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Has anyone made any progress on this? I am in the process of finding/making metal wheels (or a variation thereof) so I can power items directly from the 9v track without going through the standard motorized truck. I have found O gauge wheels (in (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: First round pics from Fordyce Cottonbelt show
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I'd certainly enjoy seeing that lift bridge on your club's site! Think you could squeeze some pics and info of it for us? Adrian Egli (URL) Hendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gv9Ho6.Cxp@lugnet.com... (...) video (...) will (...) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc, lugnet.trains)
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Until we can get our website finished, here are some early pics and a video from the Fordyce, Arkansas Cottonbelt show held on April 27th. (URL) think?........ -Rob BTW - Thats the last time anyone will ever see THAT MOC liftbridge. It will be (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: big spoked wheels
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:Gv8yEE.L3J@lugnet.com... (...) assume (...) close (...) The spoked wheels in 396 are indeed the same as those in 390. They also appeared in white in 391 ((URL) I am lucky enough to have (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: big spoked wheels
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(...) Set 390, an old Cadillac, comes with five large red spoked wheels. I assume they are the same but am not sure because I've never seen spoked wheels close up on a train set before. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Some 'smaller' spoked wheels were with set 7750 12V black steam loco with tender. They also came on their own. As with the 12V set you could use them with a motor in the tender. David (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12v layout with opperating possibilities
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(...) If you put the table lower, you can get a longer reach, especially if you scatter some strategic open spots (like road intersections) to put a hand onto for bracing. 30" is the maximum recommended in Model Railroading books. (...) Note that (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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A few questions... The big red spoked wheels you sometimes see in trainmodels, are they from set 396 (URL) ? Is it possible to use these wheels on 9V ? Which other sets contain those wheels? Thanks, Saskia (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12v layout with opperating possibilities
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(...) ... I'd love to be able to reach four feet. That means that from one outstretched fingertip to the other, I'd have a span of nearly 10'! That would be great at basketball, as well as playing the piano (or two). Seriously, my tables are 4' deep (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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It's amazing how similar it is to 10014 the new caboose! David (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12v layout with opperating possibilities
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I find 8' is the maximum width of a layout, as you can only reach in by 4', but then there is mainly town in the centre of the layout. Also I like to have several trains running at once, it's nice to sit back and watch them. You can only have two or (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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As I'm starting to be moved into my apartment, I've started to think about what to do for a train layout. I could put a 12'x12' layout in the garage. Here's a possibility: (URL) baseplates mark the boundaries of the table, including the access pit (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help me locate a Brickshelf gallery
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(...) That is it exactly. Guess I should have searched for "santa fe" as that would have given the results I wanted. Thank you, Pierre. Now I can borrow a few ideas from these gallery pictures. __Kevin Salm__ (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) No doubt! Looks futuristic. (...) Good use. I love seeing models with working lights. Thanks for bringing your "Lightning Bug" to attention. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I put two of the yellow noses to good use. My "Lightning Bug" is super-fast, and a popular favorite at PNLTC shows. I even managed to get it lit in both the front and back, and since it travels at full speed, the lights are always nice and bright. (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help me locate a Brickshelf gallery
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Hi Kevin, I think this is what you're looking for: (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Help me locate a Brickshelf gallery
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About 2 weeks ago I stumbled across a Brickshelf gallery (a Recent upload) that featured custom coaches for the 10020 Super Chief. I was not at home to bookmark it and did not email myself the link--it should be easy to find again, I reasoned. Well, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
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(...) working, at rtlToronto Train3 back in January. Pictured here: (URL) wistle that activates it is very high pitched. Hurts the ears. But a really neet design for early train control. Derek (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello All, I needed to add some animation to my part of the layout and this is what I came up with: (URL) . Has anyone else built one of these? I'm looking for a better way to make the tripod. Any suggestions would be appeciated. Regards, Robert (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) Ben: Here is another option for the styling of the rounded underside of the IC 125. I also changed the windows to a lower aspect ratio. (URL) am planning to try the 4.5v/12v style train wheels, as you suggested. And, since I doubt I'll ever be (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) I haven't tried adapting the APT nose to this IC 125. I am trying to find a use for the 4559 nose elements-- not that I can actually build this IC 125 in real-bricks, for I know of no source for the 1x4x1.3 rounded bricks in light gray, blue, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Monorail track designer, does it exist??
