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(...) W00t, Thanks a lot Al! It looks excellent! (Parts of quoted text have been modified for effect) Legoswami (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I ended up getting way more black ones from those boxes than brown, (besides brown ones are needed for the stairway ballisters in maxifig dollhouse buildings. Wink.) Janey "Red Brick" (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That sounds like a great idea! Shhh!! He'll find out! Waittaminit... A few more videos uploaded--basically the bottom loop-- (URL) basically both the same--the first is smaller (30 meg) and shouldn't make you as dizzy watching it. Everything (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmm, lets drop some in when Dave's not looking and find out. Derek (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very nice, but (URL) is the way it should've been rendered ;) Allister (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Or the brown heads everyone got in their Random Stuff Boxes? BTW Dave, VERY VERY cool. Calum (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmm, this made me wonder, would the smaller, almost round technic ball "thingys" (yes, that's their official name) work? (URL) what about solid black minifig heads? OR would they just congest the contraption? Janey "Curious Red Brick" (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, Well I have made yet another baby step in the Turtle Creek Branch Line project. Wouldn't you know it I built another train! Nothing to novel but a think a clean looking engine, unfortunately the pictures aren't that great. It's a Baldwin (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I think at the Hobby show, there'll be a grand total of 3... (...) I just want to make 'em look like they belong in a mine--some 'boulder-ish' looking thing... if TLC wants to make some grey balls, I'd be happy... (...) I have one basketball (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) We just did a train show last weekend. (pics & video to follow) We had a pretty small GBC (10 modules). While the GBC didn't have the detail, or refined appearance of the beautiful building and bridges in the rest of the layout, it was really (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, C. L. GunningCook wrote: <snip> (...) Thanks for the very kind words, Janey! I think next to your 'San Fransisco' thing, it ain't gonna look like much, though... A good friend did some 'video compression' and managed to (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Samarth Appologies for any misunderstanding Tim Emailed me about it :)) That is the best photo of the Ghan I have seen and I have seen them all that one as well a good shot of NR74 and NR75 in trail. There are only 3 locomotives that pull that (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) How wuuuude! :-P I was actually taking a break from real world building. In fact, this is my first displayed CAD model in over a year. It would've been impossible for me to pull this thing off in 24 hours if I was making it in the brick! (...) (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) ^^ What he said. (...) It's quite ok to think that 8 wide looks awful; that's just an opinion, but I must correct the second part of your statement. There are loads of ways you can make long bogies work: Sliding wheelsets, rubberband-bound (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Scaling is sooo complicated. It's hard stuff for me to understand. So I skip all the fancy measurements (or rather use them only as guidelines) and use my eyes to judge how big a model should be or where so-and-so grille should be placed in (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Gee, I'm sorry you found it offensive. As Tim has already explained, this is a bit of an inside joke, and I can see how the heading can come off as offensive to anyone not in the know. Apologies. Legoswami (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Dave, it's fantastic... wow, nice job!!! I'm very impressed... and slightly depressed (oh woe is me... I think I will forget about TRYING to get the cable cars working, hum) Giggle. Janey "Red Brick" (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) No offense on my behalf. If you didn't know the history it's an easy mistake to make. Tim (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Sorry to you both I didn't know what was happening and I thought it sounded rather "course" obviously stuck my foot in it please delete last posting Cheers To All Peter (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Hi Peter, Thanks for the defense but don't worry about the heading. It was a joke between Samarth and myself. I was actually the other end of the 24hr build challenge and we've been having a mini scale war off Lugnet for a while. Of course the (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) To be fair to Swami, that was more my fault than his. I was rushing his renders and didn't have time to learn Lsynth to add the flextube. Thanks too for the compliments but my version took a lot longer than 24hrs to design and was (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Hi me Peter again I forgot to add in my last post also that I find the "Post Heading" very offensive "NR-75 The Ghan (The way it should have been done)" Now I know you smiled at the end of it but I feel that Tim Gould posted the original Ghan (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Hi All I have to put my 20 cents worth in here as I have built the 6 wide NR 75 with many thanks to Tim for his help with prototyping issues and use of his instructions. 