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Ah-hah! The real way to say it! Thanks! I'll get it through this dazed head one of these days (After I stop working 12-16 hour days!) :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Slag Car: more detailed images -- WOW!
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James, Please, you must become a designer at The LEGO Group! Excellent work on your slag car. As Chris pointed out, your attention to detail is amazing. You know, if TLG had any sense they'd hire people like James in a second. Once again, great job! (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I missed the first post on this one. I must agree I am wowwed by your attention to detail! It is a great looking model. Are you going to build a steel mill so you have somewhere to use your slag car....molten red bricks flowing out of a blast (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Yes, the back of the engine is eight studs wide. I ran 2x8 and 2x? plates along the sides so I could attach the rail. There may be a way to attach the rail without going 8 wide, but I haven't had any clearance problems (train station 2150 and the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Going WIDE. Is the diesel electric wider than 7 studs across for the length of the technic axel railing? Nice job. Off-topic, I like the way the fence piece is used at an angle on the under side of the trolley. Neat effect. later, James Mathis (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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ahem. The +proper+ name is the _4548_ Speed Regulator:) (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I know your slag car isn't new but I never commented on until now-- James, that is damn good model building! And creative, too. I like the way you are concerned with detail and copying the prototype as faithfully as possible, whether it be loco or (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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LOL! That is some good humor. My suggestion would be to name him "Bill", as in "Mr. Bill", the old "Saturday Night" clay figure. Hey Mister Bill, be careful crossing the street now. Okay, Mr. Hand. What's this? Sluggo just got his driver's license (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Ah yes, know I can say the proper Lego name! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Railroad Dilemma
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(...) I suspect the short would happen even if the two controllers have the same polarity, but are set to different speeds. I'm guessing it's the voltage they put out which increases as you up the speed. If that's the case and you have the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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On this topic, has anyone ever tried cutting a bit out of the metal in one of the rails (just on one side) to stop a reversing loop from causing a short? I've been wondering about doing that, and wondering how difficult it is. Simon (URL)Track (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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One again I have not tried to make a specific model of diesel electric; I just tried to make something that looks like a diesel electric. I have used some ideas from other models, but I have added a 7 stud wide cab, and a technic axel railing. (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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John, LEGO Man has been spotted again and apparently he doesn't need a hospital just a little first aid.... (URL) It is kinda train related because the truck is driven by a train motor beneath the road and a magnet attached to the truck. (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Speed Regulator! That's the name I was trying to remember! Thanks. Steve (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Slag Car: more detailed images
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Not a new creation. Just more pictures of the ol' slag car. There are four new images which show a little more detail as to the construction of the model. Go to (URL) either click on "What's New..." or follow the links through the "Train Creations". (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dilemma: How best to honor Gary Louie
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Thanks all for your thoughts. I got some good offline suggestions as well, and what I'm seeing form as a consensus is to auction off whatever stuff ends up being donated (there's no need to actually send it to me, the donators can just send to the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Ben, Thanks Ben. I will try it out tonight. In question 2, I was just saying if I ran one train around track#1, and had the switch going to track#2 (and not having the controller on, all the trains would be switched off), would it cause a problem, (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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All, see my comments below prefixed with 'ben>>' (...) ben>> Lego trains seem pretty blow up proof, but I'll keep trying. If I find a way to blow them up using only Lego pieces, I'll let you know. (...) ben>> Yes. Simply be careful not to cause a (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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power source? do you mean the black speed regulator? (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I think #3225 is a decent set I guess, (I looked over it a few more times since my initial post), but I wanted more train cars, and I bought #2126 instead, simply because I thought it was better for a good selection of different kinds of train cars. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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