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I too will be watching with great interest. While I'm in no position to ask for such, I'm certainly hoping there will be a thorough debriefing once the first operation session has gone over. My biggest point of query at the moment is about the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Just received a gift from my mother the other day, an MTW transformer car! Nice piece of work Larry, although I'll change a couple of colors (on the transformer)...it was a joy to build. -Harvey (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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<Snippage> (...) Actually, I didn't get that far and found myself wondering the best way to do it. I have two ideas that I am working on just trying to figure out which one is better. My main design overall was to figure out HOWTO overcome the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Wayne Sardullo writes: {{edited}} (...) Wayne all I can say is yes :) You've solved the problem I was having which was getting power to the two rails above. How do you stop the train on the top of the turntable from moving when you (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi! I have build a remote controlled webcam with Mindstorms and the program WebBrick. If you follow this link (URL) based stream, dosen't work on all computers - or (URL) Java free, but reload the picture only after 5 seconds) you can control the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In all my travels I have never really seen the the best solution for a LARGE scale Turntable for a round house. I found that Alcohol actually improves building design... I'm not going to go into some big thesis about how the solution came about but (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Perhaps Dan Parker can step up with a answer for this one. I'd say fairly well indefinitely @ room temp (70F). It _should_ be OK...try it and find out, I suspect that is going to be the best answer. There is also the load to be (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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This has probably been discussed before, but my quick search of lugnet.trains didn't turn up anything. How long would you let a train motor run? Has anyone put a train on some sort of automatic timer to let it rest every now and then? Thanks, Mike (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It looks like we're already seeing evidence that the peeron inventory of it is a bit off (not that I don't appreciate the work that went into its creation!) There's visibly more than 2 6x12 grey tiles. I'd suggest that perhaps the # of 6x12 (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Whoops, these were not deep linked. Let's try that again: Trains and town (URL) Wars (Star Destoyer!) (URL) hope this works better. "Wendel Bogaard" <w.bogaard@chello.nl> wrote in message news:H46p1E.BGt@lugnet.com... (...) 18th (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: dome car concept
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(...) Tommy Armstrong (the engraver) has a Bricklink store: (URL) should give you all of the info you need. -John (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My "Legends" building spree
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(...) Larry - we said the same about the engines when they came out. I think TLC have aimed for the middle-ground and missed! Let's face it, no-one's going to own up to having these engines in their country. They're pretty good sets, nevertheless. I (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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More pictures of LEGOworld 2002 in Zwolle (the Netherlands) on October 18th 2002!!! Check: (URL) reviewed. Some previews: Town and trains (URL) Wars (URL) Potter (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Largest train car dimensions?
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(...) Okay, here is my advice. If you are going to build a car specifically for the LUCNY display, build it to the tolerances your club uses. If they run 6 wide cars, stick to 6 wide. 8 wide, then 8 wide. Anything that you build that deviates from (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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I know that you guys ordered those corrugated bricks from the engravers, but could you send me the engravers actual contact info? Addy, phone, and email? thanks Also, if I may ask, how much did they charge you per brick or per 10? 100? I would like (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's really weird! A lot of US proto modelers find them rather more european than they care for. Must be they're actually somewhere in the middle, in the zone where they don't look 100% right to either camp. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Some LEGOWorld 2002 pictures
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(...) Jan-Albert, thanks very much for the pics! Looks like a good time is going to be had by all. (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.de)
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8 is largest then? 10 "level trackside details" means things on sides of track get destroyed? reason for me to ask i make car for lucny. most in group like trains. i want to make car for lucny display. my contribute to group. -- Duane Drumm "Stefan (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) While people have made 10-12 stud wide trains, those have a tendency to level trackside details. General large standard is 8 wide or possibly 9 wide. Hope that helps. -Stefan- (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains)
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(...) We saved plenty of space for you and some people from Italy, around 5-3 IIRC. And we can always make more space very easily, the layout so far is very spacious! And car accidents : watch out for those dutch drivers, they drive like madmen :D (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.nl)
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