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From: "BrickBuy" <brickbuy@comcast.net> (...) to dust (...) Not at the moment, but if the source becomes available (hint hint) it may be possible to make a cross platform version. Martin (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cool, many thanks. Guess besides dusting of my monorail track, I'll have to dust of my old PC (or is there a version that runs on Mac?). Thnaks again Paul (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, track designer supports monorail layouts. If you don't already have it, you can get it here: (URL) (look for it in the menu on the left) Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "BrickBuy" <brickbuy@comcast.net> To: <lugnet.trains@lugnet.com> (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Having rediscovered my monorail tracks, I was wondering if there is a track designer specifically for monorail? I will move soon into my new house with an (almost) all Lego basement, now would be thebest time to design the big table for my train and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
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(...) experience so far to be this: being present when someone took the shrinkwrap off a MIB copy of one of these to show around. (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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(...) Old sets are indeed interesting. This set seems like a universal set, I have it but not the instructions. The box shows several model, a caboose, a passenger car (whihc is the one which ws in a 1978 or 1979 catalog) and a freight/post car. the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) Thanks, Ben. I consider that high praise indeed. Though I don't compliment nearly often enough (instead of wasting my breath in .debate;-) I have to say that your body of work is probably the most impressive I've seen from one person (with (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) flyer with my first LEGO set. But I never found one in the 2 local stores that sold LEGO (both newsagents), dunno if they were ever available here in Australia. ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) I think your excellent APT nose profile would work better on the 125. Did you try it? (...) The picture of the 125 at Reading you have is curious. If I didn't know better, I'd say the loco is "between" paint jobs, as the livery is a bit weird. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:Gv53vF.A1M@lugnet.com... <snipped> (...) somewhat (...) been (...) special (...) nearly no (...) I wouldn't take the SNOT thought too far, the first generation of Technic sets had (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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(...) I remember reading somewhere that is a Post-waggon. Dunno where. Think it is a free interpetation of a old German postal waggon. Could find any good pictures to make my point but I think you know what I mean... De groeten, Jeroen (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I "always" loved those early high tech inventions into a Lego theme, but to be honest: I heard about these trains just 4 years ago too. They seem to have been really bad sellers (and lots of Co-Afols could buy them even in the middle of the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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(...) the catalogue showed the passenger coach (which I have always seen as main model). If you build the passerger car you have no spares from the set left, but you have lots of them when you build the caboose. (...) There are some clever designs (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) Ya, but a lot of modern euro/british stock uses those style wheels. (...) Roger that! :-) (MTW-1004 is 6 12/15 wide with an 8 wide load, though... (yes I said 12/15 it's two extra tiles sideways wider...) ) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) (URL) doesn't capture the look of the real thing very well. Comes a little closer? later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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New to me. Sorry if this is re-hash. Just so interesting to see this electronic whistle-blowing device for trains. 1969; wow. Sets 138 and 139. (URL) Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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Looks like a caboose to me. It is named passenger wagon. Interesting. (URL) to review the old sets. Never browsed the blue era much. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) I was thinking about Chris' method; brilliant work!. Not sure I would like that look on this passenger waggon. 8, 7, ugh. ;-) (...) That was fun to figure out. (...) Yikes! later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) It kind of forces your hand to go 8 wide, or at least 7, don't it? Even if you go with the low profile outer journalless truck that Chris showed recently you can't rotate the wheels and fit within a 4 wide area. I am just loving the way you (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) the IC125 waggons look to be roundd over the full length of the car-- even above the bogies. John: Thanks for the reference back to your corrugated passsenger cars. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) Hey, just for reference (in reality;-), here is one of my corrugated passenger cars which I rounded underneath between the trucks. I really like the effect. (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) mouth. Never done a 8-wide so far). (...) agree: what about using 12V wheels to reduce the height?(ok, they have poor running behaviour and are without frame.) (...) That is the weakest point in that design. (...) What about "selfmade" (but (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) I think 7 or even 8 wide would yield a more appealing aspect ratio for this rounded waggon base. However, I think just for fun to try it in 6-wide first. No real-brick build, yet, but here is a rounded waggon base construction that I think (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ISCC (was: British Rail InterCity 125-ish)
