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(...) I'm gonna see if I can be there for this one, too see that train layout! If I can is allright if I show up with a few trains too? I'll probly only be able to be there one day, cause I'd be there with family. (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lar, The pic says that it was some sort of a gift exchange. My opinion is that it was probably like a game where you bring "inexpensive" lego set, and then you draw a name out of the hat... ...then that person gets to choose a set from the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Can you tell more about that? What makes it a "dirty brickster" exchange? (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: at what price does the 4561 become good for parts?
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"John Morgan" <aeonapolloRemove@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gz13q3.Mxy@lugnet.com... (...) You can find it at many Target stores for $99 which isn't a bad price but I think many of us have gotten spoiled because we have picked up cheap over (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Certainly not $140, but what price? (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Back in May we decided it would be a lot of fun to all get together as a club and have fun! So we met halfway between our two geographical centers of Portland and Seattle in Centralia, Washington. The library let us use their community room and we (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Another Galloping Goose MOC coming soon
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(...) Sounds great. Please share pics! My #4 will be in service at the GATS GR show this weekend. (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Another Galloping Goose MOC coming soon
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Well, I've wanted to do a Galloping Goose for a while, but hadn't gotten to it. Steve Chuck has done a kit (which I own) that is very nice, based on the passenger version #4. But that's not my favorite Goose. Working up his kit has helped me through (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Actually the second car hasn't been finished yet, I'm working on it now. The front is pretty much cosmetic and really serves no function. As for my modified engine I'm a bit disapointed. I set up the Rail Racer layout this evening so that I can get (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Just how does that front piece constitute as the second car? I know you can push your second car, but that looks pretty rigidly attached to me... -Rob - who also has his screamer built (but not skinned) "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Steve wouldn't do something like that. He'd actually go change the DAT file, submit it to the parts admin at ldraw.org for posting on the Parts Tracker, and let nature take its course from there. Eventually, the updated file would be released (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GMLTC Update
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Two pieces of news. [1] Our Fargo show went very well. Pictures and recap can be found at (URL) I was not friendly to low bandwidth connections, my pardons. We are getting ready to revamp the website so I didn't spend a great deal of time with (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) actually, partsref is Steve Bliss' project, and the keywords are built in to the ldraw dat file for that part. So to add a keyword "correctly", the dat needs to be modified... to add it without changing the dat, talk to Steve, maybe he can (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Rail Racer Screamer has a body
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I have put a body to the modified Rail Racer engine I have prepared for Brickfest, so it's ready to take on any chalenge put forth. Here is a shot of it: (URL) may notice that since it's in the modified class I'm allowed to use a few non-LEGO parts (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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| | Matt's Roller Coaster is showing again!
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My roller coaster has been down in the basement for a few months undergoing upgrades and modifications, but it is now showing again! It is showing this weekend at the Beaverton Mall in Beaverton, Oregon, and you can see it Sunday the 7th from 11:00 (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.or.por) !
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) ,,, I hope my sales rep wasn't newer than your's, if so, I doubt the new one would know more than yours knew! (22 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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I have wrote an email to TLC, not lets wait a moment for them. My page is not ready anyway... BR S Steve Barile <sebarile@sstanamera.com> wrote in message news:GyqHC9.K1H@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) This is way too crossposted. Jude XFUT .trains (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) (Nope. Search brick- round). (...) Da nada:-) (...) You could. The person to contact would be Dan Boger. It's called that because the element literary resembles the macaroni pasta shape. (Which BTW is the backbone of the American culinary (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So *that's* what it looks like... Thanks, John! Should I e-mail somebody at partsref to place the keyword macaroni? BTW, why is it called that way? (as a sidenote, I called it a "rounded-corner brick" - go figure) Pedro (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Here's its link in the parts ref: (URL) searching Bricklink, it would be a brick modified IIRC. HTH John (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ok, I admit my ignorance on this... What is the *official* name of the macaroni? I ran a search on Lugnet and there was no match... what is it??? Pedro (intrigued... to say the least) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) My bet-- the current unavailability of the clear macaroni in the 100022. -John (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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I've heard from a very reliable source that 10025 WILL be available next week, but that 10022 will be Sept/Oct. I wonder why 10022 is delayed so much over 10025? (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Sun ONE Internet Technical Support, Sun Microsystems | iPlanet (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I just hope my sales rep new more than yours but...If I have to wait until September...at least it gives me something to look forward to after summer. Bert Waters (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | BI Portal site re-launches!
