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(...) Matt Chiles used this technique heavily in his roller coaster, and referred to it as "pony-eared" (the 2x2 plate is pony-eared into the 2x4 plate). This comes from the old castle sets, before there was a horse element. The ears of the horses (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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Hi all, As someone who has never participated in a large group build I'm very curious as to how this works.. Could you answer a few questions? I see the buildings are arranged on large gridded paper, and each team has several reference photographs. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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Here are some more pictures of the Phase I building session that took place this past weekend. These pictures represent progress up until 1pm on Sunday as I had to leave and missed the rest of the Sunday build session. When I left 2 structures were (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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During research for a future project it was mentioned to me that someone had displayed an MOB railcar at an exhibition in Calgary, Does anyone know who's this was? Any pics? Tim (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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I just wanted to say that I had an absolute blast on Saturday - one of the best outings I've had as a member of NELUG. Despite having to rebuild my one section repeatedly (thus creating "The Gash"[1]), we probably could have completed our building (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Postcard from Poland
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Hello, It's hot summer night, 1979, small train station somewhere in Northern Poland. SM48 with short train is resting on the sidetrack, passengers are waiting for night train. One of the lamps suddenly fade, so they have a little privacy to say (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | ARE YOU READY??!!!
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There are just two weeks left to prepare for our Halloween Bash! ARE YOU READY??!!! Have you refined your (URL) Presentation> and made sure Thomas Garrison knows you're coming? Has your (URL) Costume Ball Minifig> been sent to Gary McIntire? Have (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | Don't Miss the Costume Ball at NWBrickCon™ 2004
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The Ballroom is ready! Is your Minifig on its way? There is just one week left to be reasonably sure your figure will arrive in time. If you aren't able to come to NWBrickCon™ 2004 in person, be sure to send your Minifigure NOW! Send it to: The (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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"Erik Varszegi" <erik.varszegi@ameri....lego.com> wrote in message news:I5LoyH.1DJD@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) months (...) construction, it (...) all (...) that (...) we (...) <snipped press release> (...) mine. Fantastic news Erik, Minilands (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: help building gcc cross-compiler (long)
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(...) Great idea, thanks! Now I'm trying to apply Mark Riley's DCC patch to the brickos-0.2.6.10 source. When I try: patch -d ../kernel <kernel.diff I get: patching file dmotor.c patching file systime.c Hunk #6 FAILED at 332. 1 out of 6 hunks FAILED (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Speed Regulator Footprint
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(...) Thanks ROSCO! I really appreciate this; my regulator is in use at a show I won't get see it for a while. :) --Jack AFOL, St. Louis ___...___ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! (URL) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The front panel is 24 x 12 studs, the connector section at the back extends a further 2 studs and is 14 studs wide and overall it is about 7 bricks high. Hope this helps. ROSCO (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Display - WF&P
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Here is a link to the pictures I took at our club, GtwLUG, display at the Walbash, Frisco & Pacific live steam Railway. Hope you enjoy. (URL) Don GtwLUG St. Louis (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains)
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| | Speed Regulator Footprint
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I was curious what the dimensions of the speed regulator are or point me to a link or article? I'm looking for the dimension in studs, of course, both with and without the power cord connected (if it even matters). I didn't see anything in the Train (...) (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cars for 10133 BNSF Locomotive???
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"Juan Rodriguez" wrote in message news:I5EJ4C.1F0E@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) 10020 (...) I care; the MOT cars are on sale now (buy 5, get 10% discount). Maybe it is a sign? Jeroen (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NWBrickCon™ 2004 Dress-Up as Your Favorite Minifig
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To add more flavor to our Halloween event, we are asking all Attendees to come to the Con on Sunday, October 31st, dressed as your Favorite Minifig. If you've always liked Captain RedBeard, now you can be him. Classic Space more to your liking? - (...) (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | NWBrickCon ™ 2004 Area Coordinators
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Here is a list of the Area Coordinators for NWBrickCon™ 2004. If you are bringing anything to the Con that requires table space, or just need to know something more about an event, these are the people to contact. (URL) Castle> - Thomas Rafert (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | Cars for 10133 BNSF Locomotive???
