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(...) of 2x2.5 meters free for my train/town stuff. I will fill my car as much as I dare without making a brickyard out of my MOCs. (...) Only a car accident can stop me now - see you on Saturday morning! Ben (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Some LEGOWorld 2002 pictures
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I've made some shots today, while everybody was preparing their display for LEGOWorld 2002. The pictures are 640*480 (Click on them for 1600*1200 you like detail) , mostly dealing with trains, technic and pirates. (URL) update again on sunday) Hope (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Largest train car dimensions?
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:H44qy6.8x3@lugnet.com... (...) or (...) the (...) clearance (...) Ok, I sorry. I want to know maximum width. I know 6stud is standard. What I try to make need to be wider. The car (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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(...) There is a site that has pictures of various GP40's here: (URL) of info, pictures, etc of SD's, GP's, etc. Enjoy. Play well. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Largest train car dimensions?
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(...) I've run 14 wides with no problem. I routinely run passenger cars that are 62 studs long. These aren't the *longest*-- I'm not really sure anyone has cared to find out the maximums, although for length around curves, the maximum distance (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Straight or curved? curve curve curve or curve straight curve (gives a bigger radius curve)? What things are around it that it needs to clear? If you are on straight track, and have no clearance problems there is no definite upper limit if the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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I would like to know the longest and widest train car dimensions and still have it run properly on a track. -- Duane Drumm (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: M.O.Cs trains
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(...) (URL) some very positive feedback so I will give a few details about each. Glad to see you all like them. dsc01342 - A general purpose bo-bo diesel. not based of any specific model. Has working headlights. Another member of the BLTG has an (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | BayLTC confirmed for GATS!
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FREMONT, CA - BayLTC, the Bay Area LEGO Train Club, is pleased to announce that today we received confirmation that the status for our layout to be displayed at the Great American Train Show has been upgraded from "Hold" to "Confirm". Show Details: (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time
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Yup. Thanks. -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I ment that I called up LEGO and they sent me a whole new set of wheels. THey had no problem with it. After replacing the old SF wheels with the new, I looked at what would cause the high friction. It looks like the outer most diamater of the wheel (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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When you say you replaced the wheels, are you referring to the whole kit 'n caboodle or just the axle? -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
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(...) Jake/LD, It should be easy for LD to check who they sold problem batches to as most of them will have been sold by via mail order(?). I wonder if this can be sorted that way? ;) Scott A (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: M.O.Cs trains
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Very nice, Gary. later, James Mathis (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Tilting Train APT instructions here
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(...) of the APT there, too. (...) Nice. Check some of the other pics I show of the APT (other versions). I think I showed a substitute construction in place of the yellow 3x3 corner slopes. Maybe that could work OK for you? (...) Glad you like it. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: testing wheelsets (was: something else...)
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(...) And I was just going to suggest the 'flick' test... <grin> How about something simple like a couple of pieces of straight track, with some bracing so they fairly solid? Put two wheels together, put them on one end of the jig, and raise that (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
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(...) (the old saying: "If you want it done right, do it yourself"... springs to mind. This of course conflicts with "do what you do well, and let others do the rest") (...) Thanks for the update on this. I hope it turns out to be easy to resolve! (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
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(...) This is absolutely not true. These sets are very much meant to be run. They were never intended to be "display only" models. Whoever he talked to was misinformed. (...) this is the first that we have heard about it having problems. (...) I (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
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"Harvey Henkelman" <Ferroequus@webtv.net> wrote in message news:H42q1E.1qM@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] But they really didn't go out of business. They simply reorganized under Chapter 11 as ATA (American Trans Air or (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
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(...) >Ben Hmmm, this sounds very, VERY bad! A consumer Service Department is meant to provide SERVICE !! Bad parts are bad parts, and there should only ONE PROPER ANSWER from a service employee: 'Sorry, of course w'll replace your bad Legos' (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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