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I have a question about the 8 vs. 6 wide. It revolves around the track width. Given that the 8 wide is approximately related to O scale, what width do the tracks suggest the scale to be? Personally, I have never seen a train that was only as wide as (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Excited to finally be here...
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Carrie- I thought that you might think Scott's admonition rather cryptic so I thought I'd clarify for you. But first, welcome! I think it is an exciting time to be a trainiac:-) Now, about the 8 wide crack;-) some of us aren't happy with the toyish (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Send me an email. I could not decode your antispam, and I only have the web interface so am not sure how to see *all* message headers. For all people who bought a hopper before I made instructions part of the package I am offering a printed (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Three Car Airport Shuttle
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Scott E. Sanburn wrote in message <38A00ED4.5C16FF1@cl...eb.net>... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) So far the motor seems to handle the load just fine. It definitely prefers to pull the two car load instead of pushing it however. I would be (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Excited to finally be here...
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Carrie, Welcome to train world! Be careful of 8 wide, and you'll be fine! ;) Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Excellent. I would love to see another monorail - train supplement for custom monorail trains. Does the motor bog down at all when you add more cars? Great job, Mike! Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's about the rubbers rims on the 12V motors, it prevents the wheels from skidding over the track. I have the same problem as Arjen with my 12V motors, I talked to the LEGO Customer Service and they told me that they are out of replacements (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Grey elastical thingies .... was: Trainwheel rubbers?
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(...) I'm sorry, it's probably a shortcoming of my knowledge in the english language. I mean the grey elastical thingies that are put around the wheels of a train locomotive to prevent the locomotive from slipping. I hope this clears something up. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Most people don't get asked this question... (...) high school assignment, sorry.) I wish my teachers would have asked this type of thing...I just love my Union Pacific diesel switcher. It's tough, speedy and can pull just about anything I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Excited to finally be here...
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Hi all, Now I can ask train questions and get a reply, not just wait for someone else to hopefully answer it for me in a later post. Thanks LUGNET and the trains group, you provide lots of information. Time to visit! Carrie (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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