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Anyone care to speculate on whether/when we will see any cars to go along with the new 10133 BNSF Locomotive? I understand it was sometime after the 10020 SuperChief was first released that the rest of the cars were released. -Juan (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BBB wheels question
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(...) Hello Jonathan, You could build it similar to the 4-6-0 shown at: (URL) There is a detail picture of the steam cylinder/connecting rods. Instructions for building the connecting rods can be found on the applications page. (URL) about half way (...) (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | BBB wheels question
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I am thinking of building a 4-4-0 steam locomotive using BBB wheels. If I was to use the small flanged train wheel as the front wheels then the driver as the driven wheels (with a connecting rod linking them), what would I need? Would I need drivers (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ToPleSs : the Art of building between the studs
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(...) Everyone knows about this technique ? Not sure, and I think a very few people explore it widely, and only one guy has done a presentation about it :). As you've seen, Erik has combined all these "non classical" techniques (SNOT, AZMEP and (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New BBB parts
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<snip> (...) Hello Horst, All three train wheels are now available in Black, Red and Dark Gray. (2 URLs) Kind Regards, Ben Fleskes Big Ben Bricks LLC ps There is also something new for the Technic crowd In lugnet.trains, Horst Lehner wrote: (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ToPleSs : the Art of building between the studs
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Erik "brickerik" Amzallag wrote in message ... (...) after (...) Very, very nice Erik! I thought to start with when I saw your post... "oh, everyone knows how to do that"... but when I looked at the pics and saw what you had done with it I was (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Motor and Light for 10133 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Locomotive?
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(...) Hello All, Hello Jake/Lego Rep, I was just wondering why this train set is not available on Australian Shop at Home ? (URL) a great looking American train , and I would like to get my hands on One or Two or Three etc. Or is Lego going to (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Motor and Light for 10133 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Locomotive?
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(...) Thanks for the heads up on the pre-order, Paul! Just ordered mine. Thanks TLC for putting together these wonderful sets! It is appreciated, Dave K (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Motor and Light for 10133 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Locomotive?
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Dear Jake or LEGO rep, Just saw that 10133 is now available for pre-order on Shop-At-Home (awesome, thanks!). The description doesn't mention adding a motor or light kit. Obviously adding a motor will work and I'm assuming (hoping) 10133 includes (...) (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electrical pick-up for 9v track
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(...) The patina is an acid of sorts that reacts with the copper. Not sure of the end result would be to conductivity. I imagine it would be reduced some but not totally impeded. Mike (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electrical pick-up for 9v track
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(...) Any idea how much this effect conductivity? Mat (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not sure, but you can purchase the copper tape untinned as well. (...) I'd thought of this. Scince I already plan to make solid metal wheels, I was thinking of drilling the center wheel larger on one side, and using an insulating insert. And (...) (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New BBB parts
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Hello Ben, (...) Those are way cool. I will order some, but wanted to know whether they will be available oin the other colors as well, so I can perhaps order all colors at once... Greetings Horst (20 years ago, 26-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electrical pick-up for 9v track
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snippage (...) Ooooh!! Put me down for a couple at least. Mike (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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Snippage (...) I've worked with the stained glass tape in the manufacture of stained glass before and you can blacken the finish with a patina. try this link: (URL) the foil can be seen here: (URL) (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electrical pick-up for 9v track