8 wide looks awfull but that is only my opinion far too out of scale no (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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This is a great model. I may build it if I can find the parts: I have a suggestion. Put your name in the file as the author. If I build this I would want to be able to tell someone who designed the engine. I would probably forget whose model it is (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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So I was trying to incorporate my first favourite thing to do with LEGO bricks--working with RCX's and building robots--and my second favourite thing to do with my LEGO collection--building and operating a train layout. I've been trying for a while (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks quite good, although it's always hard to judge a model purely on a POVRAY/LDRAW picture (ie get off your lazy *&^ and start building ;) ) About height, the model indeed looks a bit "stretched" although I'm not familiar with the original. (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) If you said 6-wide represents an 8ft wide coach body, a minifig is 41mm / 48mm x 8ft = 6'10" tall and 16mm / 48mm x 8ft = 2'8" wide at the waist (standard minifig with hair but no rucksack). If 6-wide represents a 10ft wide body for American (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Nice work Swami and better late than never :P. I don't know what happened to the logo but something went wrong... As for minifigs, everyone knows they are tall and broad, not short. That's why trains should be six-wide. Sheesh!!! Tim (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thank you Community Member Richie Dulin for spotlighting my post! Your warm services to the embracing community are much appreciated, as always. (...) Alas, CM Richie my greatest apologies to you if you find the renders below community (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Excellent work! Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. The Ghan logos do seem to have lost something in the rendering - have you built in real life? Cheers Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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As most of you know, it was my end of the 24 Hour Build Challenge deal to build a Ghan in 8 wide. So here it is: (URL) Gallery after mod: (URL) (Ignore the Playboy bunny on the side. It's a trick of the light and Tim R0x0r for teh renderz.) I'm (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !
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| | Pictures of Trial of TCLTC Sleeper Scheme with Wider Track Bed
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(...) A couple of pictures of my evaluation of a wider TCLTC-style scheme, prior to my experiments with sleeper colours and mosaic shading: (URL) used this piece to test stuff like clearances for BBB wheeled locos, feasibility of a wider track bed, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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(...) I've fed these ideas into my melting pot of track bed plans. I'm building 12-14 wide trackbeds for a new modular scenic layout. I began with the packs of grey and dark grey plates, one pack doing either one straight plus one curve or one (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Dear all, Thank you everyone who has responded. I've begun building a 425 series and hope to have some pictures of it for you soon. I got so much information that I have begin adding to the German trains section of Brickwiki (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) EMU = Triebzug mit Elektromotor EMUs = Triebzüge mit Elektromotor (For DMU replace Elektro with Diesel) (...) Nahverkehrszüge or Regionalzüge (Also words like Nahverkehr, Regionalverkehr and Regionalbahn can help you finding more in German on (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi Tim, (...) the german word for the kind of car used in this train is "Doppelstockwagen". So (URL) find you a few more pictures. Cheers Jürgen "who likes to sit on the upper deck when going home for the weekend" (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh! Thank you. Really interesting. I hope I remember enough German pronounciation to do justice to them ;) I'll also add this link to BrickWiki's train terms and German trains articles. Tim (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks Didier, I think it might be a 425. Perhaps someone could confirm this? Tim (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Also, this site is an invaluable reference: (URL) I'm a native German speaker, and I have fond memories of my Dad and I building a little Marklin train layout. The German words are often hilarious in their pronunciation and number of syllables, and (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Indeed, that's one of the best places to start your search. I believe it's belongs to the 423, 424, 425 and 426 series, you find links to their picture galleries on this page (most have a level of subdirectories beneath them): (URL) 445 series (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Commuter trains tend to be referred to as S-Bahn (...) As Didier has mentioned, the (URL) European Railway Server> is probably the best place to look, especially as a starting point to find out what to search for. (...) I think it is a (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Have you not been able to find what you are searching on the (URL) Railfaneurope website> (eventhough not german website) ? (...) Didier (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Dear German speakers, I recently visited Koeln and saw some extrmely interesting EMUs there operating as commuter trains for the service. Unfortunately my train finding skills aren't so good and are even worse when I don't know the correct words in (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