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(...) I agree - truly stunning, and I'm also pleased to see your entry get a prize - it's a great story (even if it is "technic challenged"!) (...) And the April fools entry was the icing on the cake! Well done, Rene! ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | rail repair V2
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pov render (URL) instructions (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) Considering the overall quality level of the ISCC entries (which was stunning, just stunning, don't you agree?) I don't consider my placement as a "flop", by any means. That entire entry was thrown together in 2.5 days of furious building just (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC - halftimbered switch tower
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(...) Hi Frank, you have a sharp eye and detected it: those are black tiles on the sides of the windows (white 1x1 + both black 1x1 + 1x2). That has been a small part of mine: Never do a MOC without some snotting. Would be like a letter without (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) [snip] (...) end) (...) I'm quite sure it has been from the ISCC - in the train theme: (URL) worth to take a closer look at.... My favorites in the train part have been the entry of John Neal and the "General Purpose" of Dieter. I was a little (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Ben, A question, in this picture: (URL) the two small 2x2 windows 'bordered' by black snotted tiles? -Frank (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: railroad repair and tie remover (1997 model)
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(...) Well, here goes: Pros ___...___ 1) It involves trains!!!! 2) It's different than another engine or piece of rolling stock 3) Fairly big 4) Any Maintenance of Way equipment is great (Are you listening, Lego?...) 5) Fun to build 6) Fairly easy (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) Thanks, Huw. I have thought, as well, of implementing techniques of the APT construction, but, I thought that perhaps I could find a use for the 4559 pieces here. I'd love to do a rebuild; but, that is a very back-burner project. I like Ben's (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) Not for sale from me. I only have two of these parts. (...) Nor mine. ;-) But, just trying to "keep it simple" to see what happens. (...) I have seen a green old-fashion passenger car built with 1x4x1.3 quarter-curved bricks in just this (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC - halftimbered switch tower
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(...) [snip] (...) The rain gutters are a part of mine and no big invention: lots of my older models had them before - now my formerly big amount of round 1x1x1 in grey has been reduced evidently. I myself am glad about things like the mechanical (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:Gv1F2D.6H9@lugnet.com... (...) pictures of it. My cab uses techniques learned while replicating your APT cab. (...) Railway (...) front-face. (...) schemes (...) If memory serves, the first (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) haha... The bigger problem has been the bumping into each other when our ways had to cross. All of the floor in my appartment has been full with boxes of different lego bricks and we were ballancing through the few free spaces. Still having (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) Hi James maybe somebody around is willing to buy them? But those parts are in fact "quite" useless and you are for sure not the only one to have too much of them.... (...) of mine... (...) is the rounded waggon base. I think one can't do that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | railroad repair and tie remover (1997 model)
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here is my "railroad repair and tie remover" model which is actually 5 years old, and now i have made complete easy to read instructions on this "masterpiece" of a model (you to could have this model!) but my question is, (BOB PARKER mostly..) for (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: msltc website update and MOC lift bridge
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We are actually working on an upgrade at the moment. The site should be working soon. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. -Rob msltc'er "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Gv1J1q.HKF@lugnet.com... (...) go (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.msltc)
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| | Re: msltc website update and MOC lift bridge
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(...) to that URL, I get a "you don't have permission to view this page" error. Frank (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.msltc)
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| | British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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Lonely shapes sit in my box of train-specific parts. What to do with the train yellow nose and black cab parts from set 4559? They've sat so lonely for years. Well, still they sit unused, for this model is merely CAD-form for now. Now, for nothing (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC - halftimbered switch tower
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(...) detailwork, especially the rain gutters. --Bill. (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Smokin' fast! I can smell the melting from the heat generated friction as you rapidly click bricks. Eee-uu. Beautiful switch tower. Love the style and detail. later, James Mathis (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New MOC - halftimbered switch tower
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Dear all! After only 4 hours of creative working time another MOC has been finished. This has been the first group work MOC (or maybe better OOC = Our Own Creation) since over 20 years for me. Klaus Dobisch, Andrew Stringer (from Birmingham) and me (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build) !!
