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(...) Well I like to got my ideas from real trains, but I dont always follow the prototypical way. Because I find it can be limiting for me. So I just wanted something that looks good behind my Super Chief. For now there is no inside detail but that (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) years ago. Getting the cupola yellow is a great touch as well, very characteristic of late ATSF practice. However I'm not sure about the curved roof. That seems sort of eastern road to me. (PRR cabin cars??) Do you have a proto photo that (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK... The received wisdom is this: If you stick to using pure LEGO sourced components (their wall wart, their speed reg, etc.) you can well put multiple controllers onto the same electrical track circuit. And indeed, if you do that on a very (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GsGI4s.G97@lugnet.com... (...) per (...) with (...) download. (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Thanks for the compliment on my instructions[1]. A couple of comments on this topic. I personally do (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hum... IMO I think both. Caroline Train builder got the right idea. They provide you with images of the final model on their website and then give you a .PDF file that contains a) the building instructions (a few pieces per step NOT LIKE (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Kevin, I understood the problem I now have but my electrical current limit question was "ANOTHER" question that I had that I came up with as I read about the issues involved of running 3+ motors on the same track with only 1 train controller. Since (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for sharing the instructions, I'm sure a lot of effort went into them. Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Feel free! Please let me know if you have any suggestions. It is somewhat accurate depending on which real life prototype you look at. Rather than model a prototype down to the T, I choose the design elements I really liked from several and (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Green Engine - Neat design and look. I'm no train buff, so I can't say as to how accurate it is, but I might have to borrow your design to make one for myself. I really like the steps in the front and back. Gondola - I like the use of the 1x4 (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So the web interface is bad because of my particular design, or Web interfaces in general for BIs are bad? Let me see what I can do about an .ldr file. I would like to improve the problems I have noticed with the instructions first though, so (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I just made a caboose for my Santa Fe. Check it out and tell me what you think. (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Current Limitations (WAS Re: Super Chief Weight Issues)
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(...) As the previous messages indicate, you do not need more current or more motors. You need to put your motors under heavier locomotives. Lar is right, the Metroliner engine is too lightweight. If you have some Lego weight bricks, try placing (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club's show this weekend at High Wheeler '02 went great!! Here are some links to pictures taken by Eric Wackerfuss, one of our newest members, he joined the club at the show. (URL) will be more pictures coming soon (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il) !!
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<snip> Thanks for all the input from everyone. I was not aware of the current limitation. What if I connect 2 train leads from 2 different train controllers power by 2 toy transformers to a single track loop. Would this help the current limitation? (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Nice green engine, but 'bad' web interface. Can you post the .ldr file or even a .pdf of the building instructions or some other way to dowload the instructions to a loacl HD. It's very hard to try to built the engine while having to be online. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | The (very) poor man's 10020 carriage
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Here is a quick add on carriage for my 10020. It was made so that my Super Chief would have something to pull around, as it looks a bit lonely by itself. It is nowhere near as elaborate as a lot of the 'B' unit and others that are, but my wife (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO Shop@Home Catalog Train Shed Instructions!
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he,he,he.... Okay I see where my mistake is. I've fixed the error on my cost sheet and NO TIM I'm not a LEGO closet. But if LEGO wants to give me 30% off no problem.... -AHui (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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Thanks for responding, but I am still wondering where you are getting *30%* off from. The discount only goes up to 15% as far as I can tell. Troy "Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GsFKIq.9Kq@lugnet.com... (...) baseplates! (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Ahui a closet LEGO employee? tee hee ;-) (employees get a 30% discount on brick..) -Tim (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: PNLTC display in Edmonds, WA
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Hey, here's some more pics, thought I'd add. (URL) mention though, if this isn't a first for cross posting mecha and trains, I'm pretty sure it's a first in intergrating mecha and train layouts. You'll notice; dragons on the hospital, another dragon (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: PNLTC display in Edmonds, WA
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(...) today. (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: LEGO Shop@Home Catalog Train Shed Instructions!