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Hello all, My copy of the instruction booklet for set #4551 - "Crocodile Engine" contains five extra pages with full building instructions for one of the alternate models shown (image top left) on the box backside. I noticed that all instruction (...) (19 years ago, 13-Oct-05, to lugnet.db.scans, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I initially planned on abandoning building with LEGO® ,due in part to their announcement of the new colors. (this was two years ago) Also, the demands of the railroad service took some getting used to. While browsing the bedroom closet one (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Harvey, the ALCO looks great, nice and clean, and nocomplicated construction. Who needs instructions. I think I'll try one in WP Orange, grey and black. So why did you wait for bley? Was it a better match for the prototype? Mat (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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To all, The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display at the upcoming SJVRR Swap Meet on Sunday, October 16. Event Details: 10:00AM - 3:00PM CST Address: Elks lodge 3535 East McKinley Avenue South Bend, Indiana 46615 Admission: Individual $4 (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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Greetings, After yet another CSX-induced absence from the LEGO® scene, I've dusted off my beloved ALCo locomotive and decided to upgrade it using the new 'bley' elements, as well as reshape the roof by using the rounded bricks found in the #8654 (...) (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I didn't know they existed :) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's a 1x4 vertical curve ((URL) part 6191>). I actually wanted to use that technique in my (URL) Russian EMU> but it didn't look right so I was happy to get to use it on this. Tim (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Sorry to respond to my own post. Due to having enough feedback suggesting that a seven-wide version of this train would be much, much better, I went back and redesigned it. Here is the new wider version (2 URLs) front car> (URL) car> (URL) front (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Very nice Tim. How did you do the corner of the roof at the front? It looks like the curve piece and the 2nd slope conflict. (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sure, but you can't defy the laws of geometry, Captain! The shape of the loco is clearly a rectangle, so if you chose to limit yourself and create it 6 wide, then (as Lar pointed out) it needs to be a lot shorter. So short, in fact, that it (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Since Samarth has outed himself elsewhere in the thread you know who it was with now. Basically Swami and I had been talking about building a train (this one for me and the Ghan in eight-wide for him) for a while so I suggested half-jokingly (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If your other trains are eight-wide I'd say this should be a least nine-wide, possibly ten. (...) What I enjoy is trying to capture the look of something with the extra challenge imposed by limiting myself to six-wide (and typically built on a (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Well, maybe precise was too exact a term:-) But I figure it like this: I assume a scale of 1:48 (which is "O" scale). O scale model railroad locos are 8 studs wide, but LEGO track gauge is wider than O scale track gauge. So in essence, LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Exactly what do you mean by 'precise'? I'd love to know. I build loads of IR models that are of this gauge, so any scale conversion (from real world to in the brick) you might have handy would be great for me. I suck at math :-P Legoswami (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Cool! A gauge that can be accurately modeled at minifig scale! Built that sucka 10 wide! JOHN (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Seriously-- why would that be "hard to do"? Aversion to creating wide trains is baffling to me. This MOC could easily be built 9 wide, going by the looks of the prototype, and it would look great at that width! Forget about conventions, Tim. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Oi! I said I'd do the 8 wide Ghan as soon as I can! *shakes fist* just you wait till the 14th!! (...) The EMUs run on 5ft 6in gauge track. In addition to this, they're wider than regular stock too. Tim, nice model, a contest winner if I ever (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I hear that! So tell us more about this one day challenge thing? (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Lar, Thanks for the comments. It's a wide, wide-gauge train but I just couldn't bring myself to go to seven wide even though the model REALLY needs it. I might be able to squeeze one plate lower (need to check on a brickbuilt version) but (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Interesting. The prototype seems rather squat (much wider proportionally than your model), can you try to lower the height of this model at all to achieve that look? I like the front pilot/buffers area. (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Dear all, Continuing my love of building trains from countries off the beaten track I present an Indian EMU. These run as commuter service in Mumbai and other Indian cities. (2 URLs) carriage> (URL) front detailing> (URL) folder when moderated> The (...) (19 years ago, 9-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) My original actually had two gear racks running up the center of the track. I didn't have very many though, so I ended up taking out every other one so that I could make a longer run. I actually did test it with curves. Alternating the pieces (...) (19 years ago, 9-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Interesting model. Strangely I keep finding that I'm thinking microscale each time I see the pic! I was wondering why you alternated the rack from side to side of the track? Did you find that this gave a more reliable grip? Also, have you (...) (19 years ago, 9-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ParLUGment layout at Railfair 2005 model railway show
