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(...) No, GATS _pays_ for you to attend. It is somewhat "by invitation", in that they are more like a giant flea market than a hobbyist run show, but still, they pay the layouts that they do select attendance money. (we need a FAQ for railway (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm working on CN and VIA as we speak. But I'm still waiting on my ton of train windows and doors to arrive... Bulk corrugated in all colours please LEGO... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So why didn't you stop and say hi? ;) (...) There are some places from which good pics can be taken of the train yard, but they are none of them nearby. It takes a good telephoto and a tripod to get anything that isn't a long helicopter shot. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) tracks (...) bridge? (...) I remember a photo in Model Railroader once of a bridge which was really only a single track bridge had two tracks crossing it, the 2nd track was interleaved with the first, something like this horrible ASCII (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just 2 words: Old VIA Old VIA colours was _blue_ with a yellow stripe. Now, what does this bring to mind? To me, FP's, Blue window and door packs from S@H...and presto, one train! James (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No. While technically that should pass 6 wide trains, as the track is 8 studs wide, it's not prudent. Many 6 wide trains have things protruding out (my PCC is 8 wide at a point) and if you have any curves anywhere near the bridge approach, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: thanks for voting me cool lego site of the week
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You should have this chance! This is because your design is very beautiful! (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"David Zonker Harris" <frenezulo@esperanto.org> wrote in message news:G3HFyu.MHM@lugnet.com... (...) solution is truly inspiring! It was a very simple solution really. And very easy to build The large plates for the roof are just held in tension by (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) big event. I have been very happy with my new color scheem and will try to make it many cars longer. I almost have enough parts to make another car. But since I use gray train plates it tends to be hard to make more cars for it. Hopfully I (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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You know I hear this fire proof stuff a lot from people here on LUGNET but have never been asked to provided fire proof skirts at any shows the NGLTC has done, Greenberg, GATS or even the NMRA shows. Maybe the fire standards are slacker in the south (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Thanks for posting a note about this. (Sheesh, I go away for a few weeks, and loook at all of the stuff I miss! :-) The terminus building is FANTASTIC! I'd seen some interesting roofing done with the ZNAP, but your Technic solution is truly (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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I'm designing a bridge that I'd like to later be able to convert to a rail bridge. I'd like to design for two 9V tracks but I don't know how wide people are building trains. Six or Eight? In other words, is it safe to lay two tracks touching (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) train running at the PNLTC event, and see how the rubber bands and the sliding truck bits worked as it went from a straight-away, into some curves, and back into the straight-aways! (I think it even wound up on the PNLTC G2K video! :-) -Z- (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis wrote (in part): (...) Wow James! I've always enjoyed seeing your creativity with LEGO parts. Thanks for posting (articles and pictures! :-) -Z- (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey, Vancouver and Alberta Clubs...what are you waiting for? ;-) I just got home from a trip across central Canada, mainly by rail. (Ottawa - Toronto - Winnipeg - Edmonton - Jasper - Banff - Calgary!) OK, modeling The Canadian (VIA #001 and #002) (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Zhengrong, The Mindstorms units would work great for this. Thw WAMALUG folks have also experimented with using DCC units in LEGO locomotives. While I may add some DCC to my motors, I'm also only looking for a a couple feature to add ease-of-use (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ed, when you visited my website were you able to see the entire page without scrolling (left and right). Today was the first time I saw my website on my home computer. I've always seen it via my labtop (where I created the website). Well on my home (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ahui - I'm still digesting this well documented page, but I wanted to make a slight correction to your URL: (URL) defintely want others to get right to seeing what you've done! Nice job so far... Thanks, Ed (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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You could do this with the freight loading tain set and a couple of mindstorm RCX blocks. I already have an RCX controlling my trains and doing collision avoidance. The code can be easily modified to slow dows/stop at the freight station. You would (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I am buying train sets at the moment, I haven't seen any automation train sets, I mean train will move automatically, it will be in high speed when leaving station, slow speed and stop when near and arrive station, it can avoid oppsite train in (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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