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From the Jan. 2002 S@H Catalog page 31: "The more you but, the more you SAVE! Buy any 5 bags, save 5% Buy any 10 bags, save 10% Buy any 15 bagsm save 15% On any bulk elements packs purchased from pages 30-31 including baseplates! " -AHui (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Two questions about My Own Train engine
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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message news:GsEyuJ.MHE@lugnet.com... (...) If you look on the side of the My Own Train box you will see a matrix that has dots for the color and two sized train images for the train. Each box will have some (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: PNLTC display in Edmonds, WA
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(...) *&%$ Muffin Head.... (URL) John (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | PNLTC display in Edmonds, WA
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Hey kids, Here are a handful of pictures from the PNLTC display today in Edmonds, WA. Present today were Rick Clark and Laura Gjovaag (sp?) of PNLTC and Mark Neumann and myself, of SEALUG. It was a small display, but we had some fun. The Percy and (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: LEGO Shop@Home Catalog Train Shed Instructions!
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Did I miss something? How are you coming up with a 30% discount on bulk orders? Troy "Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GsFFpG.Hp0@lugnet.com... (...) done it. (...) here: (...) use (...) the (...) on (...) justified (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | LEGO Shop@Home Catalog Train Shed Instructions!
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Well after much hard work and not wanting to wait for LEGO Direct to post the instrustions of the Train Shed in the Jan 2002 Catalog Page 53 I've done it. Download the .Ldraw files, number of pieces, cost for building and images here: (URL) a nut (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad) !
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| | Re: F unit Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) I think so too, it looks closer to a PA1 or something to that affect... I think those new curved bricks, (1x6, 2 studs) would be great if it wern't for the 2 studs, & 1x6 length... I'd love the curve for an S-2... Josh (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: F unit Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) GRRR, FP45 with emphasis on the P! You need the P for it to pull that passenger train;-). Josh , so the F7s can't really be considered part of the train - just it's usual (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Gondola, Boxcar and new Locomotive!
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I'd like to say, very well done! I like how the loco isn't an exact type, but it has the look of a NA loco! Josh (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | MOC of B Unit for my SFSC
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I just got done (untill I get another SFSC) building my B unit. And much like many other people its the natural thing to do once getting the SFSC. I only used my current brick to make this cause I only have one Super Chief. So I was able to make a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: F unit Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) True, but people, even people who claim knowledge levels such that they should know better, keep making this very grating mistake. Back to the roof topic, I did some studying of prototype drawings and I think the curvature of the roof (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I seem to recall reading that the Super Chief was occasionally pulled with F45s, so the F7s can't really be considered part of the train - just it's usual motive power. I get the impression Sante Fe tended to consider "Super Chief" to relate (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Gondola, Boxcar and new Locomotive!
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All, I completed some new designs a while back and am just now getting around to posting them on my site. There is an older style boxcar, a gondola, and a revised/improved version of my modern North American freight locomotive. There are (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: F unit Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) They may be locomotives "currently assigned" to *pulling* the Super Chief, but it was not Santa Fe practice (or hardly any other US road, either) to assign specific locomotives to specific trains, except in the very very beginning of delivery (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Super Chief Weight Issues /possibly a quality issue of the ML?
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<snip> (...) I have one wheel set, older, not related to this newer problem, that makes a small sliding noise, at one point in its revolution. Only problem is I can't pin point the wheel, or possible problem. So far it hasn't effected it though... (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Super Chief Weight Issues /possibly a quality issue of the ML?
