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I have posted an animation that I made of a little switcher engine being built piece by piece. There are two versions, once 640x480 (4.5M) and the other at 320x240 (756KB). Both are at: (URL) engine was modeled using MLCAD. The DAT file was (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Train Poster (maybe for sale)
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What do you think LEGO would think of us selling such a poster at shows? I know they had a problem when some one was selling shirts with classic space minifigs, so I'd think they'd be a bit concerned about a poster with their train designs. jt (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Train Poster (maybe for sale)
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(...) I'd want one personally and would pay that price although it is a LITTLE spendy. But i'm a fanatic. I think for clubs to have some to sell at shows, the sell point at the show would have to be closer to 5 USD meaning you'd need to sell them to (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Train Poster (maybe for sale)
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(...) I'd certainly be interested in at least one... -John (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Train Poster (maybe for sale)
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I'd buy two or three for my self and I'd be willing to help you sell them thought my FunBrix web site. Robin W GFLTC (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Remote Turnouts and Decouplers
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(...) Me too - I've not seen one that actually operates the lever before. Mine, like most other peoples', uses a liftarm fitted directly to the sliding bar of the point. The little huts built over them look really neat too. What's the footprint of (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Poster (maybe for sale)
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I'd certainly be interested in one if you're OK with shipping to the UK... Dunno what the other UK train guys think??? Would we like a few sent to one address here for distribution at our next 'fest? Just Jono .oO (XPd to loc.uk too) "Steve Barile" (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Poster (maybe for sale)
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Hi All, I printed the main train poster at 18"x24" and it is really cool. I even gave a couple away as Christmas gifts. But I don't believe many of you have access to large format printers, and bring this image on a CD to a copy center would cost a (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Remote Turnouts and Decouplers
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(...) Does anyone have more info on these remote switching units? They look very slick. I am very interested in seeing a DAT file or more detailed pictures if they are available. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: German Steam Engine BR50: MOC finished
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(...) Looks great Ben! (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC CIWL passenger traincoaches
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Mattias, Very nice coaches. I really like the aspect ratio of these windows. I also like the aspect ratio of the 2x4x2 non-sloped clear windshields (see smaller coach in the last linked picture). The 1x4x3 are far too square. Thanks for the link to (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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very VERY nice stuff. I used to be into model trains when I lived with my parents; my dad has a big N-scale layout. I want to get into train-building in Lego, but so far technic buying has got in the way of budgetting for trainparts.... Great (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic train switching with RCX
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(...) Okay, this is phhhreaking me out. I just checked on my MLCAD and all the gear parts are there - and I haven't downloaded an update lately. The only thing I can think of is I stuck an extra 32MB memory in a few weeks ago. Beforehand, all I got (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Automatic train switching with RCX
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(...) How do you mean 'decent gears'? Are there some specific gears missing, or are you having problems with the existing parts? Steve (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Union Pacific Caboose
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I just figured out a simple little trick with this piece. If you add a 1x2 plate on the bottom it keeps the magnet-holder from spinning all the way to the side. Assuming you insert the magnet-holder from the bottom. SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Turnouts and Decouplers
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(...) I also feel local loops are a good thing. PNLTC has been running several local loops also haven't they? Of course I'm doing local loops using 12v so I can do automated turnouts and block control without nearly so much work :-) (and I may one (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Turnouts and Decouplers
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(...) This pic from David K shows the control panel. Switches marked with 2 1x2 tiles are turnouts... switches marked with just one 2x2 are decouplers. Check out the remote caddy at the far end for the Mindstorms IR remote. There are two speed (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RCX Controlled Special Loco with Decoupler
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I made a speciaal Loco, it is 8-wide and controll by on board RCX with two geared motors, it will stop when back and IR sensor (made by John Barnes) detect train car, magnet will couple loco and train car, it also has a auto decoupler function, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: German Steam Engine BR50: MOC finished
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Outstanding. Thanks for all the detail pics. later, James Mathis (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Turnouts and Decouplers
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Whoops... hit send a bit early) (...) This sentence should finish " to allow running trains without interfering with main show loop operations". We think we may want to add more local loops in future shows to increase the amount of motion (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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