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Can someone please send me the DAT file for the 4564 locomotive window frame? I have updated my MLCad files, but this piece is still missing. Also, does anyone have a complete version of the 10016 Octan Tanker? If so, could someone please send me it (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Intelli-Train by LEGO(R) Explore Logic...
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Not sure if this is old news, but this train set/system is new to me. I'm talking about set #3325 for ages 3+. (URL) doubt the above link will work to show this set. Here is a text copy from the site: "All aboard! Get ready for the ride of your life (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Great MOC! By far the coolest part was how you reinterpreted the original castle to be that crain. Very original thinking. Bruce (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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No problem. Please add them to the "hall of fame"! :) Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Just a quick note to mention a cool book that I picked up at Barnes and Noble this weekend... cheap! Railroad Stations, Depots and Roundhouses by Michael Golay It was $7.99, and worth it! It has some great photos and information. Jake --- Jake (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Hi Kevin, I really enjoyed your train variation of 1592. Very nice to see that inspirations never ends :-) Is it ok to add these pics to "the hall of fame"?? Kind regards, HoMa (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Nice! Captures a similar happy spirit of the original 1592. There's nothing like the classic style minifig faces. And the out of the box thinking shows that its impossible to run out of 1592 ideas... Mark (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) an incorrect term. ++Lar (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks Larry. In all it only took a part of Sunday afternoon and about 4 hours Sunday evening to build, but the idea had been stirring in my head for a while before that. My favourite parts are the statue: (URL) the jigger (Is that what those (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's what I was going for - I really like the grey era set style. I tried to be careful to not use any new minifig faces/torsos and stick to the basic style... although a few 9V items slipped in. The tricky part was figuring out how to lay (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm with Mr. Wilson on this one.. Cool, in spirit, and well done to boot. Bravo. Enjoy it I certainly did. I am NEVER going to get to do one of these if I don't get moving, all the good ideas are getting taken! Nothing wrong with that of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Now that is one COOL moc. I think that, other than the 9-volt track and perhaps a few of the decorated parts, it really captures the spirit of the Golden Age of lego train (the 4.5v/12v grey track era) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Seeing the other 1592 variations has inspired me to create a 1592 alternate in the best theme of all - TRAIN! Also it uses alot of minifigs with my favorite torso pattern. (URL) Enjoy! Kevin (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build) !!
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| | Re: Class 320 EMU - my first MOC
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(...) Thanks - but the doors ARE only offset by half a stud! It doesnt look like in some of the images, but i used a 2x1 plate with a centered stud to offset them. I did a lot of copy and pasting in MLCad and it doesn't always leave the bricks (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: S@H Train Shed @ lego.com
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Here is a link to some of the images on my brickshelf account: (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My first locomotive MOC: 4-4-0 "American" with tender
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(...) Thanks! I just wish LEGO would produce wheels that would be suitable for making this a functional train. I know someone made "aftermarket" metal rims that can snap onto this type of wheel, and I thought about getting some. But I'm a purist, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My first locomotive MOC: 4-4-0 "American" with tender
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"Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:Gy7DAI.A9H@lugnet.com... (...) when (...) (from (...) It is nice to see a train that is a "look at". Beautifully crafted! Congradulations. (...) -- Bob Fay THE SHOP (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) very nice, I think you have captured the feel nicely. One improvment I could think of would be to inset the doors by half a stud rather than a whole one, This still gives the door outlines a more subtle inset appearance. Keep up the good work, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FAO James Mathis
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(...) but part of an electric unit, the car with a cab that Simon has modelled it actually an unpowered driving luggage van (DVT) and there should be a double ended electric loco on the other end. None of this is to put down Simon's model, it is a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FAO James Mathis
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(...) Thanks for that. I've seen that website before, but I had lost the link. Cheers. James H (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Class 320 EMU - my first MOC
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Hi everyone. I've created an EMU in Strathclyde livery, and It's 8-wide. I did start off with it being 10-wide, but it looked just too ridiculous :) (URL) I have no lego of my own any more, having foolishly sold my collection about 12 years ago. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I should say up front that this is a display model only; it will derail when it finds any curves or switches, since it uses the old maxifig wheels (from my childhood collection). This is a classic steam locomotive from the mid-late 1800's. Lots of (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains)
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| | request for scan (s)
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i need a scan or either the left, or right 1 x 3 door with yellow and red stripes. does anyone have them so i can do them? a 600dpi scan will do dont care what size. also requesting scans from set 4549, all 4 panel pieces (octan, <-0->, shipping (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FAO James Mathis
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These belong to Simon Robinson (Simon, are you still out there?) See (URL) Wed, 19 Jun 2002, James Houston (<GxyLMI.4q4@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:27:54 (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Wheels
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Hi John, Hi Josh, and all other train fans, sorry, John is right. It is very easy to post in 1000steine. So usually I post a lot in 1000steine. But in Lugnet it is very awkward to post. I have to use my old Outlook Express. This is not available at (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train wheels! WHO BE HIDING???
