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(...) Cool! I did not know that, Ben! Yes, gauge 1 track is utilized by Playmobil (was?) and LGB. The correct scale for gauge 1 (assuming standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2") is 1:32. LGB's scale is 1:22.5, so anytime LGB produces a US prototype that runs (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the (...) out? (...) Hi John, maybe it is the same in California, but in LL Guenzburg there are two gauges. Interestingly the narrow gauge track is a standard LGB-track. Same as used by Playmobil as well. (URL) that Gauge I? The 'normal' gauge (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Black is easy to photograph. What's hard to photograph is high contrast. Putting something black on a white background is high contrast. Try photographing it against a dark background. The camera should adjust the contrast and it will turn out (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Will do. Thanks, Jake! (...) lol:-) -John (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) John, if you email me a list of questions you would like answered, I will be happy to pass it on to the LL folks and hopefully can get some answers. Who knows maybe we can convince them to run some of your 16 wides during BW! :) Jake --- Jake (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone know (or bothered to measure) the distance between the rails of the Legoland California trains? Would anyone planning a trip to LLC in the near future be willing to hop the fence and measure? :-) If not, I will do so myself at BricksWest (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree about the omission of the motor sideframes-- that's a given. It's just that the MOC sits so high on the trucks, it makes for one interesting first step on or off the trolley;-) Avoiding that problem building 8 wide is hard enough, let (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually.... no, they don't need to be, Ensign Decker. Some are some aren't, and running the truck without any sideframe at all is not a bad approximation, actually. (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Rayovac Renewal (tm) rechargable alkalines put out 1.5v. They are also cheaper and safer (for us and the environment) than NiCads. How about NiMH batteries, what voltage do they put out? -chris (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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After two days of work the NGLTC has finished it setup of our tree for the Children's Healthcare of Georgia Festival of Trees in the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. NGLTC members Lewis Valentine, Scott Lyttle and myself (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.loc.us.ga) !
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My train collection consists of a number of 4.5, 12 and 9 volt sets. The 9 volt ones are converted to DCC, the 12 volt trains I run as is but running the 4.5 trains soon gets boring with their very limited capability for remote control and of course (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's because you can't defy the laws of physics, Captain [1]; the wheels *must* be shrouded.... When will you learn that you can't "grand right and left" with a 1 armed square dancer? -John [1] even money on James Mathis, though;-) (22 years ago, 4-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nothing wrong with being proud of one of your nations best export products right? :D (...) Well some of his stuff at LEGOWorld has surely inspired me, so beware!!! (...) Sorry, but my health isn't really up to it, doing multiple all-nighters (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not too worried. You won't be able to build it in 6 wide. So Peter's title is safe, I expect. (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [...] (...) [...] (...) Thanks! Did you see my City Bus model? (...) Good question. Our layout doesn't have any elevation changes so I couldn't say. I think that it would handle a gradual change in elevation easily enough, but a more extreme (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wait a little while-- I started one about a year ago but never finished it, but now I'm back on it so keep an eye out.... -John (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep, there are many mutilated pieces in that model. That's one of Pete's creations. He's also responsible for mutilating the trans-orange flame pieces to make the rows of corn in the barn scene. He's even mutilated some LEGO track, to make a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, William R. Ward writes: Bill, Very nice. I like transit vehicles. How does it do going up and down where the track is not level? Bob (...) [snip] (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:H6K52u.8ss@lugnet.com... (...) *love* (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Here are a couple more pictures of Cary's RR Crossing Signal. (URL) Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Train (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message news:H6K4K6.72n@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) Cary, (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Cary's sign is indeed impressive. I had seen bits and pieces of it over the last month or so but had never seen (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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