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I like the general feel of this MOC, I think you have got most of the prototye details right. I like your truck design, I hope it works out in the ABS. I don't know if it would be possible but I think the oval cab door window could do with being a (...) (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Who is responsible for this?
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(...) As I recall, this was the runaway hit of the mecha room on public day. "Look mommy, it's a Thomas robot!" The pics of the mayhem on the train layout turned out great! (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Custom track available at NWBrickCon!
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Hey all, At this year’s NWBrickCon, my first BTW, I will be selling custom track as I did at this year’s BrickFest. However unlike BrickFest, I have taken liberties so that I don’t run out of track again. I will have a large assortment ready to go (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !!
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Over the last couple of months I've been playing with a virtual MOC of the F40 PH-2. I usually like to build the real thing first then do an LDRAW version later. This avoids inadvertant impossible brick configurations and the resulting rendered (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Samarth Moray wrote: ...snip... (URL) ...snip... (...) Hello Samarth, Thank you for this very nice model. I also have few questions to understand how you made it. I can see a 9V technic motor on the picture I left from your (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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Thats a great model on two levels. It looks great and has SO many innovative design solutions. I really like the way you did the curved grill in the roof (and the the small one at the other end too) The sideways chassis give a completely different (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Sweet work Swami! Looking very good and a nice new train base idea. Glad you've got over your builders block in such fine fashion. Now if only you could compress it into six-wide it would be even better ;) Tim PS. S-lit (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim)
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(URL) Deeplinks: (6 URLs) Full Gallery, post-mod: (URL) Well, it's been 5 months, and in the end, I got tired of trying to make a gearbox for this thing. The more I tried, the more frustruated I became, and as many over here have said, "If you're (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.in, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !!
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"Jeremiah VanderMark" <Doggybot_37@yahoo.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message > Yeah, it was me. I have a few shots of the Thomas-Bot having some fun on the (...) This is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. So much so I am actually (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) True, but I think its useful to have the correct proportions to create your own selective compression from, otherwise it ends up doubly selectively compressed! Tim (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, it was me. I have a few shots of the Thomas-Bot having some fun on the BF05 train layout (URL) here> (once moderated). Thanks for the comments; he was really a last-minute build (literally the night before 'fest) and therefore not as (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) For scale building I have used mostly books with drawings for British trains, and I found the Model Railroader Cyclopedias for US steam and diesel engines, but I'm not sure if there are books for mainland European trains. Does anyone know if (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Normally Lego models have selective compression. Very few people build to scale. Look at MiniLand at Legoland, the Santa Fe Train Cars etc. David (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Thank you for all the recommendations. I found a 2005 Marklin hardcover catalog on eBay and ordered that. -- Bryan "Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message news:IM74BE.1Jx3@lugnet.com... (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Brilliant! I've done an Art-Deco stlye office building (The Offset Building, so called because of extensive use of jumper plates) seen at some UK train displays. I'd really like to do more Art-Deco. A good respurce is (URL) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Jim has a good eye for design realism. I had the pleasure of meeting him on August 13 during the Downtown Detroit Historic Theatre Tours, where I was a guide and he a visitor. Jim did a wonderful job on building Detroit's famous 1928 Fisher (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Very nice building, Jim. Glad to know someone is on the case of bringing more art deco architecture to LEGO towns. :) Hope to see more! (...) WOW! Your Fisher building is incredible! Holy moley! Absolutely inspirational. I'm dumbfounded both by the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Jeremiah VanderMark. ~Kevoh (19 years ago, 4-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) The only problem is that LGB is officially narrow-gauge, however several of their models are normal gauge, making for bad scale. And they do loads of selective compression (specially length-wise) , so I'd grab a good drawing of the real thing (...) (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like LGB catalogues. They contain American & European trains. The pictures tend to be big so good to work from. David (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) Just found it in one of the BF galleries (note that it was placed by Tim David in his folder after resize for the .trains sidebar much later) So.... who came up with this wonderful (not to mention hilarious) idea anyway? Legoswami (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) Thanks for spelling corrections, makes them easier to Google! Tim (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Fulgurex and Lemaco. I also recommend Micro-Metakit, Weinert and Stangel as the producers of highest quality models. -- shaggie. (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: UP Diesel with BBB wheels as fans (was: Re: 10133 BNSF Mod using BBB wheels
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(...) Well, I was so impressed with the details I almost didn't notice you'd SWITCHED THE ENGINE UNDERNEATH THEM! And there was me thinking the lights were a bit of a fiddle... You should know by now you're not allowed to use non-Lego or custom (...) (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | UP Diesel with BBB wheels as fans (was: Re: 10133 BNSF Mod using BBB wheels
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote: <snip> (...) Spinning fans? Okay: (URL) Detail of Fans (Sorry no video, but they do rotate when the train moves): (URL) And as a bonus - working 4 cylinder engine: (URL) And working lights: (URL) (The two (...) (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Just a reminder, NWBrickCon Pre-Registration ENDS soon!!!
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I needed to tell someone about when to Pre-register for NWBrickCon. And then I saw that it was Sept 7th! So no more waiting, register today (URL) NWBrickCon Site> (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) Hornby is entirely British, while Lima used to be the other big player in the British market before they went bust (and were bought by Hornby) The others in the British market are Bachmann Branchline and Heljan. Jan-Albert has mentioned the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Fleischmann, Marklin, Roco (or whatever they're called after the restart) & Lima are some of the biggest. (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hornby and Lima are the big ones I've heard of. (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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When attending train events, I often pick up the thick Lionel and MTW catalogs to use for inspiration. These catalogs mainly contain American engines and rolling stock. Which is great. But... What if I want to see European engines & stock? Who are (...) (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Awesome. I'm getting inspired to get back in on this action. (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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| | BrickWiki needs you B~
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Dear all, We have been building up quite a database of information over on BrickWiki for a while but it seems to be a good time for some targeted recruitment. For those of you who don't know the concept of a wiki, it is an encyclopaedia where anyone (...) (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) Or if 5.5 is ok, the 5.5 axle with stop is fairly common in black. (URL) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You'd have to use black axles with black wheels though, and the ideal axle length is 5L, which come mostly in grey now. I'd like unspoked small BBB wheels too (though I'll not hesitate to talk about them :-) ) I'd also like a smaller version, (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm aware of that concept as well as one I used 2 yrs ago. (URL) The main issue is friction and the ability to make wheel sets "trucks" without having to rip apart Lego train wheels. It would also be kinda cool to mount the wheels from the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) These look great. The technic disk are way to wide for a 6wide engine. I've done something similar for a GP9's fans. But I used regular plastic 9v era wheels. If you remove them from the metal axel, they have an almost stud on the back. The (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) yea spokeless is what i meant. sorry it was allmost 4 am when i posted. ondrew (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What, you don't you just love Euromerican rolling stock complete with individually sprung wheelsets and buffers :? Chris (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Ed- nice work :) I bet your granddaughter loves it, with all the details. I love the way you did Diagon Alley, thanks for posting it! Cyndi (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Unspoked maybe? But ya, I have to agree about eurotrash==bad! LOL... ++Lar (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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