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(...) Ya. I don't know whether to shudder at the incorrect use of the name (It is an F unit LOCOMOTIVE that just *happens* to be in the color scheme that Santa Fe used for passenger service, including assignment to the Super Chief named TRAIN)... or (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) They (the car manufacturers... Pullman Standard, American Car Foundry and others) took big pieces of steel and put them into huge 200++ ton presses and formed ribs and raised/lowered areas into them for strength. They rounded the ends so that (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snipped My two numbers correspond to the following sets: <set:758> Storage Tray (ho hum...) and <set:5061> Replacement Motor Wires (is this related to 12 volt train sets?) My Lugnet number is much better: <set:404> Universal Building Set - 467 (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I think that the train registry for the 10020 is a great idea! When I got my first three sets, I quickly opened all of the sets to see the numbers, but then after posting the sets numbers, on the Internet (URL), I quickly realized that I decreased (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I hadn't thought to see what my train numbers were as sets before reading this. I might just have the first number that is actually a train and not a Fabuland set, though. (I haven't read every message in this group, so this is only (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Dave, check out this pic: (URL) caboose roofs were more slope-like than rounded-curve, and pretty gentle at that. Here is one I did for reference: (URL) slope was so gentle that I choose not to even attempt it and went flat across (except for the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Chiefs with striped carriages? None of the photos I've found seem to have stripes (some are inconclusive). ROSCO (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Indeed. My N class with 2 motorised bogies & the engine motor inside runs no better (grade-wise) than with 1 motorised bogie, and actually causes a single controller to cut out (I assume a heat switch) after an hour or 2 constant running. Also (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Larry I did find this one picture. It may not be as dramatic of a curve but it does have an arc to it. (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Lar- Looks like TLC has created a monster;-) -John (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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| | Re: Current Limitations (WAS Re: Super Chief Weight Issues)
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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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| | Re: Gondola, Boxcar and new Locomotive!
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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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