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I agree with William here - there is so much more to model trains* than the phsical realism of the models. I would love to explore automated operation, bar-coded freight yards and more 'realistic' operation, all possible using Lego trains of course. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:FpqBAD.2Hr@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) guys (...) as (...) large (...) comes (...) covering (...) I will second that. My collection grows faster an cheaper when I buy with the intent to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow I see what you mean.It looks a bit fragile ! I think a monorail would take up less room and of course they can throw themselves into reverse automatically. (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't think James has that much, he's just a shrewd builder. As to how people afford large collections, I know people that have very large collections who have got there with a budget of 500 a year... the rest comes from shrewd trading (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Those pictures are slick. I have been very impressed with the work i have seen many of you do. I dont have a ton of lego. Maybe 200 sets. You guys (and girls) seem to have lego out the wazoo. What do you people do for a living to be able to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, John Neal (<38A246A4.48DF7A6E@...west.net>) wrote at 05:03:40 (...) Ok. point taken :-) Perhaps what I mean is, there is no ultimate answer to the 'What Scale Is Lego?' question. Perhaps it deserves a FAQ entry. Perhaps there is (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Tony Priestman wrote (...) I only bring up scale because of the track gauge issue. I think trains built 8 wide compared to 6 wide "look" better. More realistic? Kinda. I just want my trains wider than a snowmobile. I want my trains to be able to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Still only two cars: one engine and one passenger car. But, I did get a hold of a digital camera to take some more photos of my Cisalpino passenger train model. There are a few picts of how the front nose is constructed in case your interested. (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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One other "take" on model railroading (the one that I prefer, of course) is not to worry too much about the detail of models vs. prototype, or even scale, as long as you can recognize "that's a boxcar, that's a hopper, that's a Pullman, etc." I (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I don't think this would be possible with 9V trains, seems to me the curve radius is too tight to get enough incline on each "loop." -- William A. Swanberg CPT, SC Commander, 229th Signal Company (TACSAT) swanberg@msn.com "Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<Fpoosu.HrL@lugnet.com>) wrote at 22:22:06 (...) Probably not. I think either John G misread my post, or I misunderstood his disagreement, because I ended up wanting to write the same thing again :-) I guess I'm (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But I don't think that's what John said. He merely said that his creations were of the highest calibre. And, after I got to MSP and gave him some lessons, they are. :-) He's not claiming they're any particular scale. (...) And now I agree. I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, John Gerlach (<Fpo6pw.Bp6@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:51:32 (...) You can make the body look right, but the wheels will be in the wrong place. You can make the doors look right, but a minifig won't be able to get through them. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why shouldn't it be possible? Actually I only know the spirals of Jan, a friend of mine, who built them for 12V track. But they are far to big, to get them on most tables. With an increase of one brick per 16 studs of track, all the 12V (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think these are the most enjoyable models to make - combining two different themes together and coming up with something very unusual. I did the following as a combination of trains and Star Wars. (URL) I'm also interested in any other (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mulling this over I think 12, domestic first class postage included, printed on heavier stock paper (not fancy imitation lambskin but not the thin inexpensive stock I normally print on), if I can print it 2 up (2 pages per sheet of paper to (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) You'll get me in trouble writing things like that - people look at me strangely when I suddenly burst out laughing here at my desk... (donning flame suit!) John1, GMLTC (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Me too! Larry, I don't care if they are printed on ordinary paper or just electronic copies that I have to print out myself. I'd pay $8 for the information and license to use or $10 if they are printed out on ordinary paper. Am I right in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does this sub group include monorails ? If so has anyone thought of making a spiral monorail as table decoration which just goes up and down ? I think it would be a cool idea...if it is possible. Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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That's probably what I'd pay too, as a max. