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(...) I know this is an old thread but if you're still out there Brian I am interested in knowing more about your radio control mods. From what I can work out fromthe pics you were using the two channel version, what did you do with the steering (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: ISCC entry by Michael Jasper
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(...) Hey, don't worry, its good that you posted it to trains, it widened the audience anyway! I liked the pope thing too. Tim (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 12V to 9V - why the switch
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(...) Absolutly! Dave, I've made several of these for myself and the SCLTC, and they work great. Thank you so much for publishing your mod. We used 7 of these, in various flavours on our last layout. And we'll have at least 4 more in our next layout (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ISCC entry by Michael Jasper
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(...) Maybe so, but at his slack-ie-est, he gets more done than you do at your busy-ie-est. Now run along, SKW, and go tell your mother she wants you. (Emphatically) XFUT o-t.fun (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: ISCC entry by Michael Jasper
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(...) He finally admitted it.... Legoswami (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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(...) TRU in Pittsburgh, PA now has a few Thomas sets, including Toby, James, and Thomas himself. Not sure of the official set names. The sets for Dora the Explora are also available, but I think that they've been there a little longer than the (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | Re: ISCC entry by Michael Jasper
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(...) Oops. I have to admit that I never read .trains. I was posting this to .build.microscale and added .trains as an afterthought. On the microscale side, Michael Jasper has several great creations. Like this (URL) toy train> and these (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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(...) Hmm, you need to be careful in including Bachman in the list of cheap trains... Bachman has remade itself and is now a purveyor of reasonable cost high quality trains... I agree though, LEGO trains are of comparable cost to comparable quality (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: ISCC entry by Michael Jasper
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(...) Which is why I'm glad .trains finally got a co-curator... the original curator was SUCH a slacker! Glad someone's doing stuff! (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New Lego Track!
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In lugnet.trains, Gary Quinlan wrote: (snip) See also this (completely unscientific, but interesting) poll: (URL) number 3 means it was set up *quite* a while ago, back when polling was first unveiled on LUGNET. It's gotten 200 votes so far and the (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: ISCC entry by Michael Jasper
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(...) which is why I added it to the sidebar a coupla days ago! I was going to add it last week but I was waiitng for a story to go with the Brickshelf images. It is cool isn't it? Tim (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ISCC entry by Michael Jasper
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(...) Wow. I plowed through it in the original German, then babelized it for good measure, and it appears to be a retelling of part of Gulliver's travels, set in a railway millieu. VERY well done. (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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(...) Is this actually true? I think you need to compare to LGB, Lionel, or quality HO or N gear rather than comparing to Bachman or Tyco stuff (or the equivalent low quality Oz brands). In that case LEGO stuff is cheaper. At least the starter sets (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: push trains (was Re: 12V to 9V - why the switch)
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(...) Yes exactly like 7715, which was the only set I could afford as a kid, but with the advantage that you wouldn't need to buy electrical rails to electrify it tim (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | push trains (was Re: 12V to 9V - why the switch)
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(...) I think that producing a line of unpowered trains would be a GREAT move for TLC. Basicly, sell train sets that are pretty much the same as they are now but without the motor/speed regulator/etc. Include a circle or oval of track plus a (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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In lugnet.trains, John Riley wrote: <snip> (...) They are in the new greys--I bought the Harry Potter motorized Hogwarts package--the track that come in the Hogwarts box are the new dark grey. The funny thing is I bought the 'big package' from (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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(...) The big question is, why arent LEGO trains available on the retail shelves? I suspect part of it is because LEGO trains as a rule are expensive. Expensive compared to other LEGO sets (due to the cost of the electrics) And more to the point, (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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(...) Australia is definitely not the unique case, but more likely the typical case. In the US, most consumers can only buy Lego trains online or from S@H. During the holiday shopping season, TRU may carry trains, but other than that, trains are (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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I've snipped all the rest away because I agree with it, close enough, and I want to focus on one thing... (...) THe following is my view but I believe it's pretty widely shared. LUGNET is (especially when it's working right) a meritocracy. You get (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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(...) I was sent an email from somebody not associeated with Lugnet. It was a brickshelf reference about something that was repeatedly talked about by members of the public at our recent public train display. I don't know about you but juggling the (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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