life will do to you! (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I sure am glad every else keeps posting interesting items to this trains group. I've been pretty uninpired lately. Thanks for keeping the reading good. I've just got a modification to my model of a German red double decker passenger train car and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Mike Poindexter <lego@poindexter.cc> wrote in message news:FopEn1.Kp7@lugnet.com... (...) tell... (...) Heheh.. I already read the group (I'm interested in trains obviously, I just haven't got any yet). Half the reason I *would* get into lego (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone have an extra nosepiece for the excavator from #6473 that I could beg, borrow, buy, or steal ? I finally noticed that it is the same piece (in black) as the nose piece to the #4559 Cargo Train... (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Matt, how about setting the max. voltage of the decoder to 9V? I know some of the digitrax decoders (and the Lenz/Marklin) ones you can do this. James P (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The biggest problem is the ease of destroying your Lego motor by supplying too much current because the voltage will be too high. The train motor does appear to have some type of thermal overload protection in it but I couldn't see an easy way (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I still think that LEGO and Marklin or LEGO and Digitrax could come up with a S@H train motor that is DCC ready...just imagine the possibilities...not just trains but anything that could be built to ride on the rails... (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) come (...) Martin - I think he's referring to the outlet stores there. In particular, the Countryside Toy Outlet. Here's a portion of the web page: COUNTRYSIDE TOY OUTLET Exclusively LEGO Products Featuring the full current LEGO Product line (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) through (...) Hi, in wich part of Ontario St-Jacobs is and who much to a track box cost? Who come do they have them since they are s@H exclusif? Martin (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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You heard it here: Paul Davidson will join the train group as a full fledged trainiac when DCC is perfected with LEGO trains! How many more people will DCC bring into the fold? Only one way to tell... Paul, we will be seeing you here with increasing (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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