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(...) Dear Ahui, as written in the other answers more than 2 motors does not appear to be very helpful. 2 motors (with enough weight on their Back) should be able to pull up to over 100 waggons (has been testet)! So there are 3 aspects: the 4558 (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Two questions about My Own Train engine
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:GsEyB7.L1C@lugnet.com... (...) How? What do you ask for? And what's the price? Thanks Dean (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Two questions about My Own Train engine
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"Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message news:GsE3pD.Msv@lugnet.com... (...) buying (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Yes you can do this, I have ordered several color kits this way. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | TKOI Create a Creature Contest WRONG EMAIL ON WEBSITE
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For all of you who've tried to send in creatures... The email on the website was incorrect, but it is fixed now. If you have an entry to submit, please email it to savatheaggie@yahoo.com Sorry for that! --Anthony (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: F unit Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) Well, it's my understanding that a "Super Chief" is the *entire* train, locos and cars. Yes, these are locomotives, but they are a part of a Super Chief, which I cropped so you could see them better. (...) Like this one. (...) Which happened (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Max. Track Slope
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(...) Hello James, Try the North British Lego Train Club and follow the gallery links. We've only just started this club, so please don't expect too much! www.nbltc.org I'd like to see the 24/25/26. Tony Priestman will also be building a very (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: F unit Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) I thought this started about the roof to the locos, not the nameing! Josh (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, it isn't (they aren't). They may be PULLING a Super Chief. But a Super Chief is a train. These are locomotives. Locomotives aren't trains except in rare special cases. Your shot was cropped to illustrate the locomotives, not the cars and (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Super Chief Weight Issues
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(...) I would agree there. You get BENEFIT from having the motor on a heavy vehicle because it reduces slippage. A few random observations. Manfried is right, 3 motors will often give worse performance than 2. And 4 can be correspondingly even (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: Super Chief Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) Well, I cropped it, so you could see it better, but it is a Super Chief. (...) Not likely in this case. This pic is from the cover of MR (10-99) which was taken at the Golden State Model Railroad Museum, one of the finest layouts in the (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Two questions about My Own Train engine
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Here is a new Question: Has anyone attempted to order _ONLY_ the color kits from Lego without buying the rest of the My Own Train components? I am considering trying to do this. I would love to get my hands on several of the DarkGray, Green, and (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Super Chief Weight Issues
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(...) In my experience two motors should be enough to pull a very long and heavy train. Also, I've noticed that when you use 3 motors on a train, every now and then you loose nearly all tracktion power, because on these occasions it somehow drains (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Super Chief Weight Issues
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(...) I managed driving 2 A-units (one with motor), ML middlecar, ML clubcar and ML endcar (sans motor). My track is on a wooden floor. I will try this afternoon with some extra hopper waggons (2 axle and 4 axle), 7xxx waggons (which are both heavy (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Two questions about My Own Train engine
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(...) Thanks for the info! I have the older train lighting set, the one which comes with the light brick and the pieces to give a pair of yellow headlights to an engine. I have the silver reflector and a wire from other sets. I don't see how to add (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Shop At Home catalog Engine Shed
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(...) Has anyone found the instructions to this engine shed on the lego site? I got tired of waiting and have been building an LDraw model of it. I've got the outer structure done using only bulk pieces that lego currenlty sells. Current cost is (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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| | Super Chief Weight Issues
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Maybe this is just on my layout since it's on the rug and not a 'real' flat surface. Last night, I connected the #10001 Metorlinear with the superchief engine in the front just to see it in motion and I notice that my poor train could not move it. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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(...) Go for NYC lightning stripe (two tone grey)! Or PRR tuscan red with multiple gold pinstripes. or SR cream and forest green... wait, those will all be harder. :-) Maybe you should do PC black. That one isn't too hard. Or even Santa Fe freight (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Super Chief Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(...) 1. This isn't a shot of a "Super Chief" it's a shot of an A-B-B-A lashup. 2. It's a model, not a prototype, so it's possible the model isn't quite curved right (it happens0 3. It's still a curve all the way from one side to the other even (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Max. Track Slope
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Hey Jon, (...) Any photos of this engine? I have some of my 24/5/6's (I have 2 of them) on my web page-I might be interested in a cl 37. James P (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My Santa Fe Super Chief 'B' Engine Complete
