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  Freight Loading Station
 
I was looking at how to map out my layout and had a question on the current Freight Loading Station (or any older one, I guess): Does the container grabber require hands to assist in operating? If not, I am going to try to make a freight loading (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Favorite Lego Train?
 
Sam Pusch wrote in message ... (...) Having come sort of late into the market, I don't have enough knowledge of the earlier sets to make a good determination. Of sets available at retail or through S@H in the past year, my favorite set which (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: 4558 doors(x4) for exchange
 
I looked a t this set, and I'm not totally sure how those doors look. Is there a chance that any of you have a scan of that particular piece. I'm not a train buff, but I have come across some more intresting pieces in the lots I've bought of ebay. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: 4558 doors(x4) for exchange
 
Oh boy do I WISH I had red doors :-( All I'd have to trade is black, green, or white. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Does your train layout move?
 
(...) None of the above - yer all wrong. All o' ya. ;) It's the wind. K.M. (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Does your train layout move?
 
On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<389D99DF.DDE343DF@...ager.net>) wrote at 15:57:19 (...) Nah. It's far more complicated than that. It has to do with the longitudinal centre of gravity of the train, and the direction of travel, in relation to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  4558 doors(x4) for exchange
 
Hello there, I have 4 extra 4558 doors with windows. I'm looking for 6 red mates so if somebody is interested in an exchange, let me know. Contact me through e-mail, Thanks (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Does your train layout move?
 
Tony Priestman wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Sure does, in fact, the track is indeed sliding in the direction of least resistance of the rug which makes perfect sense from a physics perspective. I am surprised that the train (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Does your train layout move?
 
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)
 
  Re: Does your train layout move?
 
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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