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Hi All, I have been thinking about some kind of project based on gathering images, instructions and/or stories about MOC LEGO train designs (and maybe structures later). I’m not sure if it’s a coffee table book, a web site, a CD… maybe a Hall of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NGLTC invited to display at Atlanta History Center Holiday show
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Well I don't have a problem with that, they are more than welcome. ---- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:000401c01443$89...org.com... Sounds like a good event to collect (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: PNLTC G2K Video for LTCs...
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There has been a bit of confusion, so let me clear up a point; I'm from the (S.F.) Bay Area LEGO Train Club... I was a guest at the PNLTC G2K event, taking some pictures and shooting some video between all of the fun and trains. But (here's the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: NGLTC invited to display at Atlanta History Center Holiday show
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Sounds like a good event to collect the ambassador cars for! Mike -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of James J. Trobaugh Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 12:01 PM To: (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: What happened to Matt's Train Depot?
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(...) Matt - Great to see you're alive and well. Regarding your Train Depot - If I were in your situation, I too would choose time with my kids over computer work. Perhaps you could let one of us single LEGO-Train-nut-computer-geek types take over (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The Atlanta History Center ((URL) has invited the NGLTC to participate in their 2000 Holiday Candle Light Show. This year's theme is "Toys & Trains". There will be a private showing on November 29 open to private contributors of the center and on (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org) !
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(...) Why because they are of train mocs would storage of the photos on a floppy disc be better than storage on say smartcards? Not sure in what way the subject matter would determine the storage mechanism, apart from image size (some subjects would (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have just uploaded some of the missing pictures in my brickshelf gallery: (URL) one hint: I haven't the permission to do so, but I think Herbert Meier who (owner the copyright afaik) should have no problem with that, since he asked Matt once (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Funicular conclusion
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(...) Playing with this last night, I could get the engine to climb roughly 45% slope, which was steep enough that the problem I ws having was that the train wheels didn't have enough weight to hold them on the track... James (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I meant exactely that: the pictures do exist and they just need to be uploaded on Matt's site: Since some of the pictures (like for e.g. 725) look like broken links, there is maybe nothing more to do than this. (Of course an update to the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | A Reguest(was Re: What happened to Matt's Train Depot?)
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(...) Hello Matt, Glad to see your are still around. My name is Alex farlie, I am currently trying to get together a fan-zine with a Lego(R) slant. I was wondering if you would be willing to allow material from the train depot to be included in the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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How about "subcontracting" some of the work? ----- Original Message ----- From: Reinhard "Ben" Beneke <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> To: <lugnet.trains@lugnet.com> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:40 AM Subject: Re: What happened to Matt's Train Depot? (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dear Matt, what about a just small update of your set reference? One of my German friends has drawned further small pictures (in the same style than yours) and he would be willing to share them. Your site with the pictorial list is still one (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC update CP Royal Hudson 4-6-4
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Steve, Thanks, I missed that detail (the tongue). Chris (...) -- PGP public key available upon request. (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you, thank you, thank you for clearing that up. I'll move my minifig to the correct side right away! Chris (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) On a Conrail unit running short hood foward, the engineer is on the right hand side, the fireman is on the left. NS units being part of the N&W and Southern, famous for long hood foward operation, if you were running long hood foward, the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC update CP Royal Hudson 4-6-4
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Chris, You're absolutely right. Ben Fleskes figured this out early on. The driver wheel assembaly is pinned on both ends. The back is pinned to the rear power truck that pivots and translates up and down and the front to a "tounge" that pivots and (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Steve, Very cool model. I notice that all of the wheels are linked together, and the wheels are attached to the front and the back of the engine. This isn't a problem when the train goes through curves? If you pin down the ends, doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jeff, Just trying to get this straight in my head. With the short hood forward, the engineer's side is the left side, and the fireman's side is the right side. With the long hood forward, the sides are reversed; kinda like driving your car (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Simple...Sideways/Locharbar(sp) rack...need I say more? James (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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