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In lugnet.trains, Josh Baakko writes: Dirk is German, so I doubt he's hiding; he probably just hangs out in 1000Steine more often than here in LUGNET... -John (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train wheels! WHO BE HIDING???
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Checkout this gallery I just found today! (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Namibia pictures makes 2nd prize (slightly off topic)
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Hi trains folks, a long story started with a LEGO Train MOC ... you might remember. After my fantastic trip to Namibia a friend told my about the surfers' gallery at www.agfanet.com and asked me to send in one of my pictures. That was in March. And (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GALAXY ENFORCER CONTEST 2002 IS GO!
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LUGNET. Your time is now. The contest will end on the 17th of July. The winners will be announced on the 20th of July. (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: S@H Train Shed @ lego.com
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(...) I have images on my HD of this station that was re-done by www.my-own-beach.com for auction on ebay. The model is VERY VERY similar to what the s@H images are. There are a few exceptions (primary the inside stuff workbench, etc..). I've (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know this. (...) January 2002, page 53. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I know that larger pictures where scanned in from the S@H catalog and uploaded to Brickshelf. Does anyone have the link? And which S@H catalog was it in? I could not locate it last night. Thanks -- Bryan "Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GFLTC at the National Train Show®
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The Greater Florida LEGO® Train Club (GFLTC) is proud to announce that it will be displaying at the 2002 NMRA National Train Show®. The show will take place at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA on July 19-21, (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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| | Re: Modular Engine Shed: 99% Bulk
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(...) Thanks. In a way, I guess LEGO(R)/LEGO Direct(R) is producing non-juniorized "sets" again. Showcasing the January 2002 catalog train diorama red/black engine shed on their website is a nice interactive way to allow folks to realize a basic (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for a picture of a bridge
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(...) This layout is really impressive. But, I must say, I was not prepared to see this photograph of the control electronics. Amazing. (URL) this link doesn't work, look for the "interface" picture in the "Diverse" catagory. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FAO James Mathis
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(...) Yes, I found them on a website and copied them to my hard disc, but I've forgotten which website it was. So I just made my own gallery and stuck them in there. I also like the livery on these models, and the way they've created the windows on (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David writes: Yes! Thank you so much, that's exactly it! I've never seen the website, so that's even better. Simply amazing. This bridge image has been stuck in my head for weeks. I remember looking at it for literally (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) At this point, there isn't an edit mechanism... I'm hoping to add that (which would require a user login/management system) after I have gotten everything else running 100% solid. For the time being, the best way to get that fixed is to (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Looking for a picture of a bridge
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Is this what you are looking for? (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Building Instructions Portal Updates and FAQs
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Jake McKee wrote in message ... (...) Hey Jake, is it possible to edit a submitted link? I'd like to categories my instruction links under the "Buildings" subcategory since it didn't exist when I originally added them. Kevin ---...--- NEW tan facade (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: FAO James Mathis
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(...) pictures elsewhere and posted them to your gallery? I have seen this 125 set and pictures before well before I had tried to model one. Beautiful set in the Virgin livery. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Looking for a picture of a bridge
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I'm hoping someone in .trains can help me out before I try out 1000steine and brave the mostly German forums over there. Anyone have a link to these photos? --Calum ---...--- I'm trying to find a set of photos on BrickShelf and I haven't had very (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Building Instructions Portal Updates and FAQs
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Continuing to work on the Building Instruction Portal, I have fixed a few bugs, added a few features, and planned a few more. I have included a few details on these updates towards the bottom of this post, if you are interested. Thanks to everyone (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | FAO James Mathis
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Here are the pics I have of the 125 in Virgin livery that someone made (apologies to whom it may concern). They're not great images and you can't see the profile of the nose, but the livery is excellent and the coaches have a realistic look to them. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Swiss SBB wine freight car