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(...) This looks a great idea and much simpler than making new metal flanges (as in the 9v motor) I don't actually run my stuff very much/far to I think it would be hardwearing enough for my purposes although I would imagine the 'round the flange' (...) (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | IndyLUG to display at GATS in Indianapolis Oct. 16 & 17
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IndyLUG will have a town/train layout at the upcoming Great American Train Show (GATS) on October 16 & 17. The show will be open from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday. The show is at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, inside the West Hall (...) (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Electrical pick-up for 9v track
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(...) Martin, Thanks, I've tested the mods on a couple of different track layouts, and they seem to work well enough. Although there is a bit of flicker for the power pickup. I'm hoping the solid wheels take care of this. Yes I hope to offer these (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electrical pick-up for 9v track
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In lugnet.parts.custom, Mathew Clayson wrote: <snip> (...) Hello Mat, Nice mod here, same for the cleverly done 6 wheel motor. I beleive that with a couple of hundred metal wheel, you are planning to sell some, could you confirm if it is your (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | Electrical pick-up for 9v track
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I recently purchased a couple of cars form my Santa Fe engine. And I decided to install lights in the end car. To power the lights I ran a wire from the egine. But I eventually plan build a train consisting of at least 3 engines and 6 cars. And I (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.trains)
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| | 6 wheeled 9v motor
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I've been woring on an EMD SD-40 eginine. And I wanted to have 6 wheeled motor trucks. But I also wanted it to be able to negotiate turns and switches. So I chopped up a 9v wheel set, modified the side plates for a 9v motor. (URL) I removed the (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains)
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| | Its a shame TLC does not make these train cars
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Now why can't TLC make seasonal x-mass train cars like this? (URL) See the full details here: (URL) -Ahui (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | All aboard for Train and Town at NWBrickCon!
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NWBrickCon is almost here, and it just wouldn't be a LEGO event without a train layout running through it! If you would like to contribute to the layout, please e-mail me at <mailto:jrclark@aol.com jrclark@aol.com>. Let me know how many (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.western, FTX) !
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| | RC Racing at NWBrickCon™ 2004!!
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A first ever course for racing LEGO® RC Cars will be at the NWBrickCon™ 2004. Dan Parker, founding member of PNLTC (now PSLTC), owner of TbP (Trainbuilder Productions), and a sponsor of this year's NWBrickCon™, has built a large RC race course for (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | Re: 2-6-4-T Steamlocomotive
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Looks good, the macaroni brick seems to be a popular choice for boilers at moment! Is that a hairbrush I see? My main problem is that the overall loco proportions don't quite look right, perhaps if it was rebuilt using the same details and (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains)
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| | rtlToronto Attending 2 Train Shows in the Same Month!
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Hello everyone, rtlToronto LEGO Train Club (rtlTLTC) will have a display at the Toronto Hobby Show from November 5 thru 7, 2004 at the International Center, located in Toronto, Ontario. To find general information about the hobby show, see the link (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.trains)
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| | ParLUGment to Display at Railfair 27, Ottawa, Canada
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Hello, The Ottawa LEGO club ParLUGment is pleased to announce our second train layout showing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. On October 16th and 17th, we will be displaying a 25' x 16' LEGO Train layout at Railfair 27. This is double the size of last (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment) !