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Both. You can buy preprinted sheets, blank (clear) sheets that you print on, or white sheets that you print on. The blanks are for black printing only or for a surface which is already white. The white sheets allow you to print color on them, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Don't go getting too cocky or I'll have to start coming by Conan's and showing you how to build stuff again... (...) Road diesel... and because it has Brian's brake van, and because it has my sanding tower. :-) (...) Me either, unfortunately. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You can get clear or white stickers to print using Word or other word processors at places like Office Depot, and they are set up for these labels, especially the Avery ones. I have been using it for projects here at AEI, and I have about a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've used 'HO' and 'O' gauge decals on a few of my train creations. I've also used colored electrical tape (in *small* doses!) or 'pinstriping' tape (check your hobby shop for radio-controlled car or airplane supplies) for things like stripes (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I've seen uses of Train decals on many models that appear to be stickers? They seam to add the finishing touch that I'd like to start using. However, where do they come from? I suspect it's as easy as driving down to the local hobby store and (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I 100% disagree. John Neal's 8 wide trains are lovely creations indeed, but I'll put some of my 6 wide stuff up against anything I've seen yet. I built a Milwaukee Road Diesel, you can see the nose of it here: (URL) built it from a picture on (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) About 4x5 foot minus about 6 inches around the edge where the line starts its climb. The line will enter the mountain via a tunnel after going half way around it. I plan to have access under the mountain and the foamboard construction makes it (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) *Those* dudes are awesome and the exception, not the rule. I stand corrected for my blanket characterization of MRs:-) (...) ^^^...^^^(Most) (...) I hope folks don't think that I am fighting. Just a fun DOO [1]. Actually, I wouldn't force 8 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Just a minor disagreement/clarification... (...) This is mildly incorrect. There are a lot of old school modelers who detail everything, INside and out. Right down to roofs that come off the buildings so you can see the details, very very tiny (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, John Neal (<38A0EF13.EBC9F60A@...west.net>) wrote at 04:38:22 (...) This is my point, really. It may just be that I've read things incorrectly, but it appears that many people want to do scale models with LEGO proportions (ie. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would pay $10-$12 for a good set of instructions. Russell Clark (URL) 39423705 (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The track they sell has a 12.5" radius. (Radius is measured from the center point of a circle to the point midway between the inside and outside rails) My track has been running curves on a 22.5" radius. (If I did the math correctly, I thought (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would qualify that by saying one can't if one uses set designs rather than MOCs (or maybe that is what you mean here). (...) I disagree, or maybe I'm not getting your point. Even when I build 8 wide, I am not striving for perfect model (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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IMHO you have a choice of throwing out the minifig scale and create a nice "relatively" scale model of rolling stock (as per TLGs modelers) ((and forget about running it on the track)) or create a nice looking model in minifig "scale" and enjoy (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Howdy again, Well, I certainly didn't mean to create quite a stir but it made for entertaining reading. Thanks for the welcome! For the record, my trains are 6 wide... :-D Carrie (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Mike Poindexter (<FpMJo1.HDw@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:38:12 (...) This is quite a good argument for six wide. The fundamental difficulty with trying to make scale model trains in LEGO *is* the scale problem. Because there is no (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Jonathan Reynolds <scorch@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote in message news:FpMrHI.Jr4@lugnet.com... (...) many (...) This (...) aspects (...) train (...) price (...) be 56 (...) As a matter of fact, Legoland uses selective compression on their large models. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL)I hashed over the issue a bit. If you go with 5 studs being the gauge, then (...) (sorry about repeating the post, I didn't know how to do the link, now I do...) (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Perhaps in P:48 :) There is no functional difference between 2mm(Fine Scale, UK), S4 (note, not P4, which has manufacturing tolerances, but S4 does not),P:87, P:48, ScaleSeven. None, except the actual size of each model, and the fiddlyness of (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A Lugnet search for insectoid train shows up one of Ben's posts as the 2nd item (after this post it may show up as the 3rd item, since the post I'm responding to shows up as the first). But the real reason for this post: I have been keeping a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nick, if you look at Trains / 3843 (type in 3843 in the search for trains, and it should pop up...sorry, I don't know how to get it to give me the html blue link thingy!) I hashed over the issue a bit. If you go with 5 studs being the gauge, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This will eat your bricks! Has anyone practised 'selective compression'. This is where you build something to scale but 'selectively compress' some aspects or items to reduce space/cost/bricks etc. In most cases this applies to train and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The theoretical helix is really a rounded off (...) The "helix" (...) 