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| | Re: new truck design (rehash)
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(...) A very fine idea! (...) Maybe not so much. I never built it :) (...) Yes. But just one.It's not difficult,and it should come back exactly to its place,since there's a little difference in diameter between the point where the wheel is and the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new truck design (rehash)
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(...) Thanks Gianluca, (...) The axles are supported between a set of 1x2 plates w door rails. These parts are pretty common currently in the MOT engines. (...) It seemes like there would be a lot of play in the axle this way. Wouldn't you also have (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new truck design (rehash)
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(...) Nice work,Chris! What did you use to support the metal axles? The space between the stud and the edge of a piece? I've never built trains with *naked* ( ;-P ) axles,but once i designed such a bogey (truck) that used the bricks 1x1 modified (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC: Train Station of "Schapen"
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(...) despite (...) The first floor might be without prototype so far. But the basement was much more complicated. I always loved this kind of building technique like done here in Legoland Billund: (URL) is in the end very similar to the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | new truck design (rehash)
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A few weeks ago we had a discussion in this group about a lower profile truck design. Although we were mainly focusing on spine and container cars these truck designs can be adapted to any number of uses. Here's what I came up for a solution: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Under Hanging Train Idea: v1 Concept design
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(...) Correction: not speed 5, rather speed 4. Sorry. (...) One more movie is now available. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Under Hanging Train Idea: v1 Concept design
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(...) <snip coaster descriptions> Here's an MPeg movie of the car going through a curve at speed regulator position 5: (URL) movie(s) to come. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New hoppers and other wagons, using bricks obtained in the 1Kg from LEGOLand Windsor
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"Jason J. Railton" <j.j.railton@cwcom.net> wrote in message news:GuvMrH.A00@lugnet.com... (...) I didn't come away with many light blue bricks, and AFAIK there wasn't any slopes to be had... Huw (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New hoppers and other wagons, using bricks obtained in the 1Kg from LEGOLand Windsor
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Stripes in light blue? Is that all you can do? :-) I think they're really good. The diesel looks better now with more yellow at the front, and those curved-top bricks really make the hopper something special. Those other wagons look the part too. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: NBLTC
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In lugn Again, cab windows are (...) Same trick I used on my 25's...if only some bits were available in green! (75% 1w slopes, then I could make the front of the green one green not yellow except for where it should be yellow...)-I'm also still (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | New hoppers and other wagons, using bricks obtained in the 1Kg from LEGOLand Windsor
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Following the Red Letter Day at LEGOLand Windsor (read all about it in lugnet.loc.uk and see (URL) I have been busy using some of the rare and otherwise unobtainable bricks obtained in the 1Kg of LEGO we were given on the day in new train creations. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: PNLTC gathering to build a helix at Ben Fleskes's
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(...) As I was typing I was remembering that that may be a problem. I know the blue one's won't work (they won't even fit over the studs on the middle tie in grey 4.5v/12v track. Frank (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC gathering to build a helix at Ben Fleskes's
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(...) The helix is so cool. As far as 12v conductors go, I've found that they need to be modified slightly to fit over the studs on the added ties. Did you find a way around this? Mark (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | rail flaw detection vehicle
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(URL) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Under Hanging Train Idea: v1 Concept design
