 | | roundhouse discussion: was: Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NQC and RCX
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(...) Actually, I'm honored by your use of the English language. Like most Ignorant Americans, I'm limited to only one language and I only dream of the worldly exposure/perspective Europeans have. Regarding the turntable, it's long enough to hold my (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Disassembly of 12V switching motor brick
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(...) Yes I have this one, but since it worked again, I never opened it again. I was in fear I might damage it by open the housing again.... Now it is at my parents home (not enough room here), and I have no chance to get it during the next 2 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GMLTC Storm Watch 2000
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Mayor Quimby Mobilizes Town Guard, Calls Emergency Session of Members Storm Watch 2000 (GMLTC Press, Legopolis) Meteorologists at the national weather service have declared Legopolis to be smack within the predicted landfall of Hurricane Neal, now (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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(...) But that means you cant do any small layout by leaving away some middle sections, right? Or do you have some kind of big plates to be put under the lower modules? Are the points of giving track from one edge of a module to the next always the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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(...) (or (...) Thanks Larry for your answer to poor foreigner without knowledge of inches.... Next question: is there already a standard for Lego train modules, accepted by most train clubs? Or is there no compability between any of them? Regards, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | More Train Thoughts - was remote control
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(...) I, for one, would not mind a totally different LEGO train system. My biggest issue with the current one is that it's just too darned big to put a fairly complex layout in a normal person's house. With the number of 4-stud trucks I've been (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Disassembly of 12V switching motor brick
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(...) Hi, If you mean the 'large' gray brick used to switch the remote points from the 12V era, well, i did open one past year. I don't have it anymore, Reinhard 'Ben' Benneke has it now (the one from the ABS ... site) It's not easy to open them, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NQC and RCX
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(...) Maybe. I doubt it, though. :-) US locos need their tenders attached and I think loco's we've seen posted already may have size issues, for instance Dan's Big Boy. were someone to build an Erie Triplex, that would be even bigger. On the other (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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(...) 14 tables, each 40" x 65" (128 studs x 208 studs). Total layout dimensions should be 672 studs x 1040 studs. Low end will have tracks at 8 (10?) bricks above the baseplate, high end will have tracks at 20 bricks above the baseplate. Tentative (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism? (was:Re:infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NCQ and RCX)
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(...) non (...) the 32x32 baseplate is a nominal 10 inches square... So that means that a 45 x 60 inch module is essentially 3x4 of the monster 48 stud square baseplates. (or 4.5 x 6 of the more normal sized ones) I dunno about 40 x 65 inch (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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