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At the moment there are two LEGO scale trains, the six-wide and the eight-wide. Someone is working on a third scale, 14-wide. Current opions are that both scales are perfectly valid. Each size has its advantages and disadvangtages. But talking about (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <38C12E15.3EE71CE7@u...st.net>... (...) But... what if I made the car taller? (^: (...) Did I do the windows ok? The narrow ones are suposed to be doors (shrug). Black peices look like tinted windows. Iain -- tokama (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Jean-marc Détraz wrote in message ... (...) Paris (...) I have planned a trip for late May/early June to visit Montreal (appr. 4h from Toronto by LRC, right?) to ride the Metro on the Saturday, and visit La Ronde on Sunday (big coaster buff here!). (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Iain Hendry writes: Really cool Iain! I like it very much since I've took both Montreal and Paris 's Metro. And for once I will be "usefull" in french ... (...) "Véhicule Automatique Léger" is the right spelling ;^) (...) Sincerly, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Allow me, Larry;-) No, 8 wide isn't okay, it's *perfect*. It looks perfectly natural and dimensionally sound IMHO (...) All of the TLC's trains are 6 wide-- think of them as Town Junior on rails;-) Maybe it's just me, but I think snowmobiles (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <38C0B00B.F020B737@u...st.net>... (...) Is 8-wide ok? Or is that too wide for scale (isn't the Metroliner 6-studs wide?)? I wish I had more windows. Remember I'm not very good at the detailed stuff (^: Iain (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Miles Gentry wrote in message ... (...) wheels (...) Actually, none of the rubber-tyred systems I've seen have used that system. Rubber-tyred large-scale Metros, in such cities as Montreal and Paris, simply "drop off" the concrete guideway and roll (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Iain- Nice 8 wide{:^D Welcome to the club;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Christopher Masi wrote in message <38C0A09A.6D56A7EA@c...ne.edu>... (...) I probably should have elaborated a little more in my original post. The intent was to build a rubber-tyred vehicle which could run on the standard LEGO 4.5v rails. The bogies (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Wave this off. my trip got cancelled (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I believe some of the earliest work on remote points advocates opening up the bottom, but merely to loosen up the mechanism. (file down the bumps, as you say).... Your idea of actually leaving the cover off and then working the switch from (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Those trucks have a very different way of steering the truck through a curve. Nice idea. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, I'm not kidding. I'd be happy to bring you a picture of three crocs, either in their boxes or built... (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) I'll (...) etc, (...) way to (...) we (...) I would guess that we would have some form of isolation from everyone, since these items are not glued together and are not the property of Lego. Of course, they will have plenty of replacement parts (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Speaking of the LEGOfest, my car is probably going to get 10mpg on the trip, I'll have it so loaded down with ABS ;-) 20 car Metroliner, 30+ car freight train, various multi-baseplate buildings, etc, etc, etc... I just hope they have a decent amount (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Rebel Transcanner wrote in message ... (...) (And doesn't it look bad when you reply to your own posts? (^X ) (...) (URL) Iain -- tokama (URL) UIN 5362826 AIM Linjerflyg h e n d r y j r AT o x f o r d DOT n e t (Remove bibiphoque to reply) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello, (This is the first time posting to lugnet.trains!) I havn't really done anything with trains for *years*. It's all been robotics and amusement rides... but my passion for trains (more specifically, unorthidox mass transit) didn't die off. My (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:Fquzwt.5tr@lugnet.com... (...) fine (...) what What WHAT?!?! GMLTC coming to Carlsbad? I didn't hear about that! When? The other big question is can I get my layout far enough along by then to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) False colors? So what! You've got the "Genesis" look down in that engine. Very nice. As another poster said, the engine looks MASSIVE compared to the cars, which is just right. That small windshield works out well, and I LOVE how you used (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I investigated the angled window idea, i don't think it will work for the space i have. I'm going to try the translucent roof bricks though. (...) They are used for various things- lumber and sheetrock are two things that i can think of off (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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