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About 5 weeks ago COLTC was approached to do a layout for the Shrine of our Lady of the Snows, in Belleville Illinois. This is a part of the Way of Lights, and part of the Lego display. The display is open to the public from 5-10 PM each day from (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains) !!
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| | General Motors Locomotive EMD SD70ACe
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Inspired by this loco-- (URL) I made this: (2 URLs) Have a look at the rest of the pics and, if so inclined, let me know what you think! (URL) Few things--I start the project with the trucks, just to see if I could get a 3 wheel truck functioning (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | GATS/Arkansas - MSLTC day 1 highlights
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We're having a blast! I couldn't wait to get home tonight and post a few pics. If you guys are in the Litle Rock area this weekend, you should drop in! Oh, the photos are huge (sorry low bandwidth people)... LDCC yard with 18 switches controlled by (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.msltc, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: MonLUG's 5th train show pics.
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(...) (snip original msg) (...) Thanks! Actually, I counted at least 12 of this truck on the layout (I own 6 in different colors). It became pretty popular! ;-) I really like the Shell tanker and the garbage truck made respectively by Kevin and Luc. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: HELP! Train motors dead and dieing!
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(...) Peter, It sounds like the wheels are too close together and can not contact the inside of both rails of a straight. Curves are closer together for a train motor. Wheels are press fit on axles so can move. Bruce (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HELP! Train motors dead and dieing!
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(...) Okay I tried measuring resistance on track 47 joints long (a broken circle) but still, the resistance is only 2-6 ohms. Then I tried running them one at a time. Even on top notch the older motor needs nudging to start on straight, has real (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MonLUG's 5th train show pics.
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(...) Well done, MonLUG! Pierre: Thank you for taking some many pictures. I am impressed with how effective the semi-truck cab design proliferates through the layout. The different color schemes and subtle styling differences do make each one (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: HELP! Train motors dead and dieing!
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(...) You can test this for yourself. Measure the voltage of a 9v battery with your voltmeter, then measure it again in series with a 10K resistor. It's still 9V! Now, think of all those track pieces (and joints) as tiny little resistors... :-) Mark (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HELP! Train motors dead and dieing!
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(...) Hi Peter! But that is only measured without electric load. Even if you have a really high resitance in the joints of the track, you still will have the 9V at any given point of the track as long as you have no parallel load on the track. A (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MonLUG's 5th train show pics.
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(URL) Hello! I just discovered your brilliant pics from the train show. Your display is just great, I love it, so many details! Each picture must be seen. I wonder how the containers' side walls are build and what the exact size of these containers (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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