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(...) element from the Technic Space shuttle and linking to a signal remotely via the fibre-optic cables. The idea is that a passing train operates the rotary element mechanically, turning the signal from green to red to show 'section blocked' to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) After reading this then It got me thinking of how you could do it in a full 9v solution, using the 9v light bricks. Is such a thing possible? How would you replicate the controller? You could do it with some fancy poll reverser swich, wire (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It was great! Thanks. One thing for those of us who are squeamish about cutting track to make electrical gaps... there are at least two other ways. One is as follows: take 2 sections of track and put black electrical tape or some other thin (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> schreef in berichtnieuws 38A5FDF2.C56198C0@vo...ger.net... (...) 16 (...) If (...) Okay here goes: The 12V signal kit consists of four parts: 1. Electrical wire 2. The signal lights 3. Special track 4. The controls (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think this would be of general interest, please consider posting it here!!! (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Many years ago this was the only track me & a LEGO maniac friend had...just for the record, between 1977 and 1981-ish we had built remote (manual) operated 4.5v points and multi-gauge track (std 6 studs mixed with 'narrow' 4 stud). We eveb (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Michael Pratt <mpratt@cix.co.uk> schreef in berichtnieuws memo.20000212194032....link.co.uk (...) For an overview check out Ben's site: (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> schreef in berichtnieuws 38A5C5DB.BC65FD7B@vo...ger.net... (...) I own the 725 [1] blue track freight train with some points and crossover track I also have some grey 12V trains so I might be able to clarify some (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I was up prettly late last night throwing together a couple of "fun" cars to bring with me to the WAMALUG display tomorrow at the train show. First I made a car that I call the "Harlequin", named after a VW Golf model of a couple of years ago that (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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This is one of several 12V sets old enough to have blue 12v track (URL) for us, some stalwart fan scanned in the instructions. Unfortunately for us, unlike with later sets, the instructions are mute on showing us how to put the track together so we (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry, Thanks for the great feedback. I am not much of a trainhead (Lego or otherwise) yet, and those sites and pictures that you pointed me to were very cool and very useful. I imagine that future attempts to build "realish" looking train stuff (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) like? (...) switch like, (...) different colours, (...) There is a picture of the conductor rail in the Dorland Kindersly Lego book. It is just the same as the later grey. I would like to know what the trains were like ? Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Allan, I had nice seen your site before. NICE work. I liked evertything, and your bus...the bus looks very good. I like the use of the big windows. Much better than the LEGO busses. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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I was wondering what did the blue electric track look like? Especially what did the points look like, what was the switch like, was it just the same as the grey points but just different colours, or was it a different design? Thanks, David (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) great photo-diaramas of LEGO buildings? Allan, I've bookmarked your site and I keep on checking back for more with my kids, there is a LOT of really good building, photography and general persentation happening here. Well done! Cheers, Ralph (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Check out my Allanton's Latest News page for photos of my piggyback trailer grabber for loading trailers onto the flat wagons. The grabber automatically latches under the bottom of the trailer as it is lowered. It is hinged to clear the trailer when (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38A4983A.B2ECD5@voy...er.net>... (...) I used these pieces to connect the third car: (URL) Filz asked how it handles the up and down transitions. I hadn't really thought about it so tonight I added a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks to both you and Frank for your help. I had already suspected that the turnouts had a much greater resistance (seemed to be common sense, and experimentation proved it out), but I think I also had a fundamental flaw in my layout. My longest (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I used Character Map to find the (tm) symbol and pasted it into my post. It looked fine here, but was converted to a T when I posted it. Mike Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:38A4ABC5.635EFD...ger.net... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sure, if you post pictures, but wouldn't you rather call it the Mike Poindexter Method(tm) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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