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Nice models, I was just surfing through the new items on brickshelf when i saw this. I feel that these are some of the models that capture the feal and solidity of the prototype realy well and got the details just right. tim (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | "Acht"tung, Baby!" (was:Re: Swiss SBB wine freight car)
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(...) Ausgezeichnet, Dirk! This is a really handsome car you have created, along with some others you have posted recently! I love the textures and attention to detail-- really nice:-) I also like it when you give us links to the prototypes, so we (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Swiss SBB wine freight car
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Hi, me again, on sunday I've built an swiss SBB wine freight car. The idea is from the 2001/2002 Märklin catalogue (page 505). See here for a picture of the Märklin catalogue: (URL) version is black instead of gray, because I needed more than 200 (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Modular Engine Shed: 99% Bulk
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James, I really like this. It really shows off what you can do with a couple handfuls of traditional Lego bricks. It is also a good example of the type of non-juniorized Train theme buildings that I would love to see Lego produce again. With a few (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 4-4-0 + flatcar posted to brickshelf
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the pics are here: (URL) 4-4-0 is the same model I posted a while back to lugnet.cad.dat.models the flatcar is basicly a drop-bed flatcar with my ute on the top. (22 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Modular Engine Shed: 99% Bulk
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In an effort to get back to reality, I've tried for a bulk brick building effort. This construction is still only CAD-based, but it is constrained to the readily available assortment of bulk pack elements, excepting a few parts. Even so, I haven't (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Who's cars are these?
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Sorry for the long delay... I do have more pics and I will update www.lgauge.com soon to include them. (...) <snip> (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GMLTC in Moorhead, MN, June 27th-30th
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Calling all LEGO Train fans in the Fargo/Moorhead area! The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club will be at the 25th annual Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival June 27th - 30th. Come out and meet some of the members of 'the most disorganized LEGO train club (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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James, I really love your roof idea. I live in southern California, so I see this style of construction all the time. I just wish it were actually possible to get enough of those curved slope piece in real life to achieve what you've done in virtual (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track Bed Ideas
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Thanks for the information. I will have to do some experimenting. - John Eric "Christopher Tracey" <ctracey@enviroweb.org> wrote in message news:3D0D29CB.403050...web.org... (...) rectangular (...) a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track Bed Ideas
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John Eric Voltin wrote: > How do you handle curved track? I don't believe that such a rectangular > arrangement will work with curved track. I considered using tiles, but a > large supply of gray tiles would be hard to get. Any thoughts? this fuzzy (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New site
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It is actually an IC4 - 4 cars EMU - IC3 is a 3 car DMU The difference is also, that IR4 has the "red part" from door to door on next car, while IC3 only have red doors (not in between). See the trains here: (URL) type of trains are in use in (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pics: 3 more buildings
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In lugnet.build.arch, Bruce Hietbrink writes: Is there anything holding in the (...) Now there is:-) After looking at James' solution, I came up with a variation here: (URL) only thing that isn't obvious is that the element directly under the upside (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track Bed Ideas
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How do you handle curved track? I don't believe that such a rectangular arrangement will work with curved track. I considered using tiles, but a large supply of gray tiles would be hard to get. Any thoughts? - John Eric "Christopher Tracey" (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pics: 3 more buildings
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(...) Yup:-) (...) Actually, it does just rest in there; I built this shed years ago before I was clever enough to figure out how to mount it. Now, I'm still not clever enough, except to study James Mathis' work here: (URL) and mount it adapting (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pics: 3 more buildings
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Hey John, You're right, those train engines do steal the show. :) Nothing against the building, they're just some of the most amazing models I've seen. On the red building, I really like the round window above the entryway. I'll have to try that (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains)
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| | Pics: 3 more buildings
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The updating continues. 1. I'm not sure what I did, but I noticed that I had deleted pics of my SOL green building. There some new pics of that. 2. I reshot a few of my tan building. 3. I took some new ones of my engine shed. I thought that it would (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains)
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| | Captain Blackhole of the Blackstar
