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(...) I've checked pitsco-dacta's website and I can't find the wires - are they there? Carbon 60 (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There was a discussion of the train nose parts a while ago, but darned if I can find it. I've tried a bunch of search patterns and failed. (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> Yes John, that's it. Are there any other sets? Thanx Mark (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No such thing as a "dumb question"!! Are you talking about the piece in the small vehicle in #6473 "Res-Q Cruiser"? JohnG, GMLTC (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey everybody, I've checked the database's and can not find which set or sets the black 3 x 6 train nosepiece can be found in. Anybody know(1), that's willing to enlighten me? Thanx Mark (1) Dumb question since there must be several trainheads that (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I will modify the doc to state it as a "random pattern" but I noticed a difference between the "splotchy" type and the "fissure" type. I built mine with the fissure type pattern, although sometimes it can look like black lightning. (Would that be (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Except the 'pattern' is supposed to be fairly random - everyone does it differently. We decided to add the black just to break up the huge expanse of red that we'd otherwise have. So far, no one at any show has noticed the difference between (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ooh.... Nice exploded view to show us all the details. Thanks, Chris (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, any module that has electrical connections to the track will run them back to the controller area in the module. From there, a controller could be removed and the wire just run to the other controller where multiple layouts are (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Given the amount of feedback we've gotten from the rest of the groups (not too much, nothing very serious) I'd say Mike ought to go ahead. He did a lot of good work in elaborating my somewhat sketchy meeting notes into a much more thorough (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Not seeing anything yet, this might have already been covered. But, have you guys addressed electrical inter-operablity between modules? With 10' lego wires avalible from pitsco-dacta, even a parralell bus (to cut down on the electrical resistance (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Wayne, The standards were agreed upon and Larry sent off an email with a txt file that had some meeting notes. I got those and merged them with my notes and made a word file that I sent back to everyone for approval. I need to add pictures of the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Watcha mean? I've seen engines that were paper thin. River City Railroad (in OR) has 2 which have suffered badly at the hands of mother nature. I must however, congradulate James M on a very nicely done model. James P (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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A week or so there was a lenthy thread involving legomodular standards, and there was a conference call placed where something was agreed upon, I belive? Has this been hashed out yet, and if so, could someone please post the information for the rest (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) curve (...) macaroni (...) Also, at six-wide with macaroni's, you can't mount "lights" and have two stud spacing between left and right "lights"...unless you stick the lights farther out in front than the macaroni's. I like no gaps. However, I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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OK, I read the articles and basically there is not problem running two motors together. But if a new motor is run with an old motor the new motor will wear out faster than if it were run with a second new motor. So, if you want all your engines to (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not really an answer to the above question, but I've just been browsing a Japanese Fan-created LEGO Train site that NYANTA links to and just saw this completed upside down "beer/wine" car: (URL) of fun new creations to enjoy at this web site: (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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This is where 8-wide crowd wins out again. Commenting on your stud forward nose. I think it looks better than 2x2 1/4 curve (aka macaroni bricks?) bricks becase there are no gaps in your design. A macaroni brick desing would have unsightly (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) More photos are now available at: (URL) left them at their original size for clarity (I hope). If they are just too big for download to your browser, please, let me know and I'll gladly shrink them down. One thing that I try to build into (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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