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| (...) Aaron mate great photo work. when you look back at the first show 2 years ago we are just getting better each time. Again thanks for the effort and support you have given to BLTG. to all our members thanks to all for the support I know we (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Streamliner Dome Car Instructions Corrected and BF PDX 2004
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| Hi, I tried to order a copy of the instructions from CafePress a couple of weeks ago and was informed there were still problems with the printing. See the email below I received from CafePress: You order has been canceled because there was some (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | BUGS - Sandgate Show, Photos available
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| Hi all, the photos that i took from the Sandgate Model train and hobby show. After moderation: (URL) sure to check out the vids. 1) There is one of Gary's track buffer taking a hit. (these were great, ther absorbed the impact of the train hitting a (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Open Poll...
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| (...) Mine is the technic plates that I usually use to attach bogies to the chassis :D ROSCO (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Making train switch control unit modularized
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| Since adding motorized switch units to my LEGO track Wyes, I needed to come up with a good control unit. My first was 4 switches built into one box. Then I thought, "Hey! What if I wanted to expand? Add more switches??" Inspired by rtlToronto robot (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Brickshelf MOCs page
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| Hi folks! I only signed up to Lugnet couple months or so ago, but I finally got a digital camera and have posted pictures of my various MOCs on my brickshelf page: <www.brickshelf.com/...=Earthman> There's a variety of different ones, even ones made (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Custom Curved Switch in our layout
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| (...) That's right, without extra washer it is too tight. so, one could either modify the switch, but easier would be the use of washers (or if big wheels are used on an axle, make it a bit more roomier. (...) oops, yup, that is right. when (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Custom Curved Switch in our layout
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| I think we determined that the derail was caused the wheels being a little too close together. Even with the large flanges, the steam engine would traverse the switch, if a small washer were used to keep the big wheels a bit farther apart. Also, one (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | NovaLUG to display in New Minas, Nova Scotia, March 20th
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| Greetings all, NovaLUG will participating in the Kings county Hobby Show at County Fair Mall in New Minas, Nova Scotia, tomorrow, March 20th. The show is from 9 am until 3 pm, free admission. New Minas is near the start of the Annapolis Valley, just (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
| | | | | Re: Custom Curved Switch in our layout
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| I love those flanges on that steamer! I've been trying to aqcuire some for a while now. I didn't know there were 2 sizes!?! -brickmodder (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Custom Curved Switch in our layout
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| We forgot to take clear pictures of them at our last show, but here is a preview: (URL) As you can see, we used a custom modified switch (by Joe), of which the off-leg equals 1 curved track. This can save a lot of space, and makes turns off of a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Pictures and Video of COLTC at the Greenberg show
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| Last weekend, COLTC displayed at the Greenberg Toy, Train, and Hobby show, in Columbus, Ohio. We had one of our largest displays to date in our young life (we just turned 1 year old). We had an L-shaped, 30 x 30 foot display, with a total of 4 (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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| (...) Thanks. And I can feel the peer pressure building - I can see myself ending up doing that A4 Pacific. Hopefully it'll be better than this one: (URL) Jason Railton (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Open Poll...
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| (...) Hello modder, hello fodder.... Actually, I don't even like those-- we rip them apart to create our own trucks in the TCLTC clubhouse. I would say a BBB driver, but that's not LEGO..., sooo I guess it would be the 9 volt motor by default; you (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Open Poll...
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| What's your favorite Lego train element? Mine's a wheelset. Can't have trains without those! -brickmodder (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Switch box, shelves, EMDSD40ace, Oh My!
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| So, it's been a bit of a dry spell with updates, so I went downstaris, built a little bit, and took some pics! (URL) a switch box directly ripped off from Jeff E from rtlTrain(s). Showing new pics of my GE Diesel loco, And here-- (URL) new (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: TCLTC LEGO Brick Sculpture Plaza
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| (...) Very cool John, I saw this on Brickshelf earlier today and really liked the look of it. I can't wait till we get to see more of the layout. jt (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | TCLTC LEGO Brick Sculpture Plaza
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| Ever since Ross built these a few years back: (2 URLs) I decided> that they needed to be a part of the TCLTC layout. Here is the result: (URL) More pics (URL) HERE> TCLTC page (URL) HERE> JOHN (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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| In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote: <snip> (...) That's how I managed to do it too! (...) I managed to fit the cylinders to the front bogie so they articulate too, but can't fit push rods though (...) Wouldn't normally do a Mallard Jason, but (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: PDX / LTC container swap
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| (...) Any club that would like to exchange cargo containers with NELUG may contact me by e-mail: chris AT drvegetable.com to arrange a swap. I agree with JT that it is more in the spirit of the exchange to swap whole containers instead of sticker (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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