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In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes: I tried most everything in the way of developing brakes for (...) A working brake van? I'm fascinated. Please explain. Fantastic layout by the way. It took a while for me to spot the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Na, all I need is a hole in the ground, with a house covering it :). I used to run the trains downhill at - throttle settings (in reverse), but the limit of traction could be reached with heavy trains. The good thing was that the grade was (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sounds like you need some dynamic breaks. I assume you kill the power on the downhill, but I was just wondering, what if the uphill and downhill parts of the track were separate from the mainline, and a resister was attached across the rails; (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think the best amount, if you can afford it in distance, is 15 bricks from base-first hit thing. This will give about 14 bricks clear from rail, which is enough to run all the stock lego stuff (including 4552). I had 12.6 on my current (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, you could use roof lights from a 'Light & Sound' set, with the appropriate coloured cap on. Build it half in and half out of your rear wagon. It may flash a bit fast, and I'm not sure how it would work with track power so it may be best (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very impressive. How much room do you have between one layer of the spiral and the next? I've been toying with multi-layer layouts and I'm not yet positive just how much room to leave between layers. Also.. how long are you going to leave that (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Union Pacific GP-15 by Brian Stokes
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(...) I also agree with Larry, and the steering wheel is actually the parking brake wheel (to prevent runaways on sidings and in hump yards). For those who are into the technical aspects of EMD's GP-15 model, here they are (this is something I love (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Same for me. I like it. I agree with everything Larry said. The one thing I wonder about is the steering wheel in the nose hood. Thanks for sharing that cool model! Chris (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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The main reason for the 5/8 was so that I could attach folding metal legs to the bottom. I did the bolt on legs for a year and they just got to be too much. They took to long to set up and tear down, plus they ate up a ton of space in the van. I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think I like it! There are some very nice touches here. How well do the trucks swivel, and do you have trouble with those body mounted couplers not adhering to truck mounted couplers on cars being pulled? I'm not sure what to think of the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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