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--SNIP-- (...) Whoops! For some reason I thought those gears were eight wide. Tim (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sadly those wheels are too big, being 8ft diameter to scale. I did consider the wheels from the bar code truck (part 6595), though I have them only in white and light bley so far. I've also experimented with model team wheels with tyres. The (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Union Pacific M-10000 MOC
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(...) Tim, Thanks for the comments. The picture I posted is black and white to hide some of the off colored parts I have had to temporarily use. The real train under went a few changes in its' life, as most do. I am trying to model it as delivered - (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very slick Bob. You've got the curved shape down very well. I was looking at this model this morning on BS and thinking it was nice. I'm curious as to why you did the front grille in grey instead of black or dark grey though. Tim (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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The M-10000 has been on my "to build" list for years. I have finally started putting the ideas that I had to brick. The result is still a work in progress. I have a couple of Bricklink orders on the way. Here is one picture: (URL) information: (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) Guilty as charged. Except that you've failed to account for the fun involved in rivet counting:-) (...) It was a fun and unique design exploration, and appreciated! JOHN (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New Images of 2006 Trains
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(...) This was bugging me as well, so I tried a few things in TrackDraw and came up with this: (URL) 8 straights, 20 curves, one left and one right point. It *nearly* works. There is about a stud overlap on the top right corner. I doubt that this is (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi Mark, (...) I don't but CAD does. I figure those parts are appearing everywhere now so it's only a matter of time before Brickilink reflects their true value. (...) Carriages look good although I don't like the gears too much. Have you thought (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Is that just super-affluence of red curved slopes or was the carriage affected by a passing dementor? :-) Anyway, to compare notes, here's a link to my 8mm scale Hogwarts Express, a scale model of the Hall class engine (5972 Olton Hall) used (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Okay, that's funny! Sorta like life imitating art imitating life. JOHN (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The motor... easily, the loco/rolling stock however... :) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The pics I got at Toy Fair were of preprod stuff (witness the use of a metal railed turnout in old gray), so don't really help. The spoked wheels are there but the motor block on that one appears not to have technic axles: (URL) (and others in (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've had a plan for a while now to build a Paris Metro train that runs on racers track using the new IR engine. Unfortunately the baseplate/batterybox design put a a minor dampener in my plan and I'll probably have to wait to get one and try (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I originally thought that, since the set comes with 2 switches, you could do a smaller half loop in a big one-- Bad ASCII graphix below-- ------ / \ \ | | | | | | \ / / ------ But I think you would need at least 4 spare curves, combined with (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Presumably you could make something like an articlated lorry, with the motor in the cab and the baseplate for the trailer. If you fitted an anti-jack-knifing mechanism you could get some control through reverse steering too. Then again, you (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) --SNIP-- Now I see what's wrong with you eight-widers. You try to make things look accurate instead of doing things that are fun. :P Of course a square carriage would have been fine and looked just as accurate if not more so but (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The only thing you missed is people saying the same before. ;-) These pics are the first ones where it has been possible to properly see the wheels,they look like cheap BBB knockoffs! (baecause the spokes are only relief mouldings) Pity they (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) As does the points pack. Another two redundant curve pieces. And some people thought that the 8 curves in the standard track pack were a waste... Jason R (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have to say I don't think I would bother with it on a Mk1, possibly on a Mk2 built 8 wide.. Tim (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Mike and ILTCO! Something just occurred to me and maybe I'm just clueless, but it appears to me that the wheels on the green croc are new, a la BBB small wheels, using a technic axle. Does the ICE train use the same wheel type? And if (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Wow. Now that is what I call "sub-til";-) I must confess that I don't see much difference, and gauging from the curvature of the Mk1 I would have to say that it is nominal at best and trying to account for it at such a small scale is futile. (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) ROSCO (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I really do love Pedant Alerts! :-) This is news to me, and greatly appreciated! I find that trying to nail down fine details like this is a serendipitous process at best! When building, I may choose to omit certain details for any number of (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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LEGO has provided ILTCO with some new images of the 2006 Trains. Check them out in the ILTCO Gallery: The new images start after the box images. (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Train Club (URL) - Carolina (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Pedant On As far as I can tell from looking at pics of the web of the Hogwarts Express the coaches are painted in the standard BR maroon livery of the '60s. In which case the twin yellow pinstripes actually have a black line between them, (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The profile of the coaches used in the film (BR Mk1) is actually pretty much a constant large radius curve down the whole side. Newer designs of British coaches have a different profile with a far sharper curve at the bottom. (URL) This (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Greetings, SALUG (Southern Alberta Lego User's Group) attended Supertrain, the groups forth time at this train show in Calgary, Alberta. Attendance for the two days was about 14,000. Pictures (and video) can be seen at: (URL) of the show include: (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.ca.salug, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.disney)
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(...) lol Thanks; you know what I've been going through;-) But I have to say that, from the looks of your beaut, it is definitely worth it! Actually, I am in the middle of recoloring my Milwaukee Road Hiawatha train in dark red, and Ross is working (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ted, Thanks for the suggestion. The train track is going around the ceiling in my son's room, so I think I want to have a single regulator on the track. Plus, I think I have a pretty good idea what several trains one one loop will look like (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Good luck with that... (URL) don't forget there are other colours out there: (URL) I love this shot that Huw took: (URL) went for an actual 'Castle' class. That's what 'Hogwart's Castle' is supposed to be, but they couldn't get a Castle for (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I only worked from two pics of the Hornby set and one picture of the real loco in its standard livery. I'm really, really bad at finding prototype pictures so your advice is very valuable. (...) Very nice design. I look forward to seeing it (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Nice effort, Tim and James. This is especially interesting to me (and Ross) because we (in the sense that I acquire the needed bricks and he assembles them;-) have studied the Hogwarts Express at length, from finding pics and schematics online (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey look - on that same page is Larry's (URL) Center Flat Car with Transformer>, in the same colors even. Cool! -Matt :) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Tim and James- It's just gorgeous! I want one under my Christmas tree (and on top of our next SCLTC layout)! -Ted SCLTC (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) There is nothing new under the sun. I just discovered the following, without looking for it. So it seems to be destiny that I should share it: (URL) Pony-ear-SNOTted macaroni boiler from 1966> That page also shows some micro-scale trains, one (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Tom- You can use almost any convenient type of wire wire to run your 9-volt trains. Stranded 16 or 18 gauge might be optimum and can often be had particularly in the form of paired speaker wire or lamp cord. At SCLTC, we use the 4-conductor (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Central Florida Brick Day - March 4, 2006!
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Once again it time for Central Florida Brick Day! This year it’s on Saturday, March 4th. The day starts at the Plant City Train Show in its new venue at Hillsborough Community College in Plant City, Florida with a display by the Greater Florida LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.gflug, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl, lugnet.loc.us.fl.tam)
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(...) That sounds really neat. Can't wait to see it. (...) For a mathematician my skill at counting was sorely lacking. There's always the next version. Tim (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I meant (either that or I am misunderstanding you) My thinking was that the sides would be much the same as you have them, but the whole panel would be slightly off the vertical, so the coach is maybe half (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The original version James sent me had a full curve sloping in at the bottom and top. The prototype cars seemed to me to only curve in at the bottom and I wanted to keep the window design as it was so I just did the bottom half. (...) The (...) (19 years ago, 20-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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