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| | 2-6-4-T Steamlocomotive
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Hi! I want to introduce my latest MOC, a 2-6-4-T steamlocomotive: (URL) Although there is no real-live-model of it, I got a lot of inspirations from british and german locos. The 2-6-4-T is 43 studs long, 7 studs wide (what else ;-) ) with a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Difference between front image and instructions in set 133
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(...) I think it is more a design change between the cover photo shoot and the creation of the instructions. Most other examples (e.g. 721 and 8860) have used new parts in the instructions and the set itself which were probably not yet available (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Difference between front image and instructions in set 133
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(...) Perhaps the 1X2 brick fell off between assembly and the photography session beings it appears it's held on by just two studs from the under side of the plate. -Patrick (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Difference between front image and instructions in set 133
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Comparing a render of the set 133 locomotive with my actual copy, I noticed a difference: a black 1x2 brick between the wheels on each side. Thinking that either my actual train or the ldraw file is wrong I checked the instructions again. And I (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NWBrickCon™ 2004 Deadlines
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As Halloween and NWBrickCon™ 2004 draws near, we want to be sure you don't get caught dead without knowing why...er, when the deadlines are. October 2 - First day of BYOB (Buy Your Own Badge) begins. Online registration will continue to be $35, but (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | Re: New MOC: S P A C E Monorail in dark red
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(...) Hehe...sounds like 3vil pervaded the train camp enough to bring one of 'em over to space (SPACE!) hm..or maybe that's... "S P A C E T R A I N !" -Scott L (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: S P A C E Monorail in dark red
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That is one sweet ride. Sleek. Love the canopy. It's great to see some monorail innovation. I look forward to seeing your master plan of a Mars base come together. -Brendan (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My Final Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine
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(...) That would be AWESOME! (though almost too much to wish for:-) (BTW, I forgot to add to the list that the whistle (binoculars) would need to be gold:-) JOHN (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: S@H pictures set #10133 (BNSF locomotive)
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(...) Lego doesn't need that fiasco Lionel went through several years back with the child holding up a locomotive while standing in the middle of a real set of rails. While very cute and innocent, an uproar was caused by that image on their (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: S P A C E Monorail in dark red
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(...) Thanks for the kind words, Lenny! lol Sorry, I didn't mean to be cryptic, but I have an ambitious project that I may or may not be able to follow through with, so I hesitate to get too detailed about it. It's beyond a mere moonbase; in fact (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: S@H pictures set #10133 (BNSF locomotive)
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(...) Manfred, thanks for posting these. It looks real nice. Not much change from the spray painted version. Best I can tell it's modeled off a EMD GP38, and based on the horn placemnet a BN egine that's been repainted to BNSF. But wether it's an (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: S@H pictures set #10133 (BNSF locomotive)
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Excellent pictures! Thank you for sharing. Gosh, I hate to be impatient... but I cannot wait to see what rail cars LEGO will (*) produce to hang off the end of this locomotive. How soon after the release of the Sante Fe did we see James' various (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: S@H pictures set #10133 (BNSF locomotive)
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(...) Nice sleuthing to both of you, and thanks for sharing. (...) Jake ought to be reminded that hanging onto the outside of a handrail like that may well give that "devil may care" attitude he's apparently going for, but is HIGHLY dangerous and (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | S@H pictures set #10133 (BNSF locomotive)
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Christian Gemünden has sleuted new pictures of the expected #10133 BNSF locomotive set on the Shop at Home site. This probably means we'll see the set entry emerge in the Trains section soon. (2 URLs) Source: (URL) forum on www.1000steine.de> With (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Stupid newbie question
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(...) Jon- LEGO trains, for whatever reason, are sold through different channels tha most everything else. Your most reliable bets are lego.com and the various LEGO stores popping up around the world and LEGOLAND parks. Jake McKee also recently (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Stupid newbie question
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(...) The train LEGO line is not the easiest to find in stores. TRU has some but your best bet is online at LEGO.com. In Canada at least, it is the only place to buy track. When I have seen the train sets in stores they are always with the other (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Stupid newbie question
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Where do you find Train stuff in stores? They don't seem to have any train stuff in most of my local TRU/Walmart/Target/etc. stores. Is it usually with the LEGO stuff, or hidden somewhere with other train stuff? Or do you buy it all online? -Jon, (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC: S P A C E Monorail in dark red
