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(...) So, erm, Ben... what is the colour of your car? Can I guess? I think you are a green metalic car kind of guy... ;-) Jeroen (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Two Easy Questions about Rolling Stock
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(...) That is in fact NO simple question. I guess you do not mean 4-wheeled Eurotrash waggons? That is easier to answer: without "steering" you can have a maximum distance of 8 studs between the wheel blocks (with a derailment now and then + higher (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Point Motor Instructions
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(...) Jeff - That looks like a very tight and solid design. I've made some reciprocating designs for point motors, but they all had some slop built into the design that lead to some delay in the switching action. On the outside (I haven't built it (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Two Easy Questions about Rolling Stock
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I have two very simple 9 volt Train questions about rolling stock. 1. What is the longest non-articulated wagon length that 9 volt track can handle? I prefer trains to NOT derail. 2. I have noticed that my boxcars (6-wide) seem a bit too tall. I (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Still not ready???, was (Re: Trainposter almost ready!)
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(...) No you didn't miss a discussion, but let's start one... :-) I sort of made a difference between trains, sets and wagons and structures with wagons like the ones you mention. For example the 4553: should I also include the train wash itself? (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Point Motor Instructions
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Jason J. Railton wrote in message ... (...) point (...) and (...) You can also prevent this by using one of those white Technic 'Tooth Clutch' / reduction gears as I did here: (URL) I realise that this setup needs some perfectioning (anyone? feel (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brickmania goes to Brickswest!
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(...) Cool, Dan, I wish I could be there! But you should've probably posted this to lugnet.events.brickswest (follow-ups set there) Regards ROSCO (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | Re: New Waggon in 7-wide / plus combine harvester /seven wide mania continues
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(...) load. (...) Dear Mattias, thanks once more for your kind words! But the power of the BR50 is not so huge since it has only one 9V motor in the tender. In fact its power is quite limited since this motor has to drive 8 further axles inside the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Still not ready???, was (Re: Trainposter almost ready!)
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I was looking closely at the latest Train Poster and think there are still two models missing. The flatbed from the 4553 Train Wash & the container flatbed from the 4555 Freight Loading Station. Maybe I miss this discussion? SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Good work again Ben! Your impressive Br50 really deserves a number of cars to haul so it can show its true power. I must say you have chosen an original subject for the load on the flat car. Do you have a special relation to this harvester? A (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Turnouts and Decouplers
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(...) You need to have two power wires. The first wire connects to the motor in the switch house and to the polarity switch, either end of the switch is ok. The second wire connects to the power source and to the other end of the switch. Turn your (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Brickmania goes to Brickswest!
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Hello everyone! This is an announcement to anyone concerned that I am travelling out to Brickswest next month to take part in activities there. Here is the official description of the workshop I am hosting: "Daniel Siskind, owner of Brickmania (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains) !
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Hi all, I just wanted to announce a small new MOC of mine. For my recently built BR50 steam engine I have now finished the first freight waggon in fitting size. It's a 7-wide flat car in dark grey with a combine harvester oldtimer as load. You may (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains) !
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Steve & All, (...) All right, thanks for the hard work! Now, let me see if I get this: 1) Modify the switch as stated above. 2) Build the switchhouse as stated above. Where does that polarity switch come into play? I have little experience with (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Vintage train part identification
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(...) should've mentioned this too... in Parts Ref. (URL) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: Vintage train part identification
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(...) Ben B. and Larry P. are both timely and correct. Sybrand Bonsma has an Unofficial Fabuland Homepage. (URL) is the absolute best place to go to research anything having to do with Fabuland or suspected of being Fabuland. You will find a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | 12V Lego trains in South wales, UK
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Hi, I just recieved my new battery tender from Lego, I never had the 7722 set, but liked it, so I built the loco. It was powered by a normal battery box on a wagon underframe, I now have the proper thing! My signal and trip posts I ordered a few (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Looking for 4531 track layout suggestions scan...anyone?
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Does anyone have a scan of the track layout suggestions sheet that comes with the 4531(Switching Rails), I believe it shows 6 different layout ideas. I'm trying to help someone with a problem and they're refering to this sheet, but I don't have a (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Vintage train part identification
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Ah phooey, I was trying to do 2 things at once, it was a Fabuland piece like Ben said. I just got post happy. I'll take a look over on the set database to try to date and reference the other train/Fabuland parts I don't know in this lot. This gives (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Vintage train part identification
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(...) See Ben's reply, I think he nailed it... he's identifying it as a Fabuland truck body. Your description fits that part. (I have (well, Taya has) some in other colors, (but not yellow) thanks to my good friend Mike Collins in Ipswich, UK who (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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