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I am thinking of starting a 9v trains idea book made with ldrawn instructions and mabie some pictures of some of the large stuff such as the layouts of the train clubs (with permission, of course) Is there anyone interested? It will be done very (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) These spoked wheels (for e.g. used in "Hobby sets" like 390 Cadillac) cause some trouble on points and track crossings. But the look really great, even if they might be a little to big: if you try to build a steam engine with 4 big wheeled (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes it is. Even the decoupler (set 7862) (URL) the same block with point motor. Regards Ben (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John, No . . . thought about that, but no. The shadows in the photograph make them more difficult to see. See what you can do with good lighting :-). Actually, I chose not to tape the flanges for just this reason: they stand-out like a sore thumb. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Speaking about these large red side wheels, did you machine off the outer flanges? (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. Lego made several sizes of red and black spoked wheels. Past tense. It has been a long time since any sets having these have been part of current production. (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Speaking about these large red side wheels, did you machine off the outer flanges? (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Is the motor used for the points motor the same piece as the motor used in the motorised levle crossing? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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...scans of the folowing: the old 4.5v/12v "track diagram template" the instructions to: 7865 7863 7862 7861 7860 7859 7858 7857 7856 7855 7854 5853 7852 7851 7850 Did these sets even come with instructions? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.db.scans)
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(...) Ah, they are behind the times, I believe the issue came up at least before may in MRJ (thats Model Railway Journal, by Wild Swan) The comment that was in the MRJ was that only _some_ of the ALPS printers can print white, and it does not print (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone have anything I could use for a locomotives train wheels? Those red spoked wheels I keep seeing on peoples locomotives are nice. Are they in fact Lego pieces? If your not sure what I'm talking about click on the link below, then on (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Steve, The model railroader magazine had an article on making your own stickers in the (I believe) June 1999 issue. The author used the Alp printer because it could print in white as well as brass and silver! If you want more details let me know (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Steve, Thanks for your comments. Lego is such a creative medium for making toy trains. There are only so many elements and I am continually amazed how people find new ways to combine them and capture the essence of real-life prototypes (great (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Michel, Thanks! The large red wheels have "tires" made from grey electrical tape. Incidentally, you may wonder how the William Crooks negociates Lego curves without the pilot wheels hitting the cylinders or side rods. The pilot axels are connected (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Dave- "Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club" Although we are currently experiencing some difficulty with our web site (gmltc.org), here is a place to check out some of our work from the GMLUG (Greater Midwest LEGO Users Group's web site hosted by Paul (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.trains.org)
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Fantastic work. Great attention to detail. It is amazing how a little strip of silver really highlights certain parts of the trains. The white "spokes" for the small wheels was a stroke of genius! With respect to the large red spoked wheels on the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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You mentioned an Alps printer. Does it print in white (white ink)? We had an earlier thread about custom logo printing and it seems to be a drag if you have white in your logo, your kind of stuck. BTW As I said in my direct mail. Your models are (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Doug, All the photographs were shot using an Olympus D300-L (one of the first megapixel cameras) and a three point lighting set-up. This camera tends to give pictures a bluish cast so much digital color-correction was neccesary. Today most premium (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Simply spectacular modeling. My hat is off to you. Your models have clean lines, elegant in proportion and pleasing to the eye. Thanks for sharing. Ben Fleskes PNLTC (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I bet some of us are also wondering how you got the pictures looking that good! Digital or 35mm? What type of lighting? What film speed? The pictures look incredible! I love Kathryn and the Mobile tank car. -Doug G +---...---+ Douglas M (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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