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Well after many many long nights, I have finished the all new BI Portal site. It adds many new features and now creates a solid foundation for growth. The new site is basically a live beta, so if you find any errors, problems or confusing parts, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad) !
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| | Re: May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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I would publish it. The inards of the RCX, both schemeatic and micro-code, where published within weeks of the RCX release. Now there are volumes published about the it with TLG encouragement. BTW the 4548 is a head slapping simple circuit. SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | SFSC cars, did Lego copied my idea :-)
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hi, when looking at the new cars I just could think Lego took my version of a SFSC-car and just half-sized it :-) To be serious, here is "my" first car for the SFSC, 4 more to come... have a nice week-end adrian (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC to show at Beaverton Mall, Oregon
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(...) This is so cool-- way to go, guys! I can hardly wait for pics of the set up. -John (I boldly added trains.org, because I think this topic of "permanent" residence is an interesting one. We at the GMLTC nearly secured a *great* space in a (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | PNLTC to show at Beaverton Mall, Oregon
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The Pacific Northwest Lego Train Club is pleased to announce an ongoing exhibit at the Beaverton Mall in Beaverton, Oregon (just west of Portland). We have secured an empty space to use as a "clubhouse" through the summer. We will have two public (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
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| | New Cars added to WWII Train ...
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Hi all, I've uploaded a few new train cars to my WWII train. As soon as they're available for public consumption, you can see: (1) A Tanker Car based on Steve Barile's great design, showcasing a snot walkway atop the tank, (2) A generic freight (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I would have expected TLC to do them in the same color as the 8448 supercar wheel hubs, silver champion etc. (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) And every model you've seen is incorrectly modeling the prototype... ;-) (URL) the page that John Neal dug up that I referred to in my post) No stripes on the prototype. This has been discussed before. I agree that models *can* look good with (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I had just come to the same conclusion regarding the mis-labelled images for the Dining Car and Mail Car - comparing to the images at the well-referenced "Fallen Flags" page - (URL) would be strange too if one of the alternative models needs (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) That's what I assumed. First time I saw it is in the printed curved wings of the Green Goblin's flyer <set:1374>. I got a handful of bricks in it from the RLD backstage visit to LLW, left over from their Virgin Atlantic 747-400 cockpit model. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I like these, and I like the idea of having optional builds with each set. Rumours were that we'd see a B-kit before anything else, but these are a nice surprise. I do wonder about the mass appeal of these though - clearly they're aimed at (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Hmmm. Every model I've seen of the Super Chief has had the stripes. Since I haven't researched the prototype, maybe the designers of the models had used too much "poetic license". Maybe other trains of the time didn't have the same decorating (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Fine set of cars. But as for the 'silver': I fear those bricks are molded in the new swirly plastic that is supposed to look metallic, but actually looks like really cheap plastic. May still be nice for a change as opposed to regular bricks, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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(...) Yes, the idea is to make a page about it and how to lower the output voltage and how to get more power from it. As A part of it I draw a schematic of it, which I'd like to publish to with calcualtions. The schematic is taken directly from the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I'm not sure they actually *are* missing those stripes. Many pictures of typical ATSF stock from the period show them to be all stainless. For instance the ATSF Super Chief reference that John has posted a few times does not show stripes IIRC. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I'm surprised no one has commented on the incomplete color schemes. The cars of Sante Fe passenger cars match the color scheme of the engine (War Bonnet). These cars are missing the yellow and red stripes along the sides. Not big issue, mind (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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(...) Agreed. Ask them! Typically, though, publishing things that you reverse engineer is a lot less likely to cause trouble than releasing information that you obtained from the source. Presumably you've reverse engineered the controller? (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Interesting. I called Shop at Homes yesterday (7/3). When I inquired about either car, I was told that they wouldn't be available until sometime in September. The woman I spoke with sounded sceptical about September availability. After your (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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I should add that it is not the exact schematic, the switch for selecting direction will not be in it. The switch for selecting the voltage will be there (but not as TLC has made it, quite funny way). So if I add the text - the schematic can be (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Products from BricWorx now available
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Thanks Mike, I don't even want to think about adding up the hours spent on this! And while I'm re:ing, a shout out to BramL for his work and posts on MegaPOV's post_process { find_edges{} } info. It totally made this book possible. THANKS! Also I've (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) The baseplates will definitely be the old 28-studs ones. Lego Direct does not make new moulds as we know.... Take a look at the wheel arrangement and you will notice them to be placed far away from the waggon face sides. That is because the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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(...) My guess would be no, but you're asking the wrong people. TLC are the people you should be asking. ROSCO (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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Hi all! I am working on a page about the 4548 controller from the time when we discussed changes to it (to give less power). I just wonder, is there a problem to publish the schematic of it? It would be easier to use that in my page to explain how (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I like 36 studs long (for 6-wide) coaches but I admit that 40 _looks_ better and appears more real. Functionally, I find 36 works good so I stick with it. __Kevin Salm__ ....A novice with Lego Trains.... (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Nice, very nice! While I love the special attention given this TRAINS/TOWN line by LEGO, WHERE ARE the other popular themes of CASTLE, PIRATES and SPACE headed!! It seems to me that all the folk at LEGO Direct love their TRAINS/TOWN and that (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: First NBLTC show 29/06/02
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(...) Excellent stuff. As you say, it's a start, and the cutting and bridges are impressive. Keep it up lads. (URL) H (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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Are you serious? Next week! This might be a good Lego shopping season after all :-) Adr. "Bert Waters" <lhwaters@hsc.vcu.edu> wrote in message news:Gyp0zH.H92@lugnet.com... (...) #10022 (...) S@H (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | First NBLTC show 29/06/02
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Hello Train-heads! The North British Lego Train Club held it's first (modest) public show on 29th June. You can find pictures and a report here, with further information about the Club. www.nbltc.org We've got a way to go before we can put on shows (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: S@H Summer Catalog
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(...) The barn was defenitely built to appeal to the train layout mostly because there are 9V tracks next to it. I would also say that we are their best customers because Trains is one of their best themes. Ever since LEGO killed Town and City, (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) I called US S@H inquiring about set #10025, and the sales rep said: "It looks like they will be available next week." The scanned catalog said #10022 will be available in September so I didn't ask about that one. Looks like S@H will receive (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: S@H Summer Catalog
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(...) I'd think so! With the bulk ideas, & the new SFSC trains it looks to be that way! Josh (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) It is an interesting idea, the multiple-model sets: they will allow plenty more room for customizations, not to mention the fact that the leftovers will surely be put to use elsewhere. The first atteempt with the locos must have been (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NILTC at TCA National Convention show a success!
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Hi everybody - The Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club had its second show last weekend, June 27-29, at the Train Collectors' Association National Convention. The convention was held at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. We had a wonderful (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.il) !
