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I picked up the Technic 8240 the other day and saw the new Technic wind-up motor(#5223) and thought this just might have some train uses? S@H says it's not going to come out until March(AFAIK in the US). The thought of making a 7720 or 4531 using it (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cross Track Out Of Production?
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How odd! But I have learned not to be surprised at eBay any more. The Lego Imagination Center in Orlando had loads of cross track pieces this week, and I have a feeling that Shop at Home might still have some of them also. Find well, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Cross Track Out Of Production?
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There has been some talk about this...Check out this auction: (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures of GFLTC at GATS in Tampa, Florida
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Thanks for the kind words on the Ninja themed castle. I was actually going for a segment of The Great Wall of China with the Qin Chinese defending against the invasion by the XiongNu nomads. Thought I recognize your name from "the Temple of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.fl)
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| | Re: Via train photos
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"kai brodersen" <cbrodersen@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G632MI.IuD@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) , that provides a different option for modeling via, but I have only seen it (...) The LRC is a beautiful engine, as are the LRC-3000 series (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Via train photos
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(...) I have found that if you avoid 180° curves then the long cars don't look that bad because they are not in the curve too long. Just typing to see myself type, Chris (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Via train photos
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(...) Well, I agree, you are caught between a rock and a hard place. Too short and they look silly standing still, too long, and they look silly on curves. However I feel 32 studs is a good compromise. Many of my cars are that length or longer and I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Via train photos
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(...) The problem is of the lego curves. If I make them much longer, then they look stupid going around the curves. At present they are 24/26 studs long over the vestibule. If I extend them by 8 studs (which is relatively easy to do) then they (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Via train photos
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(...) --snipped-- Well james they are nice but I too agree that they are short. When I travel on VIA I have noticed a couple of engines. I see the FP9A (the one you did). The VIA LRC seen here (URL) that provides a different option for modeling via, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Via train photos
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(...) Your FP7 came out looking more like an FA (Alco had a more vertical nose instead of sloped) but that's cool. I think VIA *used* FA's at one point. I assume you did the lettering with the same tape striping as the doors? Nice work. I dusted off (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Via train photos
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(URL) what I have got done so far. 3 Coaches, one Beavertail, one steam heat van, one ~FP7A. Nose on the FP is hard to do. To do it right, we need some transition curves, from one plane into another. I think the beavertail is likely wrong, it should (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SuperTrain 2001 - I'll be there
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(...) I hope so too...here is the link, the photos are a bit cruddy-I might try again, but it is kind of hard to get the entire train in a single frame. (URL) Geocities is frustrating the heck out of me!) James (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New Engine / Club Car
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(...) Nice pictures. However, it is hard to get a good idea of what the cars really look like since there isn't a complete shot. Thanks for posting the pictures, Chris (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Yellow Speed Control Car
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I would also like some information on this. I'm hoping to get a Lego speedster for Christmas and would like to fit it in a train (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More track geometry
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For a more direct link go here: (URL) J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) Powell <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:G60tBI.FDC@lugnet.com... (...) theme (...) got (...) left (...) program (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More track geometry
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(...) The software is called Track Designer. If you click on the link to the left marked "Matt's Train Depot" , you will find it. It's a kind of neat program for designing lego train layouts. (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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What software is this and where can it be found? I'm new to the Train theme now that I got my 7yr old son his 1st train set, it just so happens to be the favorite brick of the house. 20yrs later I get to play too!!! I've got all the accessories and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | More track geometry
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Hi, I was today playing around with the track designer and noticed a thing some of you might be interested in, as I've so far never seen anyone use or discuss about this... I noticed that adding 3 straight pieces of rail into curve makes it EXACTLY (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO Desert Express
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(...) Note that rivet counting mode is a useful function... (...) Who said that they can't spell 'eh'?? I am claiming that they can't spell the names of towns in upstate NY. Consider getting better books. LOL. (...) While we're picking... sepArate (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Yellow Speed Control Car
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ah... a dynamometer car? excellent. I tried one using the Snow Blower as the baseline; it wasn't very pretty. Your little yellow one looks pretty good to me. "Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:G5z2Jt.A7A@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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