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A very simple idea and a very simple train: The Beer Train (URL) All pictures on (URL) During the FIFA Soccer World Cup, the train was operating on a regular basis with up to 10 daily services between Fridge (in Kitchen) via Fuzball to Couch (in (...) (18 years ago, 8-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun, lugnet.loc.dk, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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(...) NOW we DO have instructions for adding a 9v motor! When Lego S@H actually ships the Train set, the instructions, together with 2pcs 1x4 plate, are added! (URL) I also build my motor in the tender, but the designers at Lego made it very simple. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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True it doesn't have instructions for adding a 9v motor, but its still a very nice set. Oh and speaking of 9v motors, I made conversions in MLCAD for 9v and 12v motors. One drall back though, it doesn't allow for adding a power cable for a light (...) (18 years ago, 6-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: PSLTC show at the Puyallup Fair
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(...) Yes they are (that's one of Jeff Pelletier's houses). What's scary is that I didn't realize that until a member of the public at the Fair pointed it out. . . (...) Brian (who made the yard) also used those windows structurally for his oil rig (...) (18 years ago, 6-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PSLTC show at the Puyallup Fair
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(...) (URL) House on the left>. Are those upside down minifigure chairs? Great look on the tiled siding. The gray airplane windows for (URL) towers/supports>-- nice: Nice layout PSLTC. later, James Mathis (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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(...) That is pretty cool. The Wheels could be then swapped out with custom wheels...example the wheels available from BBB.... then??? Ben (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Danish train show electronics
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(...) You guessed correct! These pics are from my rail-race-extreme layout, and the Led's are just for the looks. If a race starts, both tracks light up. One red, one yellow. Side-effect, very usefull in this case: the Led's reduce the amount of (...) (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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(...) No problem. I'll be there to build-up on Wednesday, visitor at Sunday and break-down on Tuesday. You will find the train at the gigantic Belug display. The ZOO-display from Rick and me is integrated in that Belug layout. See you soon! Klaas (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: pics from AMRA(NSW) train show
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(...) I posted more pictures of the SLTC layout on Brickshelf... see: (URL) still can't believe that I managed to get an entire airfield constructed in the short period of time that I had to construct my module for the SLTC layout! There are other (...) (18 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Danish train show electronics
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(...) Well, I wasn't there, and I'm no electrical engineer, but I'm going to take a stab at guessing. It looks like in that picture that the two LEDs are getting their power directly from the rails. In the picture before it in the gallery: (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 4-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Danish train show electronics
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Does anyone know what this little bit of electronics is for? (URL) from a LEGO event recently held in Denmark. I found the link on Jan Beyer's Blog ( (URL) ) but there's a problem with that blog which makes it impossible to write comments. (18 years ago, 4-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail Class 08
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(...) Hi Carl, Thanks for your comments and glad you like it. Unfortunately the mood strikes me quite rarely these days as I'm having a lot of fun jumping from theme to theme after a very solid run of trains last year. That said an interesting (...) (18 years ago, 3-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: British Rail Class 08
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(...) I like it a lot! It's small, sweet, detailed and very curved! I even put the picture of it as my Desktop Wallpaper, which only entices me more into wanting to build it :-) I hope you'll be in the mood again soon if you can create such lovely (...) (18 years ago, 3-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Save 9V Trains Contest Winners Rendering
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A while back, the Save 9V Trains website held a contest to design train models using LEGO Digital Designer. There were several categories for entries - steam locomotives, diesel/electric locomotives, rolling stock, rail maintenance, passenger cars, (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | British Rail Class 08
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It's been a while since I made a train but I was in the mood today. (2 URLs) BS> (when moderated) (URL) Flickr> Comments welcome, Tim (18 years ago, 1-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | PSLTC show at the Puyallup Fair
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This year, The Puget Sound Lego Train Club (PSLTC) was asked to be the main model railroad layout for the fair. The layout was a great success and thanks goes out to all of the members and all of the people who helped out with staffing. Pictures: (2 (...) (18 years ago, 1-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.wa, FTX) !!
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| | Customizing the 7897 Passenger Train: Danish IC4, version 3
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Hey, Bought the 7897 Passenger Train the other day and immediately realized that it would take only a few modifications to turn the German ICE-like design into the Danish IC4 passenger train. Here's the result: (URL) All the pictures in the (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 1-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: BayLTC @ Great Train Expo, San Jose
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(...) ooo. I remember this, now. Thanks all. Jonathan (18 years ago, 27-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.org.us.baylug, FTX)
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| | Re: BayLTC @ Great Train Expo, San Jose
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(...) That is correct. James made some new instructions after seeing Ross's version and I built it. You can see James' instructions and pictures of the trolleys I built here (URL) (18 years ago, 27-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.org.us.baylug, FTX)
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| | Re: BayLTC @ Great Train Expo, San Jose
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(...) Hello, Jonathan- This version looks very close to (URL) Ross' riff> on James Mathis' design. History (URL) HERE>. JOHN (18 years ago, 27-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.org.us.baylug, FTX)
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