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(...) Arn't we all big kids at heart ! I love to see Lego train crashes.But it would be good to have a train layout that does not slow any trains down. I had a look on the BrickFest PDX site. And I saw that HoMa (?) from the FGLTC was bringing his (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) expansion links but they weren't strong enough, so I reverted to what you see and fixed the motion in forward gear. (...) I wish I had a digital camera to make explaining this easier! I haven't put cranks on my Northern chassis yet, so the (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest PDX 2004 - some serious train builders are going...
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(...) Any chance you could find room for a loop to accomodate a (URL) 10 wide tram>? ROSCO (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi Fellow Train-heads, At BrickFest PDX 2004 there is going to be a who's who of train builders! (foot in mouth list...) Holger Matthes and Ben Beneke(FGLTC) from Germany, James Mathis, (Mr 8 Wide) John Neal(TCLTC), John Gerlach(GMLTC), Rob (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I'll just ask that you keep a loop or two "8-wide compatible", for those of us bringing 8-wide trains & rolling stock. Otherwise, I'll just plan on running my 'Challenger' and wiping out anything too close to the track... ;-) JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Niels! You are absolutely right! I accidently turned around the middle cars when I had to put the train togther for the photos.:) The real rail deck was blue like you remember, so thats why I used the blue traks. Henrik (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My mistake - it was 21st February, so 10 days and one month to the bicentenary of the first steam locomotive. Funnily enough, that's exactly the day the NBLTC is putting on a display at the (URL) museum in Swindon... Jason Railton (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Hi all, When the first version of the LEGO Train Poster was released, someone asked: "Where's the stickers?". He was right of course. But I want(ed) to do as much as possible in POV-Ray and not Photoshop things. Since then I experimented with (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ehm, aren't the middle cars of that red and white IC/4 turned around? I remember these trains with the doors next to eachother between car 1 and 2 and between car 3 and 4. (...) While I discovered Danmark a bit too late to sail this ferry (I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Henrik- Every now and again a really special LEGO creation comes along that is totally different. Your railroad ferry is stellar example! It is totally spectacular. We rode a giant ocean going ferry from Denmark to Germany (and back) the first time (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Can't wait for Brickfest PDX to get here. If you haven't signed up yet, now is your chance. Sign up at: (URL) organizing the train layout that will be at the event. If you'll be there and would like to contribute to the layout, send me an email. The (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains) !!
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(...) Ah yes, but thats cheating ;) that one isnt set 7862 (it isnt even 12V track there..) Esger (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I feel a bit of a fraud building the (2 URLs) Rocket> first, so here's something to set the record straight. Also, it's appropriate since 2004 is the bicentenary of the invention of the steam locomotive. The very first self-propelled railway engine (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Pictures with measures on it can be found at : (URL) (after moderation) Measures are in LDU, one LDU = 0,4mm Regards, Ludo (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's one: (URL) C. (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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"Shaun Sullivan" <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message news:HqzEv5.1F6M@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) with (...) month (...) I, Joe Comeau, here do by attest that Shaun's 4-8-4 Northern started off as boooorriiiiiing. But, damn, it's come a (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not Henrik, but I can answer it too. Yes M/F Dronning Ingrid (Motor-Ferry Queen Ingrid) and its two sister ships M/F Prins Joachim (Prince Joachim) and M/F Kronprins Frederik (Chrownprince Frederik) was sailing on the route between Funen and (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow! That was a December to remember... The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) survived a train show filled December and here are some images to prove it. All of the shows were great fun and featured numerous MOCs and display methods. Seasonal (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.gflug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !
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(...) Well, in my experience they dont actually "work", they just "try" ;) but (from head) the principle is that when activated by a "switchmotor" a mechanism rises that will push/slide the magnets off each other by colliding with the little poles (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just the suspension bridge and it's approaches (eleven miles round trip) from Zealand to an island in the middle of the Great Belt waterway. There's also a West Bridge from that island to Funen of nearly equal length, but was not the focus of (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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