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"John" <john@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:3C81658C.9AE3F4...LTC.org... (...) here: (...) close (...) to (...) far (...) 2x3 (...) That's why I state above that the trucks are not done yet... ;-) Also, I put the "It also can't go around tight (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Dean- Take another looksee at the car you are modeling. The trucks are not as close to the ends of the car as you have them. If you mount your trucks closer to the center, I think you'll find tight curves manageable (although ungainly (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Max. Track Slope
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(...) I have exactly that set up on my 'permanent' Lego railway. I have built the underpass to gradients at least as steep as those detailed in the Train Depot site but I'm not sure of the exact 'plate per section' drop as the track base itself (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | My Santa Fe Super Chief 'B' Engine Complete
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(URL) are several pictures of my 'B' engine at the link above, along with my 'A' engine. (notice the Road number? ;-) Also, for your *enjoyment* is a beginning of a 4-1 Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Car. (Last pic located here: (URL) ) I didn't have (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Super Chief Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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(URL) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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(...) *Less*? It may have shortcomings, but *comparatively* speaking, I'd say more in a NYM. (...) Yes, unfortunately, we 8 widers got shafted when it came to TLC curve production. The smallest half round fits into the next size, but there is a gap (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Review of the Super Chief
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10020 Train Sante Fe Super Chief Ages 10+, 436 Pcs. 2002. 63 page manual: 1 models, 22 steps. Also Included are instructions to add a motor and a light. Price Range: 39.99 dollars RATINGS (Scale: Must-Have Excellent Very-Good Good Fair Poor) Set: (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Two questions about My Own Train engine
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(...) I've been making such an adaptation for the large engine, because I liked the side entrances to the cab of the 'without tender' design and wanted to have the tender at the same time. You will need the following bricks in your chosen colour (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My Super Chiefs arrived (Yet Another Numbers Post)
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Just after I posted, I called up and got the after hours (??) customer service desk. They wouldn't let me order 4, but they let me order 3, and they were looking at my customer record as I placed the order. We'll see if it sticks on Monday... I (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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(...) Less prototypical :-)... BEAUTIFUL, but less prototypical. While the way your tankage/skirting came out is just great, way way better than LDs, when I look at the rest of the engine I can't help but thinking it's too squarish. The nose (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Numbering
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(...) I agree, but I'll go one step further and predict that there will not be (or rather there is not, since they're already been made) a #0000 OR a #10000 but that they will run from 0000 to 9999, making 9999 of more "value" than 0005 - at least (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My Super Chiefs arrived (Yet Another Numbers Post)
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"Paul Sinasohn" <singlow2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GsBoB8.DBs@lugnet.com... (...) they (...) I believe they are checking based on shipping address as I spoke (actually traded e-mail) with someone who was denied purchasing any more (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 10020 Santa Fe Super Chief Inventoried
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By request, we have just posted an inventory of our 10020 Santa Fe Super Chief. Thought you guys might be interested in it :) (URL) few pictures missing from the patterned parts will be uploaded shortly. YMMV, since it has been reported that there (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.db.inv) !
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| | My Super Chiefs arrived (Yet Another Numbers Post)
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I ordered 4 on the 20th of February, UPS attempted delivery on 2/27, and they were on my doorstep when I got home last night on 2/28 My numbers are: A1551 (Sterling Milk Wagon / Chick) A9224 A9244 A9435 I may just order 3 more to see if they are (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A study on a train front....
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(...) Look in the new Alpha Team sets;-) Yellow, in one of the small sets... Josh (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Your right, I have a few I bought for the kids that are different colors, but have printing on them. That's ok, a little Brasso and a coupla minutes and that is easily remedied.... (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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"John" <john@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:3C7FF4DE.7DD7AE...LTC.org... (...) Wow, your not kidding. 8 wide currently is more to 'scale' then the 6 wide... Maybe one day... Dean (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I belive only the set 1360 has the slope part with out print on it in yellow. (URL) checked through the cataloge to see what other colors could be done. There are alot of the new colors, but all the ones I saw have some kind of print on them. (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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(...) Take a look at this comparison which I just whipped up: (URL) (while adding this I accidentally deleted the entire folder but I just reloaded it:-p) Mine isn't just "larger"-- it's also proportioned more correctly. (...) You assume correctly. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think your model is better from the front (the proportion seems more correct), but from the sides I think they are both more or less the same although yours is obviously larger again. The front windshield looks a little weak, I assume a (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Never realized that would work! Josh (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Well, my 10020s arrived yesterday, and so I built one using a 9 volt motor, and kit-bashed the other 2 to modify my Super Chief MOC. Here are a few pics of the 2 together for comparison in my Super Chief folder: (URL) I noticed most is that when you (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You also end up using some of the coloured bricks around the bunker area, which would otherwise be required for the tender. They don't actually give you enough bricks to build the stand-alone engine and the tender at the same time. Jason J (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Excellent use - I had a feeling someone would find an imaginative use for these - hence (URL) one seems to have more potential uses than the related parts with "wings". Chris (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Brian kendig" <brian@enchanter.net> wrote in message news:GsAvE1.6qK@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) anywhere (...) You buy the light brick on it's own. It comes with instructions for mounting the light at the front. The part number is: 3748 Light (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Looks like I will be buying some Lego Racers in the near future. Very nice use of parts! Robert Powell (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is super cool. Brilliant! later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Brian kendig wrote in message ... (...) The "without tender" MOT engines have a coal bunker built onto the back, which would be superfluous on an engine with a tender, and also make it impossible to reach out the back of the engine cab to the tender (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Just noticed this morning that the registry hit the 400 mark today, pretty cool. (URL) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I've got two questions about the My Own Train locomotive: (1) Why do the 'large engine' instructions give two different designs, one for if you have the tender and one for if you don't? I think the 'without tender' design looks better, but does it (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I came up with a nice simple way to make a train nose. I was playing around with some small 2x2 ramp parts and came up with this design. (URL) looks more like the nose of a tram, but I am sure you all will think of many uses for it. So take a look (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just another speculative theory: Maybe Brad just meant they took the first 5 ever produced engines out of the production, not the numbers 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005 (which would lead to the problem with the too big number of 10000.) So they (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) plate. (...) My theroy is that nobody at LEGO really thought about this and you guys are obsessing on minutia (:-)). Perhaps this thread should be moved to off-topic.geek (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Indeed, a note on the box saying "the colour of same parts may vary" will do little for their sales. What worries me is that this is the second set this has happened with inside a year - ultimately the costs of these errors are paid by us. One (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Maybe the 10,000th 10020 SF Engine won't come with a small red 2X1 tile with the production number on it, but with A. A larger Tile, possibly a 4X1 smooth tile with the LEGO logo on it and the production number next to it (both on the same tile) B. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hmmm...although I'm not much for trains, these are very interesting designs. Maybe I could try building a design similar to this for my space hover train (which is still under construction). Anyway, I like the designs. However, I would make my (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Indeed. Excellent question and one I would suggest is best dealt with elsewhere except I have no idea of the best group to suggest. Perhaps lego.direct? I leave it to someone else to set followups. Now, my 2 cents on that question. I think it (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I remember it as LEGO was going to auction them - probably on eBay - and donate the procedes to charity, the same way they did with the giant minifigs, behind-the-scenes LEGOLAND tour, former display model and whatever else that I can't remember (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe that is the one sitting on Brad's desk right now :-) Pure speculation ofcourse, but if by a stoke of dumm luck this would be true, I think he earned it. With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I scanned the transcript of the session with Brad Justus and remember reading that 1 through 5 were set aside. I didn't see anything about them being auctioned on eBay. Did I just miss that comment? For some reason, I was under the impression that (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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From the Session with Brad Justus (VP of Lego Direct) at Brickswest2002 it was stated that Engines 1,2,3,4,5 were taken off the production line was done and would be auctioned off on ebay. Knowning that I would have to say NO a A0000 was not (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) With a very small font I suppose? Personally, I think TLC should have made a limited edition run of 10020 engines since that's the number of the set :-) - Bob (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I've just finished uploading all the video/audio files that I had on brickswest. You can now see them and various other brickswest related items on the OFFICAL Brickswest section on brickshelf. Matt will be uploading more images real soon. (URL) the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.announce.brickshelf, lugnet.trains)
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I apologize if this has already been discussed, but the flood of Santa Fe postings has made it hard to read everything. A total of 10,000 Santa Fe engines have been produced. Since each engine gets a tile with the letter "A" followed by a four digit (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Any VIA Rail MOCS? Any VIA loco/car photos?
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Hello, I am glad to see some other people interested in VIA Rail. I myself have taken Bob Hayes' F40PH and transformed it into a VIA F40PH. You can veiw that here: (URL) Browns coaches can be veiwed here: (URL) for sites with VIA pictures on them, I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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