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H'lo again, all (...) One week to go, and various members are building furiously... :) A reminder, then, to the wider audience out there, and a hope we'll see some of you at the show. Regards, Norbert Black (19 years ago, 8-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.trains)
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| | Micro Steam Engine
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(2 URLs) Micro Steam Engine> I've always thought that the (URL) Technic Competition Cannon 2 x 6 x 3> looked like the boiler from a steam engine. When I came across it again taking the Wookie Catamaran apart a few months ago I finally decided to (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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Here's a model I've been working on this week of the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire. (URL) For anyone unfamiliar with it, it's a small steam-powered railroad that takes passengers from the base of Mount Washington to the top. It was (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) [snip] (...) The calls from the lawyers... (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm hoping the light brick will be in the Lego Train Factory palette. Too many different track pieces would be uneconomical on a large scale because the market is too small. I would like curves of radii 72 and 104 studs though, to replace my (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Mayby Lego is listening too much to people asking Lego to get back to their core business and produce plastic bricks, and nog Lego is just doing that: getting back to their core business and produce only plastic bricks and discarding all metal (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I emailed LEGO and they confirmed it to be true. I also emailed Jake, but have gotten no response. No new track geometry in 6 years (gasp!) and now this. Sheesh, my son makes better layouts with his Thomas tracks than I can with LEGO. Really, (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That light piece has been sold in different accessory sets. For example, when I bought my first 9v lights they didn't come with the reflector piece. Let us hope that the accessory set in questions is being replaced with another set. Chris (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's worrying. Ironically the descriptions for (URL) 10020>, (URL) 10133> and (URL) 10157> all mention it and it still features as part of the train accessories header image! (URL) Tim (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Who turned out the lights?
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#3748 train light is discontinued. (URL) I wonder what's next to go? (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Switch points stiffening...
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In lugnet.trains, Philippe Label wrote: <snip> (...) I lubricated the switch just a bit and it appears to work very well. Thanks for the suggestion! Dave K (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I tried running it through a couple of switchpoints last night. It had a little bit of trouble. I haven't noticed any problems with ramps or bridges though, other than some slipping of the tyres. I think using older tyres that are a little (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Model Show (and 2005) wrap up
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Well, M>ltc just completed our last show for 2005, and our last show with the current layout. You can see some details of the layout from the </announce/?n=2920 Pakenham show> earlier in the year, this weekends layout was basically the same, except (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.mltc, FTX)
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| | Re: Stretch Limo Caboose
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Very creative way to handle the curves. Nice job. (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Elroy, In lugnet.trains, Elroy Davis wrote: ... (...) ... (...) A very good idea indeed. I like it very much. Thank you for sharing :) How is it doing with switchpoints?? and with bridges ramps? Do you observe corrosion of the surface of the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Stretch Limo Caboose
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(...) The pivots are cleverly done :) (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Stretch Limo Caboose
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I’m always amused by limo companies trying to outdo each other with longer, more exotic limousines. Since I’m new to the LEGO train world, and wanted to build a train MOC, I decided to build a stretch limo caboose! (URL) stretch limo caboose (...) (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains) !