1 (...) INSIDE a mountain! That's a big mountain - I hope you have built in a hatch for access (were you inspired by 'Close Encounters' ?). There are alternatives to raising (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nick- Remember that scale and gauge (track width) are two different things. In a particular scale, you can have different track gauges (standard and narrow for instance). 8 wide approximates O scale because 1) minifigs are about the same (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ouch. Comparing to Lionel;-( (...) Which is fine with me. I don't run any out-of-the-box stuff anyway. What kills me is when they produce elements that *restrict* me to 6 wide (windshields, sharp curves, etc). (...) Mike and I have discussed (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes: <<<SNIP>>> (...) I was thinking of setting up an amusement park train with a technic figure as the driver, and minifigs as children. It would work great in either 6 or 8. But in either case would look VERY (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is the canonical "tinplate" dilemmna from old school model railroading. If you look at Lionel O or O-27 stuff you will find the same problem, although not with as wide a variation in scales. So DO you use things in your layout that are a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, that's what this subthread is about, after all. :-) 5 is too low IMHO and I told you it was to a close friend that I sold a set for 10 so you could derive that 10 is too low too to the general public. The question posed several posts (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) bookmark (...) That's Ben Fleskes' Dodecapede train at: (URL) cool model! later, James Mathis (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The width of Lego track is almost exactly the same as Lionel, which is about equal to "O", or close enough for all intents and purposes of this discussion. The last time I was in a train store (1 week ago) I looked at the "O" scale and Lionel trains (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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No, no I meant my post as something independent of the stuff you all were discussing, jesting, about. I just want to know the thought process behind 6 or 8 wide. I have followed several threads but it just isn't clear to me. The only thing I can (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yesterday while browsing multiple train sites, I came across someone who built a type of centipede train using the LEGO Insectoid legs. They said it was really fun to watch when used on a curved track. However, I failed to bookmark the site and now (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) How about for people who didn't buy a hopper but want a set of instructions to build one? Russell (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Nick & John & All, I was jesting in fun, no offense to John or anything, I guess I should have posted to off-topic.fun or something. I think John is a great guy. I have to experiment a little with the 6 / 8 debate. I have a lot of trains, I have not (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) Hmm, somehow I think this HP 2100 is a little more powerfull and usefull than the HP 2100 I learned to program on... (that HP 2100 was essentially a PDP-8 clone). This post just jumped out of the Lugnet summary listings and begged to be (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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This evening I added a third car to my Airport Shuttle (6399). I am sure I am not the first person to do this but I have not seen any other pictures of one. This is my version of a three car Airport Shuttle: (URL) I had more red train windows (I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I only had one model built that I was truly proud to bring to my first WAMALUG meeting (A great time, I might add), and Dan was nice enough to take a few pictures of it and put it up on his page. Check it out and let me know what you think: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jon, My theoretical helix has not been made reality yet. The Lego budget has been used for acquiring parts from Todd's AucZILLA auction to make copies of Larry's hopper car among other things. The theoretical helix is really a rounded off (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes I realize that, but I haven't found a way to simulate lumber yet where my 4 year old can easily "play" with it. She likes cars where she can remove what they carry and switch them around. So the bulkhead was both sturdy enough for the play (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I'll just say this. I have an HP 2100. That's a 600 dpi REAL laser printer. So far I have printed all instructions fresh. No photocopies. They look good. Very good. Sometimes I go 2 up to get the paper count to 19 pages printed on 10 pieces of (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know what a rubber is, but LEGO will probably replace it for free. Once