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(...) Well put. Most of us except for Mr 8wide himself are happy to see others prosper in their chosen "scale" (1). 8wide needs to ease up or publicly acknowledge he's just always in "working the gag mode" as his fanaticism could be taken the wrong (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Erm, never mind. It's just a rumor at this point, nothing may come of it, and I was speaking out of turn. Please forget about it till you hear more. If you do. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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I'm just spouting off... but one thing about the way DCC was implemented by Tom that struck me was.... why not allow multiple motors to be controlled by one receiver? I admit I only skimmed it. Suppose that in addition to modifying motors to install (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I still have brand new couplers, magnets and holders for sale----$2.50/pair bogie plates---- $1.75/pair Train motors and side pieces-- $19. That's about 30% off S@H's prices. LMK Crosspost to .market.b-s-t -John (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) BTW, that someone is *me*{:^D -John (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just trying to be diplomatic. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) AFAIK There are very few stores that sell track other than shop at home. There was a thred a while ago on one of the groups that mentioned that stores that wont carry the full lego line, they cant carry the full trains line. -- Jonathan Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What do you mean "Good Natured"? Divide and Conquer - The right way will win the day! Jon (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey y'all: Okay, so I now have the dreadful Railway Express. Now I want more track, those 6 x 28 wagon plates (except in black), bogieplates, buffers, magnets, and couplers, wheelsets, etc. What's the best route here? Who sells train stuff besides (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Did I miss something? Are one of the clubs planning on presenting a display at the LEGOfest? I was debating on whether to plan a trip out there this summer, but heck if there is going to be a club display there also I'm definitely coming out to see (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) What Chris didn't see was the initial look of horror on my face, after not being there all day, stuck at work, thinking of nothing all day but being there to help tear down and collect my pieces, only to see one of my better creations lately (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
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I seleniod switch, and DCC are very interesting ideas. They are unpure, I guess, but it is not like you are painting or cutting bricks. I have two motorized points, and at $25 (estimate on motor and parts) each a nonLEGO solution, especially if it (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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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