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Hello, I am currently building a train layout in my basement and some questions came up that I'm wondering if anybody knows the answers. The first question is about cabooses. I know that they usually carried a red light on the back to show the end (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Points Motor Instructions
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(...) Bryan - In some Znap sets, the 9v motor is powered by a black 9v battery box - one cell battery in a small black studded box. Other sets (I don't recall the numbers off hand) use the 6 cell 9v battery box with latching polarized current (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC breaks guiness record!
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Waahoo!! Congrats to you all !! John (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Points Motor Instructions
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(...) Sorry, I just tried to sign on to Brickshelf 3 times. Apparently, it didn't like one of my answers. Maybe it is because I do not have a Lugnet ID number. The network should be fixed on Monday when everyone starts complaining to our technical (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Train Discovery!
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(...) Alex, Did some looking around and the two sets are Duplo... (URL) bad, I would like to see some new LEGO Systems Train stuff. Build on... Robin W. GFLTC (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Train Discovery!
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Sorry Alex, looks like they're Duplo sets: (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Lego Train Discovery!
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I was just checking out the Lego stuff on (URL) When I looked up Lego trains on the site I saw 2 trains one for $49.99 called LEGO Passenger Train (2932) and one for $99.99 called LEGO Freight Train (2933)! There are no pictures for the sets and I (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC breaks guiness record!
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Revised estimate now in. Corrected length is actually 3343 feet. Ben Fleskes PNLTC (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | PNLTC breaks guiness record!
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12:49 pm Pacific time The Pacific Northwest Lego Train Club has just broken the Guiness Record for the longest LEGO train Layout - 3232 feet, or 7752 pieces of track crossed. Check out the live cam at www.pnltc.org Ben Fleskes PNLTC (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Points Motor Instructions
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How about putting them up on brickshelf? I am terribly interested to see your design! Build On! John Matthews Christopher Masi <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message news:399E104F.345C8F...ane.edu... (...) at (...) direct (...) I (...) (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, I am not very sharp sometimes. If my server is down, then you cannot email me at cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu, but you can reach me at cmasi@tulane.edu. Chris (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ahhhhh....Sorry, I am experiencing a server outage. This time it is not just my server; the entire subnet is missing. Actually, this happened earlier this week. The subnet my server is on is most likely fine. Earlier this week a computer on (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Ed McGlynn" <ejmcglynn@Juno.com> wrote in message news:FzHwwH.2A9@lugnet.com... (...) I noticed that the ZNAP supplied battery box looks different than the battery box supplied with the standard Technic battery box. Is there a difference between (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have been wondering how I will work that out with my son (7 weeks), but I have some time before I have to work that out. Thanks again, Chris (...) -- PGP public key available upon request. (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Points Motor Instructions
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(...) Thanks for using one of my ideas. I hope you'll have a lot of fun with it. I don't use it due to the lack of space and .... my kids (age 6 & 3 1/2). They tear my constructions faster down than i can make them :( (...) regards and play well, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Monorail Track
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(...) I believe this is why we have the lugnet.marketplace section... ~Nick (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Points Motor Instructions
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Ed, Thanks for the idea and the praise. I mentioned it on my site, but in case you missed it the switch fails if it is run a power setting 6. The fence idea solves one problem but creates another; it is the part that is prone to breaking off. Chris (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Monorail Track
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Wanted, monorail track In the UK preferably. Many trades available.... Michael Pratt (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Points Motor Instructions
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Chris - You've successfully addressed a problem that I noticed with the switching toggle tabs on the points - they do start to flex after some time. That made me nervous too. I never broke a tab, but they did get more pliable and actually stayed (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Points Motor Instructions
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(...) A while ago Ludo Soete, Ed McGlynn, and others were talking about a direct drive automated point mechanism. I was inspired by their discussion, so I updated my points. My new design is really their design, but I have posted pictures here (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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