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(...) Could well be. Also looks like a new bigger boat hull - AFAIK the largest to date is (URL) this> (besides the (URL) Belville one>), and this looks considerably larger than that - at least 16 wide, and by my count at least 70 long. ROSCO (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Could be because it is just off of the golden mean: 3:2 (...) Speaking of the containers-- is that a new element on them; a 1x5x6 thin wall-type thing? JOHN (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(URL) Here> is a video on YouTube showing Ross' preliminary work on adding a third line to our Thomas modules (all being controlled by an RCX). The switches will be hidden; all that will be visible will be the other half of the loop, like (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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(...) It's such an unappealling aspect ratio. 6x12 would match the old ones better but I'd be more inclined to 6x14 or 6x16. 6x10 just looks nothing like a real container (half or full). Tim (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yawn. What took them so long? (URL) :-) JOHN (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Creating Models and Optimizing instructions using LDD and LDraw
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(...) Hi Eric, I think this an important topic and I'm glad you brought it up. When I did my (URL) Purina boxcar> I designed it with LDraw/MLCAD and then converted to LDD as a last step. (Note, I also needed to tweak the ldraw.xml file to prevent a (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) doh, 10 studs long (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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6 wide but only 8 long (URL) (Click for bigger) (URL) Rest of catalogue> Tim (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Creating Models and Optimizing instructions using LDD and LDraw
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I have added an article over in the LDD Database area of Save 9v Trains of my thoughts about using LDraw (MLCad) to optimize instructions for LDD. (URL) I used this caboose as my test subject. (URL) This is a model that I designed and ordered via (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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(...) It's also available as a download from the LEGO site (URL) (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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