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I was looking hard at this set in the S@H Canada catalog but it seems expensive, especially seeing it doesn't have a controller with it. Anyone have this set and have opinions on whether it's a good buy or not? And is it fun? <g> Kevin Wilson (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You have alot of stuff on your site. I went through the first block of links a while ago. Now, I have finally gone through the second block of links. That is all I meant. (...) ^^^^^^^ After looking at your Disney World (or was it Land) (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Larry's site
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(...) Not sure what you're trying to say, Christopher. (...) ?? I'm going to be 40 this year, probably not a boy genius any more. I (...) Yep. (...) I made one from the waiter torso, he has a bow tie. (...) No progress, unfortunately, it's packed (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Glue for models
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woohoo! This is definitely in my field. When I was building models for LEGO we used two different types of glues. (this was different across different model shops, so this really only applies to Enfield.) For 95% of the gluing we used a mix of ABS (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new stuff on my site (coach, trolley...again, LEGO Logo art)
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(...) I think Liquid plastic modelers cement would work reasonably well for glueing Lego bricks together since it is a solvent (and is intested for Polystyrene which should be sufficiently similar to ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) to work). (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
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(...) Not starting the argument, but if I ever say "could care less..." (which I try not to do, I'm on the "couldn't" side) you should tack on an implied "but not MUCH less!", please. (...) Two points, first, I bet I can motorize 2585 without making (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
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(...) YOU'VE written "could care less..." and you're calling yourself pedantic? (kidding) :-) [Please don't start this flame again, I respect both sides of this argument, and just happen to believe that the "couldn't" crowd is the pedantic half] (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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Larry, (URL) now I have gotten through section 2 (URL) are younger that I thought....boy genius? (URL) you say....slow...I am connected to internet via ethernet...how about glacial. Harvesters/combines very nice. I didn't realize how big they were (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new stuff on my site (coach, trolley...again, LEGO Logo art)
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Larry, Hey, do I have to search through lugnet.trains to find some comment made by you as to your diminishing "LEGO purist" standing. Hmmm, don't you have a train with a non-standard decal semi-permanently attached to several bricks? The next thing (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
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Pedant alert... One could make the argument that 2585 is mis-categorized. It's a self propelled vehicle, not a car. Cars are characterised by not having motive power. Given the current choices (cars, locomotives, buildings, Train Set (and why the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new stuff on my site (coach, trolley...again, LEGO Logo art)
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(...) There are two major types of power pickups that work on overhead wire. See my site, in the glossary section. A trolley is a kind of train... but anyway, any sprung single pole is a trolley pole, no matter what sort of train it's on. The LEGO (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new stuff on my site (coach, trolley...again, LEGO Logo art)
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Thanks Larry. You told me what the bubble thing was; so, I figured you would eventually go to my site and you would eventually tell me what the power thingies are. I figured you would get a laugh if I asked by name. I like the (wait for it) part of (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new stuff on my site (coach, trolley...again, LEGO Logo art)
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(...) Since it seems I was paged... The power thingies are called... (wait for it) Trolley Poles! There is some circularity here which I can't resolve. I don't know if trolley poles are called that because they have a little wheel at the top (the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Christopher Masi wrote in message <36F6B0BC.62F3D5E@cm...ne.edu>... (...) the (...) up (...) The only place I have ever seen differentials mentioned was in relation to geared locomotives like Shays, Climaxes, and Heislers. I think it was Shay who (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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While we have been talking about grandiose highly technical designs I made couple of simple little models. The new model is a simple coach which resembles the little coaches LEGO produced in the '80's. The other thing I finally decides to do was put (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the (...) encouter (...) ends (...) Exactly; rather than the wheelset turning the cars, the first car to enter a curve (or leave it) turns against the "stationary" second car, while the wheelset turns "half as fast", or to half the angle, (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is in fact the reason that they are separate. If they are on a common axle, the outer wheel tends to want to climb up and rub the flange against the inner side of the rail (remember, train wheels have a tapered profile, the diameter on (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: snip stuff about footnoting (...) Right the wheels are not on the same axel. At first I thought this was so the wheels could travel at different speeds, but differentials are not brought up elsewhere in trains (are they) so I (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More GMLTC pics
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Thanks for posting these great pictures. The Main Street was magnificient. (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) How about: on each bogie but the first/last, have 2 vertical axles, one for each car; each with a 24t gear (the 2 of which are meshing). Mount the 2 cars using that bogie (or their pendulum bases, rather) on these 2 axles, and the bogie will (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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