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(...) WAMALUG generally uses 40.25" by 40.25"(4x4 baseplates) square tables. This allows for a complete circle of track to fit on a single table and makes penisulas easy. Our current tables have 2x2 legs that fold into the tables for storage. We (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: What is the largest lego steam engine ever built?
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(...) I just actually visited the site a few minutes before your post - nice job on your Big Boy! It's too bad pictures of black bricks turn out so poorly as it's hard to see the details. Mine just made a cameo on the GMLTC layout in La Crosse last (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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(...) The idea brought forward so far is to have the modules at the high end of the set up to be built on adjustable table legs, where it can be continually raised up a few notches each time a new segment is added to from the low end. Dan (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) axels (...) Hello Dan, Your not alone anymore in the Big Boy locomotive world. I enjoyed seeing pics of your big boy on your web site. Great castles by the way. Nicely done. Please visiit the NGLTC website by James Trobaugh. www.ngltc.org go (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NGLTC at NMRA show pics up on the web site
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(...) The pics on the web site look great. Would you be able to e-mail me the big boy pics. I am putting together a web site for viewing. Thank you, Stacy (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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Is there a standard for the size of modules? Good Question. Different clubs use different sizes. In PNLTC we have atleast four different sizes. I think width doesn't matter too much, but length does. In generally I fully support keeping everying in (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: More Train Thoughts - was remote control
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(...) Two thoughts: - way too small for minifigs - 4 wide trains would be too small to be able to be made to look good without a ton of special parts The size issue though is probably one reason we won't see 8 wide trains. (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 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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(...) (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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(...) 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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(...) 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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| | Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NQC and RCX
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(...) I'm in hope of getting more realistic stuff too. But I have no idea, what Lego will bring out in future. And my fear is: as known by bar code truck, cybermaster and mindstorms nothing fill fit together again.... (Maybe starting a complete new (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) next (...) the (...) pics (...) soon) to (...) rolling (...) I have no idea, what Lego will bring out. But I can't imagine it will be 8 wide... (...) based on (...) level, (...) Would someone please give me the size in studs: I have no feeling (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NQC and RCX
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(...) I'm don't agree with this, because you can use it also in buildings to switch lights in /out, controlling windmills, bridges as well, and this all over the same wires, witch are in this case the track ! Of coarce, the used 'modules 'are (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.trains)
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