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Duuuuuude :) That's really cool. I really like the style and techniques you used in this. I also like the fact it's on the water. :) -Anne (...) -- For SCO to attack IBM using IP (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. is somewhat like trying to eat >.~.\ `` ` (...) (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Mike, This looks awesome. Could you take a photo with the walls off to show the construction to those of us who don't have LDraw? Or would that require too much deconstruction? Bruce (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've never seen a log cabin like this (with the horizontal logs) ever done before, and I'd of thought someone would have stumbled across that before. It looks great and realistic. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
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My project is along a quite different track, I am attempting to create the DCC control packets with a PC sound card feeding an 'H' bridge power booster. I think my hardware is finished as I have checked it far as I can using an osciloscope but I (...) (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Better yet, it's in BLACK. Now I can use all my red doors for red boxcars, and build some all black boxcars. Do we have a release date and retail price yet? (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
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The new World City Hover Craft set ((URL) features the ruturn of LEGO part 4511 - the sliding box car door! (URL) is on the Dock building in the back of the picture and also includes a 1x4x3 window frame in black. Mike (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh I see what you mean - and I agree with john that there's no real need for multiple channels. (...) Well I was thinking of relatively simple slave units, but with the ability to operate various devices when they receive appropriate DCC (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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After completing a few renderings of Wayne Sardullo's box car, I decided to rehash some of my old train creations, and ended up with a whole new train line. Welcome to JetRed: (URL) of the engines are MOCs, one is a recoloring of the metroliner (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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visit the new populair lego website ||||| |||||(URL) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The firebox is too cool! Very clever! I'm going to have to try that out... it's off to BrickLink I go. :-) Thanks for sharing, Mark (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm sure I could have fooled with it and made it worked as adveritized (sort of) but, it's still more fun like this. It was a huge hit at the NILTC Thomas the Tank Engine show... (URL) that point it hadn't yet evolved the lighted fire box. The (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The luggage unloading works properly _if_ you ensure you build the engine carefully. All the bricks must be pushed togther properly. Mine had been built as a display model for a ship, and its mechanism didn't work properly. Once I'd rebuilt (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Ralph I do not think it would be a good idea to have multiple DCC channels. Sure you can have multiple power supplies (which I think the DCC people call 'power stations') but each one should carry the identical DCC signal. DCC packets are (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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The biggest problem with this set is the magic unloading luggage which isn't and doesn't! My latest version of this set replaces the shock absorber and treasure chest with a working headlight and an animated, lighted firebox. These are infinatly (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, For eighth(1) consecutive show the Greater Florida LEGO Train Club is proud to have a display at a H & R Trains Show. The show will take place at the H & R Trains Store in Pinellas Park, Florida October 4, 5 & 6, 2003. See (URL) for more (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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(...) I think I mis-stated my question. I meant to ask how many _independent_ DCC channels would you like to see. That is, one DCC loop controlling trains and another controlling switches, lights, crossings, etc. I'm going to wait for more input (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Excellent! (...) This depends on how many trains will be running, but IMO should at least be programmable (ie the ability to use 1, 2 or 3 ports depending on load). Because you can plug LACC[1] boosters into the output, and drive extra motors (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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All, I'd like to announce that I have FINALLY had a free day this weekend and managed to add DCC capability into pbForth! Thanks to Mark Riley for showing me his early DCC driver in assembler and to Dave Koudys for lending me a DCC equipped motor (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) You found some nice old pieces. (...) The motor and battery box (only the cover on the picture) are from the 1968 set 102 motor with battery box (URL) I own such a battery box, although with a broken cover, so I could check the inside details. (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The thing in the lower right is a very old 4.5V LEGO train motor. Since it's upside-down and disassembled it's harder to see it for what it is. It was first made around 1970. The things on the right are obviously the wires to connect it to a (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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