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A few months ago I had a Lego electric cable ((URL)) get cut. This left me with two half cables. Somehow I got the idea that if I stripped the insulation off, I could use one of the broken bits to power a technic motor off from a train track. I (...) (19 years ago, 30-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Motorized microscale train
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(...) A second alternative to specialized chain links -- and one I haven't tried yet -- would be Technic link-arms and pins, threaded around large-diameter tires. The magnet-holders can then be pinned vertically, and the curves in the "track" aren't (...) (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Interesting train on BS
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(...) Actually I'm planning a different train altogether but a lack of red windows (and funds to do something about that) made me change my plan... As Jan Albert said it's a post train. They were used in the Netherlands until about 1997. Dutch (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Switch points stiffening...
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In lugnet.trains, Philippe Label wrote: <snip> (...) Thanks! I'll give that a shot tonite! Dave K (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Dave, (...) As far as I know, this comes from the friction between plastic parts. Each friction removes a very little bit of plastic at each movement and leaves that white plastic dust on the moving parts. I reduced this problem by lowering (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm not sure if it's from overuse or from something else, but some of my wye points are not sliding as smoothly as they used to when the train is coming into the wye from the curve. I actually have to have the switch point in the proper position or (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Interesting train on BS
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(...) Since Duq doesn't follow LUGNET and the model was already announced on LOWLUG : Duq built this train for the Rail 2004 exhibit in the Netherlands It's a dutch "Motorpost" postal train in it's last common livery (yes, an awful amount of (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | National Train Show video program available for download
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(URL) down to RFD-TV #22 to download. The WMV is about 70 MB. (Chris already posted to just mediawatch but it deserves wider dissemination.) FUT trains.org (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Interesting train on BS
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Sorry if I'm stealing anyones thunder, but I thought people might like to take a look at the train in this (URL) BS gallery (Duq)>. I really like the sub-stud offsetting effect used for the front windscreen and many other design elements. And to (...) (19 years ago, 27-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | next day shipping CUSTOM TRACK stubbies,crossovers,half curves
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Hey all, I have been extremely busy over the last couple of weeks making modified train track and I thought I should offer it up before I head to NWBC in the next week or two. Currently I have 3 complete sets of stubbies ready to go as well as (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.services, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Town & Train at NWBrickCon 2005
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This is your friendly neighborhood NWBC Town/Train Coordinator. I need to know about Town and Train MOCs you are bringing to NWBrickCon 2005. (Haven't signed up yet? (URL) ) Large stuff (i.e., whole modules) I need to know about this week; smaller (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon) !
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| | ParLUGment layout at Railfair 2005 model railway show
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ParLUGment, the Ottawa-area Lego User's Group, will once again be showing a substantial Lego train layout at Railfair, the local model railway show. The event takes place in Ottawa on the weekend of 15-16 October, 2005, and is held at Algonquin (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Factory palette
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(...) A good point, what is the vision? I expected that if you buy the train kit you would be able to build a train, and not just have a collection of bits. If it contains 6 windows in 6 colours, that will not help anybody, you would want 36 windows (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Michiana-LTC to display at 19th Annual Model Railroad & Toy Train Flea Market - Sunday, September 27
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To All, The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display at the upcoming 19th Annual Model Railroad & Toy Train Flea Market on Sunday, September 27. Event Details: Sunday, September 27 10:00AM - 3:00PM EST Address: Walker Arena Annex Fourth and (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug)
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(...) my guess is that any so called bulk pack would start out as an enhancement but would adventuly become a replacment as it would be less sku's. time will tell. (...) i agree on the parts being sorted by color especialy if the lego company is (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ya, good catch. Dark green is a sweet color and replacing everything green in JM's proposal with dark green is the way to go. (...) I guess I come at this from, is this going to replace all the other service packs out there, all the other sets (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Now that I think more on the click hinges, there is a click hinge frame and windscreen that I've wished to try to build into a German DB high-speed ICE-3 train. But, I haven't discovered the frame element in color white. (2 URLs) (...) Agreed, (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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