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(...) This looks great John! A simple design that really follows through - looks very futuristic and smooth. The use of the clear wall panels is great. You've certainly got my interest peaked as to what this Space project is - a moonbase perhaps? (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My Final Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine
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(...) Perhaps it could be a trans panel with the non-window bit printed, similar to the portholes on the Santa Fe. Tim (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New MOC: luggage car
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Hi all! I had an idea for creating a luggagecar: (URL) was never satisfied with the box car from <set:4563>, which I used here: (URL) wanted a real luggage car, which fit that train, which e.g. meant red sliding doors. So I decided to sacrifice my (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | New MOC: S P A C E Monorail in dark red
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Yum, love that dark red:-d Here is a monorail I built for an upcoming S P A C E project I'm working on: (URL) It is 10 studs wide, with its sides virtually level with the track height. This causes it to be unable to negotiate through turn-offs, but (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: My Final Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine
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(...) From our (NILTC) work with them and having talked to Ill Railway Museum officials about their Thomas show the group that holds the licence is VERY difficult to work with. One would think with the money problems Lego is having that they have (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My Final Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine
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(...) Vital body part;-) (...) Well, you are preaching to the choir here when you talk about 8 wide:-) Actually, I have a half-finished Thomas that is 10 wide that utilizes BBB wheels-- I'm waiting for Ben to mold them in blue! (...) Just so you (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) LOL! I love (URL) this quote!> ROSCO (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) snip> IMHO I like mine better... (URL) offense... After all opinions are like noses or some other body part... I like the 8-wide as the proportions work out better. I realize the wheels look to small but this one is 100% Lego Except for the (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Only ONE Week Left to Pre-Register for NWBrickCon™ 2004!
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There is less than one week left for pre-registration! This may be your last chance to save money and get exclusive goodies! If you register (and pay) by October 1st - this coming Friday!, you will get the entire Attendees Packet, including Name (...) (20 years ago, 26-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | NWBrickCon™ 2004 to Host Wacky Race
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Now in it's first incarnation here in the United States, straight from our friends in Freelug, we have "La Rampe Infernale" or the "Wacky Race". Dig deep into your collection to create a vehicle that will travel as far as it can. Points will be (...) (20 years ago, 26-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | My Final Iteration of Thomas the Tank Engine
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I have finally built what I believe is the closest design of a LEGO Thomas one can build compared to the original Thomas, given the current parts available (save the Thomas face I used, which would need to be a new part, but which I included for (...) (20 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Worn Tyres and Rusty Rails
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(...) I would note that all 5 10001s I got in the discount sale had yellow rails - every last rail was badly oxidized. I was not happy about that, but considering the price I got them at, I may not call Cons Aff about swapping them. (...) You can (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Worn Tyres and Rusty Rails
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(...) Mark, I've had the same problem with the track. And had several damaged by mice droppings, they nested in a box of track! I had to use steel wool to remove the strains. I strongly recomend Satainless steel wool, the standard version will (...) (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Worn Tyres and Rusty Rails
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Jake, please would you put in a request for replacement train motor tyres to be made available separately, so that I can replace ones that have worn down through normal use. I suggest a pack of eight, and I will buy quite a few packs since I have (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GP-38 MOC
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(...) OK (7 URLs) Mat (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: GP-38 MOC
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(...) How about some deep links until the folder is made public? Mike (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | GP-38 MOC
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I know that TLC is coming oout with a BNSF version of this. And that Jake has a version in his train book. But I wanted to do one myself. I had started by building the one in Jake's book. Then I went online and found several great sites for (...) (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | BWBrickCon™ 2004 Draft
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As hinted at earlier, we are going to have a Draft! Okay, so what IS a Draft? It is an event where everyone brings one copy of the same (unopened) set. We open the sets, sort the pieces into piles and take turns Drafting the piles of pieces. The (...) (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | H & R Train Show - October 1, 2 and 3, 2004
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Hi all, (URL) For the 10th consecutive show the Greater Florida LEGO Train Club is proud to have a display at the H & R Trains Show. The show will take place outside of the H & R Trains Store in Pinellas Park, Florida, October 1, 2 and 3, 2004. See (...) (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Train