a train motor of mine broke, and they replaced. Alan This message's random set is: 6881, www.lego.com/pause/s...query=6881 (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) and (...) ran, (...) more (...) planned complete with a helix-in-a-mountain (...) is an (...) the (...) you (...) get (...) mountain (...) John/Jim, Just picked up on this one. Like you, I have started on my own permanent layout which is based (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dunno for certain.. I'd hate to pay $20 (for example) for some cheapie B&W photocopies... On the other hand, having ripped your design :) as best I could from photos and one LD image, I can respect the time and effort that went into putting (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sure... how much would you pay? (...) NOW how much would you pay? (...) But wait, there's more! What if I threw in printouts of the bulkhead flat and SWx instructions too? Now how much would you pay? But wait, I'm STILL not done. We'll add a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: [with plenty of snippage...] (...) With this in mind, would you be interested/willing to sell the instructions w/o the huge (and ultimately pricey) collection of parts? Maybe a signed/numbered limited (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) on (...) I lived for 1/2 year in England in 1981. I was 11 years old. At this time I got to see, touch, and experience the LEGO 12volt trains that LEGO USA was, and had been, denying availability in the USA. I was awestruck. I simply couldn't (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Before getting more requests about the thing above: I was talking of the best Lego-Train-Year 1983. And at that time the 7750 was still in the shelfes..... Regards Ben (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've got the box scanned for #7851: (URL) hesitant to open the box, since I'm waiting to see if anyone wants to buy/ trade for it. It sounds like the pieces are polybaged inside, though, so there's probably some kind of insert (maybe just a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.db.scans)
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(...) I have been experimenting with a remote operated freight station with some success. Instead of a grabber I used magnets. Similar to some car decoupler systems a little technic pin pushes the container away from the magnet. Downside is that (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Dan Boger and I were trying this very thing last night at the WAMALUG meeting with out MOC container transfer station. We haven't had much success with it yet, but we have gotten pretty good with droping containers from the grabber. :) We have got (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Seems to me, as if we people in good old Europe have a little different view on trains (exept from James Mathis of course). Like Arjen, most of my frieds like the trains from the early 80ies most. I'm of the opinion 1983 was the greatest year for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ??!! Bulkhead flats don't hold containers in the prototype, they're typically used in lumber service. If you want a flat that holds containers and you don't want to go doublestack, you should probably make it a piggyback flat. Many of those (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Especially with the 7740 vans, 7819 and 7815 it looks great! (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone have an idea how I could get some spare rubbers for the trainmotor? The old ones are all dried up... :( Thanks, Arjen (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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My favorite: Unlike others' favorite (I guess) 7750 Great design, best electromotor ever (had to build place bricks under the outer curves to prevent the train from tipping over). Greetz, Arjen (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It is unusual for North America. I think, however, if you looked at pictures of narrow gauge european engines, that you would find a almost exact prototype for it (austria I think, on OBB) James P (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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They are on Brickshelf - (URL) doors in question are shown on (URL) right behind the nose section. They are also shown on my Wants page at (URL) if you have any and want to get rid of them, let me know ;-) I need quite a few. I also need the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like the bulkhead flat better also. Or at least my modified version that is capable of holding 3 4x8 containers (or other 4x8 combinations). This is not to say that I don't have a few Larry Hoppers also. Christopher Good (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I was looking at my new Trains Magazine and saw a picture of a Galloping Goose and was wondering if any body built one? From Andy (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) IMHO it theoretically doesn't need a HOG assist but practically does. I have about a 1 in 5 success rate using that grabber (its the same grabber as in 4549 or in the crane service parts pack) I plan to use the rubber feet that come with the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It kind of reminds me of a GE Center Cab (or "44 tonner" (1) ) shortline engine. (URL) (corroborates my footnote, below, which shows that I don't just make this stuff up, you know...) (...) Really? Are you sure you weren't hopped up when you (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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