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Good. They've almost got them to the correct length of 40 studs. KL (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Engine shed design
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After having seen the shed shown on the LEGO website in the trains corner and discussing this with some friends, I decided I should "have a go" at it too. My inspiration came from the LEGO design, combined with an old building at Hengelo (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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It looks as if the bases are 32 studs long - which is a new size, we have had 24 & 28 before. David (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Sneak Preview of Pumpkin Coach Car
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(...) ...I remember your ghost train and thought it was beautiful and the addition of the Pumpkin Coach is sooo appropriate and a _great_ rendition to boot :-) Cant wait to see it in person again :-) (...) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com jains.has.it (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Wow, I love them! And I think it's a good strategy by Lego Direct to create 5 different cars but put the bricks in just 2 different sets. Kind Regards, Ben P.s.: I know Lego Direct cannot do new moulds, but this set would have been even much (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Holy Cow!! *That* would be AWESOME!!! Also, it appears to me as if the end car uses *clear* macaronis, as I have done here: (URL) also would be cool:-) -John (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: S@H Summer Catalog
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(...) What I liked about this was the new "grain elevator" model they have for you to build on the bulk packs pages. I agree, new ones would be nice. But this model is a nice consolation prize. Even with built in letters! PS, trainheads will notice (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modified LEGO race train motor (it's a screamer)
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I can go either way I guess. My first idea was to do the same as James and modify the existing train motor with a new electric motor. I was also playing around with the ideas of which both of you described here...I would assume that powering the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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Hello Huw, (...) There's another picture above the scanned part where the cars are in a 3D-view. So, yes, it's right, the roofs are built with 3x2 curved bricks. Also the windows are clear panels 1x2x2. There's the slogan "All New Silver Bricks!" (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Way cool. Of course I'll need more than 5 of these because they need to be "stretched" quite a bit. Something like 50% more should do the trick... that will give room to expand the trucks a bit too. (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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"René Hoffmeister" <rene.hoff@gmx.de> wrote in message news:Gyn28A.13H@lugnet.com... (...) _OR_ (...) Excellent news! Let's hope and prey that the roofs are made from 2x3 curved bricks. Can you tell from the brochure? The look like they might be (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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Hello@all, I didn't found something about #10022 and #10025 in the LUGNET, so I think this is interesting for train fans: (URL) will be two new sets for the Santa Fe Train available in September: #10022; 411 pieces; $34.99: For building a Dining (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Sneak Preview of Pumpkin Coach Car
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One of the MOC's I plan on displaying at BrickFest this year is my train The Ghostline Express. I had planned on eventually building an orange colored "Pumpkin Coach" for the train but the appearance of the new curved slopes in medium-orange-yellow (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Modified LEGO race train motor (it's a screamer)
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Whoa. What YOU describe is even more radical. My hypothetical is powered by the 9V supplied by the rails. It just uses some other sort of 9V motor, transmitting motion to the rails some other way than a train motor body/gearing. YOUR hypothetical is (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modified LEGO race train motor (it's a screamer)
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Awwww, I got ya. When you were saying "power to the track" before I kept thinking electrical power, but now I understand what you are thinking. Very interesting concept and I agree with you that maybe there should be an unlimited division to include (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modified LEGO race train motor (it's a screamer)
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(...) What exactly is a "modified train motor" ?? Here's a hypothetical to make it clearer what I am asking. Suppose I construct something that can get 9v power from the track (wipers, a gutted 9V motor perhaps, whatever) and mount a large electric (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modified LEGO race train motor (it's a screamer)
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MSE allows the racer to modify the standard LEGO train engine pretty much anyway that they want. The track will not be modified and will still only supply the standard 9volt current. So the racer must keep that in mind and design his/her (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modified LEGO race train motor (it's a screamer)
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(...) MSE rules are what? ANY mechanism for transmitting power to the rails is OK as long as it's powered by 9V supplied by the rails, and as long as there is no more than one electric motor involved? Or just that you can modify existing train motor (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Cool! Sounds like we have our first MSE race, this could get interesting. jt (...) apart and switch the wiring. (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tim, There really isn't a rule for the length of the track since each club could be dealing with different space requirements. The track we use is 15' approx 35 pieces of track for each side. jt (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Dang, now you've got me getting back into the mood of making the modified class. Challenge accepted. See you at Brickfest... -Rob www.msltc.org "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GyLrFq.9AG@lugnet.com... (...) engine. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Station Update - Less than 2 Weeks to go before Grand Rapids Michigan GATS Show!