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Pictures here: (URL) is a shot of the captain, his crew, his (stolen) droids, his treasure and the T3000 supercomputer he "appropriated" from the "grain hauler" he looted a few years back. blackskull1, blackskull2 and blackskull3 are pictures of (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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(...) You know, if you ever want to move to Minneapolis I'm sure we could find room for you in our little group... What do you think about the occasional -40 degree temperatures in the middle of January? ;-) JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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(...) Ha. But, I can't really build this, and I'm small-town compared to you Big-time Builders. All you makers of huge-o-mongous layouts, sculptures, and scenery. Yeah, all you Train Club folks, you're Big-Town Players! I really admire your (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track Bed Ideas
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(...) Hi Chris, thanks for the reply and link. that is exactly what I am looking to do. I found your study of ballast as well. (URL) didn't know it was called ballast....(townie factor) Thanks for the compliments & thanks again for pointing me in (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Track Bed Ideas
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(...) Hi Jonathan... (URL) the track by one plate. i tend to use 1x8 plates on the track ends and then add 2 1x2 plates in the center of the track section span. fill in with very light gray and lt gray pieces from the mosiac set, placing them in a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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Sorry, forgot to put the link to the new images. (URL) tower idea is there, as well. later, James Mathis (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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(...) If only the part was available in massive quantities. (...) Thanks for the link to photos. I've now posted some revisions to the station. I've also rendered images of the modules that could be compiled to make a variety of building layouts (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Track Bed Ideas
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Hello, Due to 3 break in's last summer, I felt it was time for me to move. I had to dismantle my Urban Landscape and elevated subway (URL) box it up while I lived in smaller (but safer)apartments. I am now ready to start building a new town and have (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New site
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I've seen the pictures in Sonnichs brickshelf site but this shows the layout is quite magnificent, pass on the congrats I was interested in (URL) assume this is a danish IC3, I have a soft spot for these and would like to medel one sometime. In HO (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Deutsche Reichsbahn Freight Car G10
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(...) Hello Dirk, as already meantioned in the 1000steine set: this waggon (and its steering system) are brillant! In my eyes the best oldfashioned waggon-MOC I have ever seen. (No, I will not go into 8-wide now....) Leg Godt! Ben (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Interlocking lever frame (was: Working Signal Box and Signals)
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(...) 8?) Or maybe New York subway... ROSCO (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Deutsche Reichsbahn Freight Car G10
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(...) later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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You should move your page to www.ozbricks.com It is free and 50 megs. They want Lego content. Your page is shutting down due to heavy traffic. -- Bob Fay THE SHOP (URL) Meier" <dirk.meier@surfeu.de> wrote in message news:Gxnrvt.Ato@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Deutsche Reichsbahn Freight Car G10
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Hi train heads, I've just finished my new freight car. It's a Deutsche Reichsbahn G10 type. I could buy 4 LEGO® Studio Sets 1352 for only 40 Euro. And so I got enough 1x4 and 1x6 yellow tiles. I've used 130 snot (lamp) bricks!!! See (URL) freight (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New site
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Hi! A friend of mine opened his new page: www.sitecenter.dk/le...ljernbane/ Earlier he had these pictures: (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Now that is a beauty! Esp. love that roof style, well done! Your station reminds me much of one I was at about a month ago in Southern CA, the Fullerton train station. Found a link for some pics: (URL) one note: photos are iPIX, so they could take (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Interlocking lever frame (was: Working Signal Box and Signals)
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(...) What, you mean like this? (URL) half-wondered if it was possible when I wrote the original post, but when I saw your reply, I knew I'd have to have a go. It's drawn in MLCAD, but it works, the locking table has been built and added on to my (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Kadee Couplers & Legos
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Jeff Christner once had a webpage up talking about how he used Kadee couplers to do train switching on his layout. That webpage is no longer up but after talking to him I have reposted the information so all to see just in case you missed it. here (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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(...) really like the idea of this as a possible set like creation. Having the whole thing interchangeable. Also its great to see the 2x2 slope start to grow into a very usfull peice. And I am sure a soon to be in high demand part aswell. (I think I (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Bricks on the Brain Building Instructions Portal live!
