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Christopher, Just a quick question kind of off the subject. But on your pictures of your SD40-2 there were some black and red wires ((URL) What are those for? James Christopher Masi wrote in message <38DB335C.B5F154D@cm...ne.edu>... (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Robin, I was wondering how you run the layouts when they're in cabinets? I noticed that at the GATS show your layout was against the wall, so you wouldn't be able to stand behind it. (or that's what the picture looked like) How do you change rolling (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Thank you all for the suggestions. I don't have time to comment now on each one (things are a bit crazy in the office this morning). But I have printed all of the suggestions and will be taking them into account as I build my table. I do believe I'm (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Christopher, I think that's quite natural. Fine detailed models with studs in changing directions will be more fragile than massive models with all studs upside... As an example Torsten Werneckes bavarian 4-4-4 steam engine is quite stable when (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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FYI, it's more expensive, but if you use birch plywood for the top/sides/girders, the table will be much lighter, stiffer, and stronger than using plain plywood or LDF/MDF. You could go all the way down to 1/4" birch plywood and still take an (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Let me say that this is NOTmeant to be derogatory in any way. I just checked out Ben's "a Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue 2-6-2 steam engine" (URL) it got me thinking. Ben used a stud forward building technique along the length of the engine, and I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben, It looks nice. It looks like you are using rounded off "FreeStyle" 2x3 bricks [1] on the cab and on the tender. I have been looking for those. I have only found one FreeStyle set that has them in blue, and that $20 set only has two of them. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) something. (...) Very cool! It's the first aerodynamic steam engine I have seen in the net so far: great shape! I like the amount of rounded bricks, the use of seats as valves/cylinders and the cool colour of course. Regards, Ben (the ABS one) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Stop the madness!!! Ben's bingeing again! SteveB Ben Fleskes wrote in message ... (...) something. (...) early (...) now, I (...) truck. (...) chairs as (...) cylinders. (...) forward (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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All this talk of modules and standards inspired me to actually build something. (URL) a Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue 2-6-2 steam engine circa, late 1930s early 1940s. Not sure if the wheel arrangement is correct since the leading and trailing truck (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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