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Tony Priestman wrote: <direction of pile determines the direction of motion...> Makes a great deal of sense to me. How, how about Berber, which doesn't really have a defined direction.... here I think that it has to do with floor slope. (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<389D0754.5C6ED094@...ager.net>) wrote at 05:32:04 (...) The weight of the train will deflect the carpet pile downwards, and the fibres will tend to move in a circular motion vertically, like reeds in the wind. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <389D0754.5C6ED094@v...er.net>... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) We do have a cat but she is old and for the most part stays out of my office. For some reason she shows no interest in the train at all. The carpet (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <389D2F54.20DCCF8E@u...st.net>... (...) the (...) be (...) Pretty funny! Feel free to stop by the next time you are in the neighborhood! Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not ever having been to your house, I'd say no...;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes. I assume you: have no cats that might be doing it, evilcreatures... and that you are running trains. If you're cat free and not running trains I dunno. But I can see layouts move even on top of carpet. When a train is running, it tends to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, not a misteak, certainly, because I don't make them. This is a bit of a running gag. Whenever I claim not to make misteaks, I do so by spelling misteak in a way that some people (who don't know better) would claim is incorrect. But by (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I have a small layout in my office at home set up on the floor. In our house we have hardwood floors with area rugs. My layout is right near the edge of an area rug and it keeps sliding towards the edge of the rug. I don't run the train that often (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Alan This message's random set: 6432, www.lugnet.com/pause...query=6432 (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Alan This message's random set:6984, www.lugnet.com/pause...query=6984 (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does the light prisim on the engine in 4560/4561 accually light up? Or do you need to purchase a light brick piece seperatly? If you do which set(s) do you need to get to make it work. What color is the light brick (if there is one) that is (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <389C3DFA.E7EC3ABC@v...er.net>... (...) Then what do you call that odd spelling of "mistake"? ;-) Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) My favourite train set is 4551 (hey, I'm swiss) and I saw a few crocodile in Switzerland and they are sooo impressive. I like also 4563, 4564, 4565. There were "real" lego The 4561 is really not imaginative and good for kid --my son is 6 ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ah, but I rounded it to the nearest multiple of $500.;) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Na, it was a deliberate omission to see if Tony was on his toes. I don't make misteaks, you know that. (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Is that a misteak? :-) Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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You're right. forgot about that one. It has the neat tiltdump feature too.. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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Sam Pusch <puschs@ameritech.net> schreef in berichtnieuws FpFr6s.Myw@lugnet.com... (...) Train (...) My alltime favorite is the 7740 (URL) Coupled with the 7815 sleeper car and the 7819 mail van this is a very nice train. The reason why I like this (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<389BAC04.526B6C95@...ager.net>) wrote at 04:50:12 (...) The one in 4564 bears a passing resemblance :-) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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No, lately MISB 4558s have been going for $350-400. Luckily for me ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Mostly agree, but one thing to note is that... (...) 4536 was an aberration. Lego has never made another hopper like it. (...) and these strange little contraptions (4565, 3225, 2126) are pretty much standard practice from years and years back. See, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) My favorite is whatever I just finished designing myself. I'm a better designer (for the adult market) than LEGO are. But then I don't have the same constraints they do and I'm not nearly as constrained by piece count as they are... Currently (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I've got to agree, the 4565 is probally the best train set on the shelves right now...I much prefer the 4559 Cargo Railway to the newer 4561 but 4559s are getting hard to find. If you want a ready to go passenger train your pretty much stuck with (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The best currently availably train set is the 4565 Freight and Crane Railway. The best ever, in nearly everyone's opionion(including mine), is the 4558 Metroliner, but get out about $500 for one MISB. I own one and like it. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My favorite train (and probably many others will agree) is 4558 Metroliner. :) Not only does it looks good, but the pieces are very versatile too! It also depends on what kind of trains you like, as in passenger or freight trains. The (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Greetings: I realize this is a simplistic question but what is your favorite Lego Train set? I am mostly a Lego Castle and Pirate collector but I was looking to get into Lego Trains. I have noticed a few train sets that look good but I was not sure. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I am looking for an image for the cover page of my 9v idea book. It has to be an image that showcases the full gamut of 9v trains and what can be done with them. I was thinking of a sutable picture of one of those large train club layoute. -- (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This should be 3:00 pm. Sorry!! Jeff, Legotaku and WAMALUG Announcement God WAMALUG Homepage: (URL) Personal Homepage: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
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Hello Everyone, The WAMALUG Announcement God here to announce the next meeting and remind you all of our upcoming shows. The February Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 6. It will be located in Rosslyn VA as usual, and will begin at 2:00 pm. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
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(...) Sort of. You can't make it exactly, though. Neither the bottom part nor the top part admit of exact duplication because they have compound slopes. (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't use ldraw. But ray-tracers..... :-) -Rich (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for the information people! I'll keep my eyes open for some of those spoked wheels. George. (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Who, me? I think you mean John Neal. I'm pretty much a conventional 6 wide kind of guy. Some of my models have slight protrusions beyond 6, but none are based on 8 wide floors like John Neal's are... (I think you'd agree that even though (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I am looking for an inventory of the 2126 train cars set (NOT the one at www.lugnet.com/inv/, that one is incorrect because for example it does not list the train buffer beams). I need an inventory of the whole set but if anyone has done/can do an (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I appologise for the way I handled the 9v trains idea book idea, and not thinking of the poor sods using macs etc. I was in a hurry and said some stuff the wrong way. Here is what I am going to say about the book. Everything else I said before is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I