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So, I have been thinking about using some Conrail decals, and I understand that you soak them in water, float them off their backing, and float them onto the train. The big question is, are they easy to get off? Can you just soak the decal off after (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 9v train idea book: I might be making one, anyone interested?
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(...) Sorry. I will remove that restriction. If you have instructions in some other form they will be accepted used in the book so long as they are either cad instructions or photographic instructions. I am going to insist on one thing here: no (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Remember, if you have time to kill you can use LDraw (or MLCad) on a Mac with Virtual PC. You guys must have better Macs than my puny PB 1400 (G3); so, it shouldn't be nearly as torturous for you. When I can borrow the digital camera again I will (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In that case you can submit instructions however you can get them and I can create dat files from them. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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oops, it was the April 1999 issue, pages 82-83, he uses the ALPS MD-1300. You may want to refer to www.alpsusa.com for more details Michel (...) it (...) let (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi-O! ;-) (...) Well, to be honest, I bought a <gasp> PC for my kids and will use it to L-draw. I hope God will forgive me (He seems like a Mac-type to me;-) -John (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Jonathan, I, too, have had an idea such as this, although I have put it on the back burner with regards to my other projects. I do have a few suggestions: #1 - back off on the regulations. Just because DAT files are not available doesn't mean a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: <some snipping> (...) Well, send me some of your models, John, I'd be happy to fondl- er, digitize them for you. :) Always ready to help out a poor downtrodden Mac user ;) K.M. p.s. Intel's can L-Draw, norny norny (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) YEAH??! (Mac users unite;-) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So what happens to those of us who use Macs and therefore cannot run lDraw? Russell (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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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