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(...) Wow, very impressing layout! My favorite among all pictuiures is this one: (URL) for taking pictures of all the LTCs-containers. Nice to see them in use at the show. Keep on bricking! Ben (www.FGLTC.org) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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My pictures are now available online and can be seen here: (URL) apologize for all the ones that are dark, the place where the show was held had poor lighting. I tried to take pictures with my flash and without my flash, and neither seems to have (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Hi all, for the now launched "Second International System Creativity Contest": (URL) had prepared this small 10 pictures gallery, which is now 99.5% ready to enter the contest as soon as it is possible. (URL) you enjoy the little story, which is (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.trains) !!
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(...) I'm not Steve, but I'll answer anyway (my first time reading Lugnet since the show!) (...) Yep. That's Kevin's control panel. Really cool! Its surfaced with black tiles mostly. He used small vertical clips to fasten on a layout diagram made of (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Depends on what you consider the front of the elevators; is it the track side or the road side? The track side of the two elevators is what is open and facing the crowds. After some initial grumbles from them, they ran reliably and to great (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) It is a control system. :) There is a flex-tube map of the entire layout, with red clips to show breaks in power zones (electrical isolation) and yellow clips to show switches. Each of the yellow switches is numbered, and there is a row of (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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That was the control for the automated switches. I'm not sure how exactly it technically worked, but I did get to play with it. It was the work of Kevin Maynes, he will be able to explain how he made it. I will try and track him down so he can (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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That is the front of the elevators, and is the side that faces the crowd. There are doors that can close, but we leave them open so the crowd can see the grain elevators working. Adam In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: [[snipped]] (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Steve, What is this area? (URL) like a control system, could you explain it some? Thanks, jt (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I meant links to the folder, and or the filename pattern, but it's been moderated now. (...) Can you comment on this pic: (URL) is going on in the back of these elevators? Or is it the front? It looks like the open back of the elevator is the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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As a diversion today, and after seeing some magnificent engines built using 5- en 7-wide concepts, I started building one of my favorite German diesel engines, the BR 211 B'B' diesel. Specs so far : - Built on a constructed bottom plate, 34 studs (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've got the layout we used saved at work; I'll upload it to Brickshelf tomorrow and link here. I didn't get any pics myself this time around, but Raven took some, and I'll chivey her into getting me the disks. thanks, James (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) If this is actually the green passenger coach redone in blue that is HIGHLY significant because it means that train doors, wide train windows and narrow train windows are available IN THE SAME COLOR all at the same time. When's the last time (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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Christopher Tracey <ctracey@enviroweb.org> wrote in message news:3D98B38B.708070...web.org... (...) The pet hospital is gray. It is a fairly accurate representation of the front of the pet hospital that my wife works at. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <accent> Yeah, I lived in picksburg fer five years n'at. Mostly in Squorl h'l, but I did venture dahntahn every one snawall. I take it yinz are from da burgh as woll? </accent> What a wierd place... -c (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Have you heard the Pittsburgh accent? Believe me, the extraneous 'h' is the least of our problems! Dave! (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just to note that Pittsburgh is spelled with an 'h' on the end. I heard that its the only city allowed to spell burgh that way, but I'm not positive. Anyway, great pics Ray! Is the pet hospital green, white or gray? I can't tell from the pic. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:H38Kp2.JvM@lugnet.com... (...) Edinboro is about 20 miles south of Erie,PA which is where I live. Erie is about equidistant from Cleveland, Buffalo, and Pittsburg. (...) The collection (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sounds great! Can you give some deep links? Perhaps the pattern? Thanks! (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Highlights: About 9000 people toured the various layouts; Kevin and his lift bridge featured in our local paper (local population ~1 million); After years of taking second place at shows we finally got a first place finish. One factor which we (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug) !!
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