built some cars and a loco modelled after this line. Unfortunately I don't have any really decent pictures of it. You can see it on these pages: (URL) both show the less-prototypical cars better than the very prototypical engine and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Mike, I own 15 sets of 2126 right now, but I noticed no missing pieses so far. Regards, Ben (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, this is the normal use of the term, it is usually used with electric power supplies...Steam wasn't rated in the same way, when you use HEP from the prime mover (read the Diesel that drives the train) there is less power to move the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the black 1x2 brick hinges, there were two male pieces and no female. I went through 8 sets and ended with 7 female and 9 male. Weird, kinda. At least it wasn't a really rare piece replaced with a common one, like a glass 1x4x5 left door (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Head End Power. That is, engines on the front instead of spliced into the middle as mid train helpers, or pushing from behind as "regular" helpers. In American practice, I believe HEP isn't used that way, and it's just referred to as what's (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Toss the 4561 shroudplate as it's not going to be much help. Build your engine frame from plates and use a technic plate as a place to pivot your trucks. Or use the red wagon plate still available from S@H if you like red... This question (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I received a couple of 2126 ((URL) this week and assembled the first one last night. This is the first LEGO set that I have had that is missing pieces. It is missing two (a black ladder and a black 1x4 plate with hinge fingers) and has a few extra (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for all the info. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I know very little about model trains sooooo, what is HEP? (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd be cautious about using any sort of soluvant to remove stickers. I used some "goo-gone" or something like that to remove the sticker goo on the back of a CD case and ended up having the stuff eat the cd case! (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yesterday I picked up a second 4559, next on the agenda (soon) two or three 4561s...the car chassis from the 4559s will be turned into TTX type flatcars and the passenger cars from 4561s will be "modified to create better looking passenger cars...my (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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There is going to be one hard and fast rule for this book. All models for which instructions are shown have to use elements that have been used by TLG in a recent set that people are likely to be able to get. This is an idea book so everything we (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. Rendered images a re not appropriate for building instructions. (...) I didn't know that. Dont you need to have an IR tower to do that though? (...) I have had some very bad experiences in the past with povray and I have sworn that I wont (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: <slight snippage> (...) But for that you've got to use ldraw... and we all know what kind of computer runs ldraw best, don't we.. :) K.M. ..just pokin' at the hornets' nest... (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have a video clip of it in the 72 car version, the present one just has more cars...however, I cannot get it up on my geocities account, and have been too busy to get my Roadrunner account page setup. As for Ben's question, a mixture, with (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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How many axels does each car have. 2 or 4? Or is it a mixture? Ben F PNLTC (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> Newsgroups: lugnet.trains Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 12:17 AM Subject: Re: 9v train idea book: I might be making one, anyone interested? (...) other (...) thing (...) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You can make them virtually any color you want...virtually;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Of course you can fake the nose piece with medium slopes. KL (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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If you mean the bottom piece, I think black, grey and yellow are the only colors it has appeared in. If you mean the top piece I think black, white and grey are the only colors it has appeared in. note that White and Yellow are orphaned, neither has (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Are there any nose-pieces in blue? I have seen the black/grey/yellow but would realy like a blue one.... -Rich (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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If you go to the Hobby Store and talk to one of the knowledgeable individuals they will point you in the direction of I believe "easy off" by Polly Scale. I've had my can for almost 5 years and can remove decals that have been on for years or cover (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This must be an awsome sight. That train must be in excess of 40 feet long. What is your track layout to allow for this train? Do you have pictures? (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Go write a Mac version? I've occasionally written some code to render LDraw files, and if *I* can do it... Steve (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dear John Torsten has made the outer red rings (with a big flange) on a lathe from plastic material you can buy in any diameters (he used 50mm round material of red PVC). Only to fix these outer rings on the spoked wheels he uses O-rings: You (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Decals that have had nothing sprayed on them should come off fine if you soak them long enough. They adhere with a water based adhesive. Solvaset basically softens the plastic enough to get it to conform to irregular surfaces, so you SHOULD still be (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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8Wide opines (mid whine): (...) Not very bright, you mean? (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Nothing new about this German red double decker passenger train except for some new pictures. (URL) was able to borrow a digital camera and do better than laying the model on its side on a flatbed scanner finally. The double decker train is still in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Oh sure, pick on the cripple kid.... I should make this perfectly clear; I have used MLCad with Virtual PC and it works. I have not used LDraw so I do not know if it works or not. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Added 4 more cars, and the whole thing keeps going to pot...I cannot get it to make a single trip around without the small (10L coal cars) from being dragged off the track. They are about 10 cars in, I might try moving some of the cars around, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A few questions about this o-ring technique. Did he put an o-ring around the outer flange on the rim? Where did he get these o-rings? I noticed that they are also red. Did they come this color or did he paint them? I've been using these type (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmmmmmmm, I will have to pick up a copy of VirtualPC and give it a try. I think my G3 266 with 160 MB RAM can take on your PB 1400. :) Russell (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey Larry, (and everyone else!) I'm up to 89 cars/4 motors pulling (no mid train) :) 11 to go to break the big 100 mark...I'm not too sure if I can do it though... James P (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) 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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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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