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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:H6qqo9.JtK@lugnet.com... (...) week! (...) NCLTC has a layout on display for the month of December at South Hills Mall in Raleigh. This afternoon we set up our play area and collected food to benefit (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.ncltc, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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Hello John, hello everybody, (...) And for sure it can be used for block control. The whole idea of block control is that you can have more than one train running on a single track without having them ever crash. As the name block control suggests, (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There are various block control systems, originally designed for model railroaders that do NOT require alterations to the motor blocks. I have a huge article here about one such system, designed for a dutch modelrailroad magazine called (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was watching a movie set in Europe yesterday and I realized one of the reasons they were so willing to go along with that was because that is how some British trains look. They look like they're set on a baseplate, as opposed to the seperate (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Hi Esger. I am sure some folks would recommend DCC for a newly laid out complex network but as far as I can see this is almost impossible with the 12v system due to the problem of opening the motors and fitting the decoder inside. I have played (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, I'm currently working on making a train layout again since a very long time. (From the preliminary sketches it's already been decided I'm going to clear out my attic to make room ;) ) I am aiming for something a bit more interesting than (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My point was that it would be a relatively simple exercise, as opposed to something a bit more complicated like designing functioning crossing lights for instance. Although again, if TLC's design team doesn't try and reinvent the wheel every (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Short reasoning behind my vote: 1. Steam engine wheels. I posted about this before. The 'My Train' and the HP train look ridiculous: top half steam train, bottom half diesel. Just look at 7750.... 2. 6-wheel train motor. Same story: to make more (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yea, they could also ask lionel to put a couple studs on the tops of their trains and call them LEGO... While I truly appreciate the various models folks come up with, I really don't want to see TLC put effort into things like more American (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) High on my list that isn't a choice would be another design for the wheels. It got to the point for us (my son and I) where we needed to make our own design. A TLC solution would be much more effective and so simple to do. With only a few (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) 1 steam engine wheels (a small number of parts would make a whole range of nice models much easier to build) 2 new structures (model railroads are more than just track and trains) 3 working signals etc. (accessories are always fun) 4 small (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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You missed one... *Bring back the track connector that can be purchased separately! -Rob "Harvey Henkelman" <Ferroequus@webtv.net> wrote in message news:H6o8FB.FH7@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) [snip] (...) Correct, the trains are no longer fully compatible. I suppose Playmo still uses the gauge I, but they do no longer use LGB track, but cheap full plastic parts. The trains are nowadays RC-controlled and battery driven. May have (...) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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My first too... (URL) (22 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) the (...) I'm guessing here, but something like 2.5" gauge. However, your plan will not work. The trains are of a fixed length, with drawbars and metal underframes. Somewhere around here I have a photo of one of them...and the boxcar had been (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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