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(...) I think those old power pickups would be the way to go. The slightly newer ones have a thin enough pin to be able to be plugged into a 12v wire. Of course "pure" solution would be to use a 12v motor, but a little cutting of wire would provide (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That should say: When transitioning from CURVED to tangent track... (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This swing out and back in is prototypical! See, for instance "Top Gun" at Paramount King's Island or "Iron Dragon" at Cedar Point. These are instances of a class of coaster called "suspended" roller coasters and have bogies that run on (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Heee, heee....I mean: sorry. ;-) Have fun! later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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That's a really cool idea - you've now put me off building houses completely as I try to work out how to do a hanging railway of my own! Jason J Railton (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cool! (...) You could provide a bit of friction in the rotating mount. This'll reduce the swing-out effect as well, but should solve the "swing-in" problem. You could try squeezing the bushes together further than normal. This can increase the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Robin, I sure do remember your Sky Train model. Several years old, if I remember correctly. Good show! Some success on real-brick-build: Tonight I have built a real-brick working version of this under rail system. The height of the track (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I just finished cleaning up the looks of this locomotive a bit. I wasn't happy with the overall appearance before, but I'll let you decide. PLMKWYT as this is my second ever locomotive. (URL) Hendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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James, Great idea for a system! I may have to look into this design... You may have seen them before, but here are some pictures of working overhead supported light rail model I built for the Sky Train Corporation. The Sky Train is full automated (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) And I just thought, doesn't power still get through to the straight track as the loco passes a "reversed" switch in the wrong direction and pushes the switching rail out of the way? I had an idea the switching of power was done with trickery (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If you arranged it as a passing loop, with power to the passing track, you could have one of the switches straight depending on which way it was going. Possibly even work out an automatic control that switched them depending on the direction (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep. (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions and references! I hope this project continues to improve. And, I look forward to seeing any other tries (and success!) if you're so inspired :-) !! later, James Mathis (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) if you just look hard enough" but I think in this case I am not going to say that. :-) I looked, fairly hard, but have not found one... yet. However I WILL say that this will really rock if you can pull it off. The closest real trains come to (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like it. Good idea. Thanks. (...) Ah, I don't think I've seen this. Thanks. Off to look... Woah! That's impressive: (URL) Mathis (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Here's a few pictures I took of the April 17th PNLTC gathering where we built a helix for Ben Fleskes: (URL) had a lot of fun running trains up and down. It took almost 20 seconds for a car to coast down the whole thing. We played with a variety of (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow! This is pretty darn neat. I really like the look of the underhanging car. Seeing one of these going around a layout would be very cool. (...) I would be concerned about this as well. I look forward to seeing where this goes. (...) -Jason (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You would only be able to go through the points one direction since they need to be switched to the diverging track in order for the power to be transmitted from the diverging track to the straight track. Frank (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This would be an interesting challenge to work with. You would need to use the 70s era power pickups, and then attach wires to them to power a motor. Narrow tires can be run in the gap between the two rails giving very positive guidance. Frank (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GuqzFH.9r0@lugnet.com... (...) track. I would suggest that most trains of this type are computer controlled thus do not need a driver, examples being London's Dockland railway and the shuttle (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It say's : Ein elektrischer Antrieb ist nicht vorhanden, witch means that there's no electrical drive, so no motor at all. anyhow, it's nice done. Regards, Ludo Soete (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A possible solution could be soldering a wire on the metal track rail. If you turn a rail upside down, you'll see small gaps with bended metal lips. You can solder there a wire. Let the wire come out on the bottom side of the rail and bend it (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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