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(...) Or, as I like to call them, "6 wide trains" >;^D JOHN (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Or, as they're known in the UK, "Ffestiniog". ;-) Steam: (3 URLs) think you'll find the first two diesels are priceless examples. Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Need some inspiration? Got weird parts that don't seem to fit in your town/train MOCs? Maybe you should model some Critters! Generally Critters include (but are not limited to) small industrial locomotives and tramways. According to the site at the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: House layout (Was: Re: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.)
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(...) Um. My layout has 6 holes in walls. (Right now only 4 have track in them- and not all of that is connected) Grade is 2 plates/track piece, and it would not really be practical to go overhead for each door regardless of how you did it (rack). (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've also since managed to repair a 4.5V train carriage roof (thanks to the Brickish Association member who supplied me a broken one for price of postage). I might see if I can put a page together with photographs in the near future. Peter (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.faq)
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(...) a (...) I tried a Dremel tool, a small file and a hobby knife (in that order). Of those, the knife produced the best results by far. Not only is it quicker, but there is little or no collateral damage to the block. Also, for some reason I've (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks Brian and Jason! /Tobbe (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: House layout (Was: Re: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.)
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(...) Err. I think that's 'number' as in 'lot' or 'situation'. Specifically a comfortable position in life. Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: House layout (Was: Re: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.)
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(...) [snip] (...) I'm a native speaker, but I still had to go to the dictionary to be sure: cushy Pronunciation: 'ku-shE Etymology: Hindi khush pleasant, from Persian khush : entailing little hardship or difficulty <a cushy job with a high salary> (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | House layout (Was: Re: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.)
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Copy to: lugnet.trains FUT: lugnet.trains (...) Windows is also a problem, of course it can pass by the window but it's inconvinient if they open inwards. (...) Since it's a regular apartment there is no staircase :) (...) The idea was to drive (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Wheel Friction?
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(...) Someone mentioned a while back that they found a good thin-walled rubber hose about the right diameter, and cut rings off that to provide grip for the old 4.5v wheels. I can't lay my hands on the post right now.... ROSCO (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Width Question
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(...) Have a look at this message & threads. From zero wide on up! (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi everybody. Since a lot of LEGO fans have websites under ozBricks, and most of us don't even know of their existence, I made a website that contains a full list of links to those websites. www.ozbricks.net/links It's divided so far to sectors like (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics) !!
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(...) 8 width trains? Nah, it will never catch on... ;-) Jeroen (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anyone tried to make a train car 8 studs across? I was thinking this would be a pretty cool idea for a working Hogwarts train. On the left side of the train, you have the wall, and like the santa fe, the windows have elbow space, as does the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I too have been using a sharp knife to take small slivers of plastic out from each wheel block. As a result, there has been a tremendous improvement in the performance of each train. Previously the Santa Fe engine was struggling to pull more (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FBTB's Coverage of NY Toy Fair 2003
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Are there any pictures of the other wagons in this set? David (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, this is really a different issue, but it seems appropriate to mention it here. In the MOT instructions, it has the the motor as the front bogie, but in practice this causes a lot of slippage even with a small number of carriages being (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I contacted Lego Direct and presented the problem to them stating that there was significant drag on the gray wheel sets. In the course of the discussion the lady (name escapes me) who is the customer service rep for trains was not aware of this (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | GFLTC at GATS this weekend!
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LEGO Train Fans, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) will have a 18x25 layout at the Great American Train Show, February 22-23, 2003 in St Petersburg, Florida. We will also have a expanded Kids Area with four large play tables. See some (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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