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(...) Russell - Have you got my Thomas (medium blue), Stepney (tan & black) and James-ish (0-6-0 Fowler in dark red)? I've got a better camera now so I might be able to take some improved pictures. Jason Railton (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I did see your pictures, and I have included them in my presentation. Soon I will post the presentation online. If you have other pictures than these, I would love to see them! Russell (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Bevel gears? WAY overengineered. Someone did a tilting metroliner that uses no gears at all, just slanted truck mounts. VERY clever. This was at least 3 years ago IIRC... I am 80% sure (but not 100%) it was either E. Brok or J. Mathis. (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Is this a presentation of pictures, and if so have you seen my versions? (URL) have quite a few of Thomas' friends too, if you need pics of them. Stepney the Bluebell Engine is the yellow engine behind Thomas in the picture. The red Hogwarts (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Kid is short for Kidderminster, where we exhibited the large layout (16ft x 12ft) earlier this month. Dby is short for Derby, where we were in April 2003. I hope my cutting out of the salient bits of photos has kept the download time (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Idea for DCC
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I am experimenting with and there is some discussion in my club (michlug) about trying it in a small show. While I was studying up on DCC and how it would be used at shows and event I had an idea. If you have a show or event where people bring (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I've just finished my first town MOC in quite some time...this F-150 uses the 1 stud = 1 foot scale, which makes it a large 6-wide truck. Definitely suitable for an 8-wide train layout ;) (URL) One of the features of this truck is the third door, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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"Russell Clark" <rclark@telis.org> wrote in message news:HvELCt.owp@lugnet.com... (...) First one and third one is the same one and would belong to one Jim Davis of Springfield MO. You can contact him at: gearboxed AT classicnet DOT net (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NELUG layout at 3/27 - 3/28 Greenberg show (Animated King Kong!!! included)
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NELUG continued its tradition of doing a new layout that includes some really new stuff including our goal of adding lots of automation to the layout. For this layout that included an animated King Kong climbing a sky scraper. This was put together (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Will the owners/builders of the following engines please contact me: (URL) am updating my Thomas presentation and I need your names to give you proper credit for the models. Russell BayLTC (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Already saved in the Mark Bellis Folder! Whats with the 'kid' bit in all the image names? I can't wait to see some of these in the ABS Tim (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think that's 'cos I put some more pics on there about an hour ago. Perhaps the moderator takes all the user's directories that contain pictures off line while the new stuff is moderated, even if there's already moderated stuff in there. When (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Pics from the TexLUG meeting in San Antonio, March 27th-28th 2004
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(URL) (the above photo is a real creek outside San Antonio) TexLUG just had it's spring meeting in San Antonio. I won't go into much detail, I'll let the people who are good at write ups do that. But here ya go: (URL) Gallery> (URL) Layout overview (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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That's weird, I could click on the links around a half hour ago and they worked. Now I can't see 'em--they're not moderated. Maybe there's a security issue at Brickshelf Just giving ya a heads up. Btw, nice locos! Dave K (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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These aren't moderated yet, you might want to share the deep links (click on the picture so you get the link that ends in .jpg). Frank "Mark Bellis" <m.j.e.bellis-01@stu...oro.ac.uk> wrote in message news:HvCrqB.1Los@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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The first new pictures of my train MOCs have appeared on Brickshelf: LMS 2-6-0+0-6-2T Garratt Steam Engine: (URL) has 5 motors (2 train, 2x 71427 and 1 micro motor in the cab to turn the coal bunker) and working valve gear. Toby the Tram: (URL) with (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: Modifying 9v Wyes
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(...) modifying (...) "Hey, (...) Welcome to the darkside, my son. Obi Wan has taught you well. -bm www.brickmodder.net (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's what I did--I have a whole box full of broken and other misshapen LEGO bricks and I tried dremelling a few of those first. Then I cut up 30 dollar switches :) (...) I own 2 micromotors and about 20 regular motors. I think I'll stick (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Getting Started with LEGO Trains - Wait for the 2nd edition!
