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I haven't heard of them before either. I found this post, ironically that we heard from them a while back. (URL) Wed, 30 Aug 2000 Howdy, nice models. What show was that? SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Nights at BricksWest
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(...) lol But after everyone *sees* them, they'll convert;-) I wish I had more room for MOCs; as it is I'm bringing a train consist of 5, and my version of the Spamcake Diner, and (hopefully) a REALLY COOL surprise.... -John (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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(...) years, (...) At the www.msltc.org site I am just able to see 2 pictures. The rest are broken links.... Are the files offline or have you by chance used blanks in file names? I hate windows for allowing that! Netscape will not handle such (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Shorter Metrorail
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(...) Very nice! (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Shorter Metrorail
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(...) These look great! I love the new, shorter versions. -- Thomas Main thomasmain@hotmail.com (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The Wamalug show last weekend saw the debut of the new shortened metrorail car. I deleted one of the mid sections to make the car more managable. The new version is just uner 40 studs in length: (URL) the original, full length version: (URL) nice (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm starting to think about what to actually bring. I plan on bringing some 12v stuff, but I'm wondering if anyone will have 12v transformers so I can avoid bringing them. Assuming I am the only one bringing 12v stuff, I would like to bring at (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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I've never heard of the MSLTC, where exactly are you located? I don't see a pointer on the LUGMAP for your club. jt (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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We have been running a "Super Chief" on our layout for the last couple of years, MSLTC.org look under Photos (should be able to get updates on the site later this week) Hopefully this one will have the bullet kind of nose from the passenger (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Nights at BricksWest
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Hi All, At both train nights there will be several large loops of tracks w/controllers. We can reconfigure it for "S" test runs, etc... I'll be bringing the MOCs from the sessions including many from other PNLTCer's Kim Toll, Ben Fleskes, Dan (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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I know that this is only art, but the banner on the LEGO trains site has had a image of a train of F7/F9 looks for a while. (URL) been hoping to see one rendered in LEGO since they launched the trains section. -chris (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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<snip> (...) uuum, yup, but then, I KINDA did research, but not as much as I should have eh!? I guess a Model Catalog isn't enough these days! (...) Yups, I see that now, thanks Lar! Josh (Who really likes BNSFmore ;-)) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thanks, and a question (Used to be: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?)
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(...) To be more clear: is there anybody out there that might display some of my pictures on their Brickshelf account or their website? Right now, I only have my tilting APT cab,and I only have a Lego mindstorms cam, but more cars will come and my (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: Tilting trains (Used to be: how did James Mathis make his tilting trains?)
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Rhendrix wrtes: (...) Centrifugal force doesn't actually exist, it's an imaginary force felt in a rotating system. Consider an elevator accelerating upwards. The extra acceleration makes you feel heavier. It's as if there's an extra force besides (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Good point Larry, in fact if you type "Warbonnet" into the Google Images search engine, most of what you get are pics of indian head dresses. SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ...tilting trains? / Eric Brok did it like this
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(...) Thanks alot! Cool wagons. Once I get a place to show off my pictures, I might be able to show some of my own models. John Henry kruer (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Tilting trains (Used to be: how did James Mathis make his tilting trains?)
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I thought scientists disproved the whole "centrifugal force" thing years ago? And decided that centripital force would take its place... -Rob "James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GrAuvL.Aw8@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK. So you were just asserting, then, without any research behind it? Thanks for clarifying that point. Warbonnet is a shape. Think about the traditional "warbonnet" headdress of the plains Indians and you'll see why it's a shape rather than a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re:...tilting trains? / Eric Brok did it like this
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(...) [snip] (...) Dear John, maybe the site of Eric Brok is somewhat interesting to you. He was - AFAIK - the first to build a tilting train. He made this nice animation on the working principle: (URL) find his pages here: (URL) tilting train here: (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?
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(...) I've been trying to make a tilting system for my own APT cab, and I've simply used a tilting bogie plate and rubber bands. The train tilts well, it dosn't tilt to much ect. But when I run it on straight track, it will always lean to one side. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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