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(...) Well, I disagree. In fact, I'd bet that a LEGO Thomas would easily outsell (URL) set 10020> which IIRC is the most popular selling LEGO train ever. Make the Thomas set a numbered, limited edition one, and look out! JOHN (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Train
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(...) Considering how many different Thomas train systems are out there right now, I dont see that "yet another" would succeed in the marketplace... (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Comcast On Demand & Thomas
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(...) Cool! That would be excellent, Tim! Funny, one can't really even gauge scale from having seen the videos (I personally thought that they were closer to LEGO scale), but gauge 1 is larger. I actually own a gauge 1 Thomas (and James), although (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Train
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(...) Thanks for the info, Russ. Hey, you should drop Mike a note so he can update it on the ILTCO site. JOHN (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Train
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(...) lol Well, I never claimed that a few of them might not be pure;-) Actually, those are faces (Thomas and Percy) from 2 wind-up Ertl trains I "borrowed";-) They are the perfect size, and they served to calm the cherubs at train shows who would (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Comcast On Demand & Thomas
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(...) I remeber reading an article in the British magazine Model Railway Constructor about the production of the Thomas the Tank Engine series. My dad still has the magazine so next time I visit I'll see if I can scan you a copy. The model were (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Train
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(...) The one on the ILTCO website is way outdated. There is a more current version here, which is constantly updated: (URL) or you can go here: (URL) Russell BayLTC (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Train
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(...) Hey, what did you use for the faceplate? That doesn't look very pure to me. Dave! (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thomas Train
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(...) lol someone? Everyone has:-) Personally, you can check out mine (URL) HERE> and (URL) HERE> There is a great PowerPoint preso (with PDFs as well) about LEGO Thomas trains by Russell Clark on the (URL) ILTCO> website (URL) HERE> As far as the (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Thomas Train
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Speaking of Thomas Train. . . I know this is horribly off-topic and Larry is going to want my head for this, but my 2 year old really enjoys playing with the wooden toys. I was wondering if any of you train guys knew a good place to buy the Thomas (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Comcast On Demand & Thomas
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(...) My kids (especially my son, Ross) LOVED watching the Thomas videos growing up (we bought them all, and have even repurchased some on DVD:-) Just for fun, I still scream "Choo-choo!" when passing a train while driving with my (now teen-age) (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Comcast On Demand & Thomas
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My family recently upgraded to Comcast Digital Service. Comcast offers a service called. On Demand. It is a library of recent cable programming that you can view at any time. You can also pause, rewind, fast forward, etc. So we clicked into On (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What set number is this?
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Eric, Thanks for the help. That really is a very cool train car. I'm always amazed at the older sets and how they incorporate classic windows and other pieces into the design. Bryan "Eric Strand" <estrand@algx(insert dot here)net> wrote in message (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What set number is this?
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(...) (URL) cool wagon. later, James Mathis (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What set number is this?
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(...) Right you are, Eric. ...And, if you hang upside down, you get a better view of it here: (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GtwLUG showing at GATS the 25th & 26th
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The Gateway LEGO Users Group from Saint Louis, MO will be showing this weekend at GATS in Wentzville. Our layout has grown from 8x12 ft. to 10x16 ft. We will have 3 running loops and a larger yard. The show starts at 11:00am and closes at 5:00pm (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What set number is this?
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(...) Looks like 7730. (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | What set number is this?
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In the upper left hand corner of this page is a white train car with a blue stripe: (URL) anyone know what set number this is? Bryan (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Remote DCC Switch
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Hi All, As Lar anticipated, combining my recent posts about the (URL) smart motor> and (URL) motorized switch> with a short bit of wire soldered to a switch track, the result is this: (2 URLs) click an image to enlarge The advantage to this is that (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | RCX Power Booster
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(...) On a closely related topic, here's a circuit diagram for an RCX output booster. Put one of these on each RCX output that you want to use to drive a train or a more powerful motor (RCC motor?) (URL) The circuit will control a higher power (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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