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Hello all; I just recently started collecting monorail track and sets for my future project. I was pleasantly surprised to see how the points or switches work. The way the switches are automatically thrown if approached in the wrong position is (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows, your turn
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(...) Well, then it gives everyone plenty of time to prepare. :) Greenberg's URL is (URL) , sorry I forgot it in the first message. -chris (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Max's Motorhome
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(...) I assume you are referring to the problem of the gap between the loco and the car behind it. Using a spring mechanism between the two is the way to solve this - they pull together on a straightaway but can separate when going around curves. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Congrats Ben!
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Thanks to Ben Fleskes for your nice words and of course thanks to all the ones who supported me in my Lego hobby and in the vote into the Lego hall of fame of the builders gallerie! And Ben (the one from PLNTC) in fact your roundhouse was the first (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows, your turn
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(...) They only have shows scheduled for Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts right now. Jeff "Broken mirror, a million shades of light" (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: WAMALUG Train Show Pictures
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(...) Hey Josh! Its great to hear from you! I hope you move went well! And don't forget, you're welcome at any meeting, any show, any time! Jeff "Was it real, or just my fantasy?" (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md)
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| | Greenberg Shows, your turn
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I just got an phone call from the Greenberg Shows representative, she said that the WAMALUG layout was the hit of the recent Upper Marlboro show. She is also looking for other train clubs in their show area(1). It's a pretty good time, and they pay (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trains and Moving Components
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G'Day Check the Train Track Snow Remover 4533. It use small technik tires to roll along the track and elastic bands to transfer motion. If I ever find the manual I will post the relevant bits. Cheers Oliver "Barbara Sproat" <BSproat@Novell.com> (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trains and Moving Components
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(...) is (...) I recommend you look to set 6497, Twisted Time Train (if I recall the title correctly). It isn't a train, i.e. for use on rails, but it does include a few moving bits, including a stack at the front that pops up and down as the train (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Max's Motorhome
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(...) I can see it now, one of the train clubs touring the country with a layout inside a railcar tacked onto the back of the same trains that they are trying to model. :) -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Max's Motorhome
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Love it, Barbara! I really like the private home concept, it combined two things I love but don't often build anymore - houses and trains... I love the little details in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom... Not to mention the beautiful car. The (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trains and Moving Components
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(...) Sounds like Micro-Motor time to me... Dean (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Max's Motorhome
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In the interest of brevity, this message has been subjected to various snippage (...) Sweet... (...) Yeah, that's actually what I meant by the above.. using the same tracks to pull whole private trains and public.. scheduling conflicts causing (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Max's Motorhome
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(...) It works! Nice SUV... I'll hafta steal^H^H^H^H^H borrow that design :) -Tom McD. when replying, for some unknown reason, spamcake breaks down in vodka. Note: Lugnet and rec.toys.lego are family forums The San Francisco Bay Area Users Group (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Congrats Ben!
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Congrats Ben! When I first saw this round house I was severely humbled. With my recent revision completed over a year ago, I was pretty pleased. Pictures at: (URL) then Ben posted pictures of his roundhouse. I drooled as I intensely stared at his (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: WAMALUG Train Show Pictures
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(...) ...Wish you could have been there too. You would have loved it, and your military models would have been a huge hit too (our second 'bonus layout' table was a big hit and would have been perfect!). :-) build well wubwub (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md)
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| | Re: Congrats Ben!
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(...) Congratulations! -Shiri (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Congrats Ben!
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Ben is the winner of the the theme gallery at lego.com with his roundhouse. Look at (URL) . Alan This message's random set is: 5860, (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Trains and Moving Components
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(...) MicroMotors! They're small enough to hide inside a train car, and turn slowly enough that the poor minifigure won't get seasick from swaying too fast. If you have a simple boxcar that hides a 9volt battery box (or tap off the train's motor), (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: WAMALUG Train Show Pictures
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(...) Incredible!!! The display was far more ambitious than I could have imagined. Great models, interesting minifig events, impressive town structures, and a hell of a lot of trains. I wish I could have been there. Josh Spaulding (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md)
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