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To All, I decided to post on my continuing project to build a 3 brick high module for my train station, since it was at GATS in Novi Michigan back in January. This project is for the July GATS show in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of the MichLTC (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Good luck with the race. With a motor like that, it looks like you could be sweeping the competition. We were chatting about Railracers at our last club meeting, and I perused the site, but I couldn't find any info on the length of the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, For now I have seen some great engine/cars models made by the train community. I am wondering why there is so little on modelling of track and realistic layout. I want to make a somewhat permanent railroad/layout (which should be operated by (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I finally found a victim to be a part of my mad scientist scheme to become the first modified class Rail Racer(TM)[ (URL) ] engine. I have taken a 9V train motor and removed the standard electric motor inside and replaced it with an oversized (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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All, Just a quick note to let you know that the Building Instructions Portal (www.bricksonthebrai...tructions) is going to be going offline for 24-48 hours, as I upload and test the major overhaul of the site. When it comes back on, be sure to look (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: A train's simple wish...
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"Kyle Keppler" <kindustries@attbi.com> wrote in message news:GyK1Ez.73C@lugnet.com... (...) Thats a riot. This is actually the first thing I said to Tim when he messaged me earlier. Ha ha ha, 'train humor'...so silly. -Jon (space.) -- | The Shipyard (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New MOCs, Santa Fe FP45 and Alco RS-3
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(...) Cool models Robin (+ great pictures KK)! Details that caught my eyes have been the bufferless front end of the Santa Fe. And another really great idea is the exhaust in SNOT of the Alco engine. Simple but very effective. These have been my (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A train's simple wish...
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What it's really trying to say is "I'd rather be a spaceship". Space. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun, lugnet.space)
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| | A train's simple wish...
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Info is coming on the latest NILTC show this past weekend soon, but until then, one of our trains had an all too common wish: www.zacktron.com/tem...therbe.jpg :-D -Tim (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Rio Grande SD40 MOC version 3 (and then there were two)
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Wow, James they look great! Super job on the cab design of these units, I will have to play with this idea. Build on... Robin Werner GFLTC (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New MOCs, Santa Fe FP45 and Alco RS-3
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Here are some pictures of my Santa Fe FP45 Cowl Unit and Alco RS-3. If your in the south Florida area, you can see them in action at the NMRA National Train Show. Special thanks to KK Quah for taking the pictures: (URL) me know what you think... (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Rick, I guess you 'discovered' the egg of Columbus ! Nice solution and NO modifications at all! Just great. Regards, Ludo (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rio Grande SD40 MOC version 3 (and then there were two)
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(...) Brilliant work James - This is an example of how a prototype can be modelled 6-wide to great effect without the added length of the (dare I say easier) 8-wide option. Cab windows are the key - our eyes are always drawn to the cab windows which (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Amtrak's in the news again...
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(URL) Hendrix www.msltc.org (22 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rio Grande SD40 MOC version 3 (and then there were two)
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(...) Hello James, these are really impressive models. I love the 'snotted' cab-windows and the overall appearence of these impressive engines. Cool work and excellent photography (nothing is better than daylight)! Leg Godt! Ben (22 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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JT, this is the one I saw you working on when we met, right? Well, I recognize it and it looks great, what a nice train! Realy good looking design. Good deal. e (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Rio Grande SD40 MOC version 3 (and then there were two)
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I have completed two of the three SD40T-2 Rio Grande Engines I'm building, as soon as I get the back ordered decals I'll finish number three. For now here are a few shots of the two of them together: (URL) J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10020
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(...) There are three ways. 1) Buy the 1x2 tile piece from someone at www.bricklink.com, 2) Buy the 1x2 tile piece from someone at www.ebay.com, or 3) See if someone is willing to trade his piece number for something else. The A##### series was (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Intelli-Train by LEGO(R) Explore Logic...
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Former Duplo IIRC... Josh (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Updated the neat images on the front page
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I was so taken by Kevin's 1592 that I asked him to upload a small pic somewhere so I could use it on the neat images part of the front page. He did and I did. :-) Enjoy! I didn't have the heart to take Ross's steamer down yet as it's pretty nifty. (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 10020
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Hello All: I have get a 10020, and how can I know the number of my 10020 (like yours A####)? thanks!! Fan Chung Wah (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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