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(...) The British standard class 9F 2-10-0 (250 built) had no flanges on the 3rd set of driving wheels and thin flanges on the 2nd and 4th sets. Two or three of these locos survive. They are widely seen as one of the best heavy freight locos in (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I was burried for weeks perivious to BrickFest PDX and then I was in recovery mode for several weeks after... I must have missed it. :) Great model! (As always) SteveB (...) (21 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve, You are trying to be funny, aren't you? You did miss a flurry of activity, but I'll be shameless and reannounce mine. (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, the first locomotives for the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij (Dutch Iron Railway Company) were 2-2-2 (1A1 in European notation). The drivers had no flanges. Source: De Breedspoor lokomotieven van de H.IJ.S.M. (The wide gauge (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Curious Kids' Museum Show - Caslte, Town/Train, Space & Aquazone
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MichLUG was pleased to display at the Curious Kids' Museum for a second year running during their annual LEGO creation contest. This year we assembled displays for four seperate themes. The Space and Aquazone were a little on the small side and we (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.aquazone, FTX) !!
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| | Re: My BBB steam locomotive (and latest pics from around the layout)
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(...) And even an (URL) (couldn't use BBB wheels for that, the (URL) large spoked wheels> would do) Tim (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Indeed>. Not the be-all and end-all, but a fairly comprehensive list. ROSCO (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My BBB steam locomotive (and latest pics from around the layout)
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(...) Remember: when someone says a prototype existed, he's probably right. When someone says a prototype never existed, he's probably wrong. :-) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My BBB steam locomotive (and latest pics from around the layout)
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(...) (URL) Nonsense> JOHN (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(URL) a newer version of my steam loco--I think it's a little more in line with other steam locomotives--it's now a 4-4-0, instead of a 4-4-4 (which, I'm told, never existed...) The modifications also had the additional feature of reducing the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I had read your solution but I have to admit it didn't make sense to me at the time as I don't generally use the technic part you listed. Seeing the pics makes perfect sense. Very slick solution. It also has the advantage of being 6 wide. I (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) You're right. I had seen the catalog entry on Bricklink but never actually checked it out. None for sale..No ever sold.... Lotsa people have 'em on their wish list though. :) Mike (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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(...) I thought I'd figured this one out at the time: (URL) Though admittedly, yours is a plate lower than mine. Do current postboxes have hollow studs or not? Mind you, current technic 1x5 plates don't have holes in the end... Jason Railton (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Or the red 1637 or 1837 (1) livery :-) Niels Karsdorp (1) In 1999 the Dutch railway stock was split between NS Reizigers (Passengers) and NS Cargo (Freight). The locomotives class 1600 for NS Reizigers were renumbered to class 1800, keeping (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) I believe that the 1 x 4 tile was never made without a groove. (Grooves were introduced almost a decade before the 1x4 tile first appeared.) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks Gianluca :-)) Didier Enjary 6studs...and more (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm out of my league here - SNOT is very not me and neither are trains :), but I figured this was too good to pass up. I don't know if Mike can do it, but I just did it in 2 2/3 bricks and 4 studs wide, opening sideways :) Here's the pics to (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Indeed you did. But (and you're probably going to hate me for hurting your brain like this), can you make it open...sideways? (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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(...) Nooo...ooo! (...) Well, okay:-) Phew, I thought we had lost one of the "good guys"! :-) I patiently await the sister;-) JOHN (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Aha! I had an epiphany. When I posted this hack: (URL) question was raised if it could be done so the door opens up. The height is identical to the original. 3 bricks high. The first picture is a little fuzzy but the second has the guts of it any (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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On April 24th and 25th the North Carolina LEGO® Train Club (NCLTC) will be participating in the Great American Train Show (GATS) at the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina. The NCLTC train layout is constructed (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.trains.org.ncltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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BTW I added a pic that explains how the only two snotted details are made: (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Having seen Reinard's 20 wide dutch locomotive, I immediately tought about realizing the long (by me) loved french version (it was the loco in my first Lima toy train!). (Didier, you asked for it...here it is ;-P) If you know me, you'll be (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) AWESOME work! First 1600-style Dutch engine I've seen in LEGO that truly manages to capture the right shape of the nose. (And no, 1876 is not a real number... the Almelo is 1618 but who cares. See (URL) for a list of names/numbers) As for 6-8 (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Still working on it. I had my sights set on a 1E steam engine (2-10-0) but the frame is the bottleneck, am almost there getting it through curves. (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Working Fountain on TCLTC layout (Pics)
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(...) I'm glad it uses only the pump cylinders, which means that if the water causes the seals to fail over time it doesn't impact any other components. I tried to make a fire engine once, using the old pneumatic system with a non-return valve and (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I've got a 4-6-4 in the works, with all three drivers tied together. I ended up grinding off the flanges on the trailing wheels. Although deflanging the center pair produces less overhang over the track, it forced my leading truck to have to (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I googled for Luttermoller as an articulation method I knew used blind drivers and got this page (URL) up a website level gave this page, (URL) which should give lots of inspiration Tim (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I liked it so much I downloaded the whole brickshelf folder (using a handy program). I'm stating the obvious here, but you could always mate Lego with commercial bogies and track in the appropriate scale. Now that would be cool. Steve (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.modelteam)
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Hi, Just to say : great ! I really enjoy (I would appreciate a french SNCF livery :-)) Will you participate LegoWorld 2004 with this model ? Merci et A bientôt Salut Juste pour dire : superbe ! J'aime beaucoup (J'apprécierais une livrée SNCF) (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.fr)
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Wow... Cool! It's huge. It's a beauty. Jeroen (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.modelteam)
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Hello, This is really cute (or cool and clever, as John put it). From what I can see it is even more playable than LEGO's original train doors, and very suitable for any modern high speed train. It inspired me to come up with a way to make it still (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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I made my own flangeless wheels: (URL) made a small lathe with a Technic axle, bricks and a 9v motor. Using a razor blade I turned the flanges off. Took about 10 minutes per wheel. Robert (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is the prototypical term, at least in US practice, as far as I know. (...) Never heard of any of these used in US practice (...) Yes, real locomotives. I don't know of any non locomotive applications where this was necessary. I googled (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote: <snip> (...) The tool to make BBB wheels without flanges is in the works right now. The toolmaker I use is busy and it will be about three months before I have unflanged wheels for sale. On that note, is there a (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Nice work! Thanks for sharing. I have been thinking about dividing up the length of the engine; where 1/2 is the cord of the curve and the remaining 2/4's are evenly split on both sides of the pivot points as you have done. Ben has shaved down the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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well Dutch.... Ok, based on the French BB7200.... but it's the Dutch railways yellow version, oh yeah: and it has the crest of the city I grew up: Almelo. Don't know if 1876 is a real existing train number, but what the heck. Hello all you (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.modelteam) !
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| | Re: rtlToronto/train6 April 2004 photos - scenery
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(...) Some great scenery in your layout. I notice that you guys build it quite thin, with technic beams for support. There aren't as many thicknesses of bricks as there are in the statue kits. So far I've built just one piece of scenery as an (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is just great. I feel a boxcar coming on. Thanks for sharing Chucko (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Working Fountain on TCLTC layout (Pics)
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(...) It actually pumps the water. A large part of the design problem was getting the system to pump an amount of water that wasn't too much and wasn't too little. I'd have to say that the final result was a triumph of trial and error:-) JOHN (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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