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(...) I can only agree with William's analysis of the book, but wanted to be careful in making what might be seen as overly negative comments about something that is likely to be strongly defended. What I really wanted, but certainly wasn't (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.books, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My first boxcar
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Simple and effective, it works well. Those 1x1+1x1 brackets are very useful but not as common as they could be. I like the way you have used the larger than one stud dimension of them to make your design work, thats the bit that always annoys me! (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TLC Train Improvements
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I'm sure TLG will release a train set with a Left hand point in the near future, as I'm sure they manufacture them in equal numbers. David (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | MonLUG's 6th Train Show, April 3rd and 4th
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A french message follows. Un message en français suit. Hello, I'm happy to announce MonLUG's sixth participation in a train show at the « Expo Train Modélisme » in the Montreal Area. It will be held at Georges Vanier High School in Laval (just north (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) ??? Are you talking about (URL) THIS>? Something I haven't really mentioned but of which I'm very proud is my Spamcake Diner™ Moonbase module that I took to BrickFest PDX. I need to post a page about that.... (...) Yeah, I apologize for that. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, thanks! Yeah, I really got carried away with the design. It had even been shortened already by 1 full brick height:-) I'm not used to building from fantasy, and so things just took off. I had in the back of my mind the utilitarian nature (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, I made it easy a while back: (URL) Gimme a little time to figure out were the images & pages are:-P Josh (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sure don't say anthing about the Spamcake train!? And WHEN is this TCLTC layout gonna be unvailed? I've been waiting forever to see it in light, I see little sneaks in Ross's folder, I wanna see MORE! Josh (URL) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) that locomotive positively rocks! it'd probably be too tall for the moonbase (or very close), but it positively oozes style (like an old streamliner), I love it. the freight car is really neat too, but apart from the colors, it doesn't really (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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Here's my first finished attempt at any sort of rolling stock for a train. I wanted a six-wide boxcar with working doors. I managed to keep the doors 1 plate thick by using 1x1 - 1x1 brackets on the back. The brackets stick out from the plate just (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I became inspired by Jake's intermodal warehouse, and specifically by the idea of trains riding around on the Moonbase project transporting containers. I had left BrickFest PDX thinking that I would build some 8 wide ore cars, but now I decided to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Very interesting! I'd like some of those crossovers using both left and right hand switches. I've not yet been brave enough to use my dremel on Lego like that - I once cut a steel pole outside with the cutting disc and the disc shattered and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Back to the drawing board! I could have sworn that the droopy arm type was the older one. Oh well. Tim (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Then it seems there is a problem. The handles that don't droop are too long to place end-to-end like that. Jason Railton (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have a comparison picture of those in my BS galleries: (URL) schleim, Clark (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Will the terror end??? (URL) more switches fall to the Dremel! The double switch works very nice. I'll see what I'm in the mood for next. As usual, let me know what you think! Dave K (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Tim, That piece sounded unfamiliar to me so I went over to Peeron, and it appears that you've spec'd the type 1 version (URL) They indicate that it was produced from '78 to '85, which was during my dark age, which is why it seemed (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Gary's Dymanic Buffer
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Does your train group have some bad drivers / conductors? Well after a lot of good response over Gary's train buffer, i created the instructions for this (my first 2 boot), parts list and even have included the movie of the buffer in action. After (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Wonderful work. I've been there many times and would definitely have recognized the station without any descriptions. Excellent rendering! (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
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(...) I'd say standard dimensions are a requirement! I'd also say we include a short and long version of the containers, much like trains (or real-life intermodal) does. the containers I used (I think) are 8 studs long, so this could be the short (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Heavy Duty Track Connections for Public Display Layouts (ILTCO Article)
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Reference (URL) noticed early on that there is a significant voltage drop between 9V track sections. I put a large steam loco, which uses 2 train motors and 2 71427 technic motors, in a siding. When it was a metre from where the feed from a standard (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train station
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I have been limited recently to building virtual MOCs due to a lack of space for the real thing. So when I wanted to see if I could build a representation of the train station in Jasper, Alberta I turned to MLCAD and POV RAY. The results can be seen (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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