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Hi Can you sacn that catalog so that we can share your glad? Zhengrong (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Well the Canadian S@H catalog arrived yesterday, with the small yellow alpha team sub on the cover. I was eagerly waiting to see the new train house close up for myself, but its not in our Canadian version! Erg! Oh well, otherwise it looks (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My first MOC in 3D
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Hi Tim, Looks pretty good. To fix the jpeg problem, try saving with less compression. When I was doing mine I used 100% (not much compression), which results in slightly higher file size, but a very good representation of the original. Kevin (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Well, I decided to test the waters in the LDRAW and related software community finally. I've created a 3D model of my latest MOC Train Car as an initial test. I'll try to find a picture to scan of the actual model. I don't have a digital camera yet, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Proud Member of BNSF webring, my BNSF covered hopper
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I've placed my BNSF covered hopper page into a webring, here is a quote from the Ring Master's quote "Hi there. Just looked at your site, BNSF Covered Hopper Built With LEGO's and looks great!!!" (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Wheat Hopper
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(...) Thanks! I'll try to put up more shots of it tomorrow. KZ (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for posting. I'm glad you like :-D As for the name, I know that it is referred to as a cylindrical hopper but I'm not sure about the complete name. KZ (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the compliment :-D As far as the ladders go, I think I will keep one on each end and use the other "pillar" to stick a shovel on a clip or something. I'm not sure yet. KZ (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My New Train Station - Update
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(...) Wow...nice job on the station...from someone who is still in the middle of constructing/brainst...ilding/etc my own large train terminal. I can't wait to see more pics, more interior shots please. I really like the idea of the car park as well (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How does the point work?
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(...) Hi Guido, It depends which way the right point (RP) is set, and which loop the train is on. If RP is fixed to the inside loop, and you use LP to send the train to the outside loop, then switch LP back to the inside loop, there is now no path (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Kevin, I like it! It seems to have a slightly odd shape, am I right to say it is not fully cylindrical? How have you achieved to place those round parts in that position? Do you have any .dat file for the MOC? I'd really like to build a similar (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: cornice
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(...) Um, I think you meant "Trains".... (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: New Wheat Hopper
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(...) Ahhhh, the Cylindrical Hopper :-). Thank you for providing me an idea as to how to build one! I've been dreaming about one since I really got into LEGO trains, now I see I can have one (or 2, or 3...)! I belive its time formeto go building! (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help with an English train related expression
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(...) English (...) than (...) Hi, The context is the power rating of the loco against the mass of the trains it hauls. Our program tries to minimize the power that is not being used. I think that "Tractive Surplus" is very good to describe this (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Townies, please note the above. You can run but you cannot hide. Sooner or later, any townie worth his stripes will become a trainhead. (Trainheads for the most part are already townies... just look at the buildings we all crank out on a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm not really a train guy (yet) but I really like this car. There is a fertilizer plant in the South Bronx (next to the east coasts largest produce market...go figure) that utilizes cars just like these. I wouldn't mind seeing more shots or (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help with an English train related expression
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(...) 'Traction' on it's own is some times used to describe locomotives so 'Spare Traction' might mean locos that aren't being used. - Tractive Effort is the term I think you should use. I'll ask about at work whether it should be 'surplus', (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | My New Train Station - Update
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To All, Someone asked me when I was going to post this train station, so here are a few thoughts. I always wanted to build a big train station. Although I enjoyed the small stations LEGO offered, and after puttering around LUGNET since 1998, and (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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very nice! Is this what they also refer to as a cylindrical teardrop hopper or am thinking of something else? -chris (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ITIVC! (I think it's very cool!) You've nailed that Canadian Board of Trade look very nicely. Well done. Now about those end ladders... that's the same technique that I used in my caboose, years back, and I have to say I wish there was a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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