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All, Several years ago, I had a vision of a link portal that would be a one stop destination for all finding all the fan created building instructions on the Web. For a number of reasons, this project kept getting moved to the back burner, and never (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad) !!
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| | Re: Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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(...) <snip> Oh James, must you continue to make the rest of us look bad? <grin> Lovely, just lovely. But shouldn't there be a SuperChief parked in front of it? JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Virtual Southwestern-style Train Station
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More tinkering with the new 2x2 curved slope element has led me to try a start to a virtual train station. This 2x2 curved slope, used in massive virtual quantities, seems to approximate the Spanish roof tiles. This 2x2 curved slope has become a CAD (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | S@H Train Shed @ lego.com
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Check out www.LEGO.com/trains, under the workshop section. Lego has put up builindg tips on how to build the train shed they had in their S@H ctalogs a while back. Thanks Jake for the info... -Ahui www.ozbricks.com/jediagh/ (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Who's cars are these?
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(...) Those happen to be my favorite elements, along with their 4 stud long version. I have been collecting them for *years* (which meant literary fighting for them in auctions:-) Here is a pic of one of my first 8 wide cars, taken in 1998: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO Loco
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(...) I have no idea if he is still active in his hobby, but Robin Koppelmann (from Brunswick/Germany like me) has a homepage dedicated to Lego® Loco and in the past he has organized a few online meetings to play Loco via www. Check out his page (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO Loco
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(...) This is the group for LEGO Loco: (URL) I admit, that area needs an overhaul.. -Suz (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.games.lego.loco)
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Yes, those gray curved pieces are hard to come by. Most BrickLink seller's have them for $1.00+. Ugh. I really like those passenger cars you created. Do you have any more pictures? Bryan "tom cook" <tomjcook@directvinternet.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO Loco
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I have no idea if this is the right newsgroup for this, but I received LEGO Loco, the software game for Christmas last year and have been dabbling with it. I made a few maps and was wondering if people share their maps, and where one would do so. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Who's cars are these?
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Yes, they are mine, thanks, both the passenger cars and the freight cars. I just wish I had more gray curved topped bricks to build more :( (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Who's cars are these?
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Those are Tom Cook's passenger cars. Pretty spiffy. KL (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Johnny Thunder, Gold, US Cavalry, and Old Steamer #27!!
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I was wandering through the Lego trains pages today, & came across the Johnny Thunder building challange, so here is my scene... (URL) Thunder was to deliver the gold to the US Cavalry, they met, here in the woods. Old Loco #27, a 2-4-0 steamer, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | More track count for train sets
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(...) Ok, I got several helpful answers from some guys in the German cummunity and i have added the sets 150 to 159. Those are extremely confusing: 150, 151 and 155 have been released in two different versions (as I had known in the back of my head, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Track count for train sets
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So far I have been asked several times, how much track comes with a certein train set. Now I have made up a table, that contains all train sets with track count. Take a look at it here: (URL) there are still some entries missing: I would appreciate (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Working Signal Box and Signals
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(...) Very neat! And I see no reason why these couldn't run over fairly long distances! And for your next project, some mechanical interlocking on that signal box would be *really* neat 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Micromotor Point Switcher (!)
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(...) Or just have a separate controller for the siding 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Who's cars are these?
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I really like these passenger cars - anyone know who built them? They are from Kevin Loch's coverage of the Manassas Railway Festival. (URL) suspect they are Kevin's, but I'm just curious. Bryan (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Working Signal Box and Signals
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I *like* it! True model railway wire in tube actuation. By strange coincidence, I ordered a pile of flex bits at the weekend. I think I'll have a go. The lighting doesn't show up very well, but the concept is magnificent. I think I'll have a go at (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Call for automated 9v train switches at Brickfest 2002
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All, To an observer like myself, it seems the state-of-the-art of MOC automated 9v train switches has matured over the last 12-18 months. A lot of people have posted their ideas, pics, and in many cases instructions, on their version of automated 9v (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: New Interactive Game on LEGO.trains
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(...) Hey! I'm a minifig! :) Steve (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.games, lugnet.trains)
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