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In lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, Jeramy Spurgeon wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, John Neal wrote:
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I posted an in-progress pic of this
MOC before Thanksgiving (which I see I dumped; don’t remember doing that).
In any event, we’ve finished it and have finally taken some pics of it.
My initial post covers the main points, but I wanted to highlight a couple
of details: in this pic you can see how Ross mounted 2 light sensors along with the RCX
brick in Trolley’s understuff. Notice his red technic axle which serves as
an on/off switch for the RCX brick. Also notice the nice, custom track. We
blended new and old dark gray along with new and old brown to give a
“weathered” look, I guess you could say. The ties are held in place by 1x1
headlight bricks.
This is our first powered 12 wide, although it isn’t 1:32 scale; it is
nearly 1:1 in fact.
Here is a pic
of Mister Rogers himself with the real trolley; ours is slightly smaller.
So while this MOC happens to be 12 wide, it isn’t really a part of my 12
wide master scheme, because we used LEGO for the motor and track (and BBB
wheels). Trolley will be assigned to ping-pong duty across the backside of
the TCLTC layout. I still need to make the decals (along with a million
others:-/)
Enjoy.
JOHN
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And so it begins.....You’ll have to change your corner store to the 12 wide
Emporium.
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lol, We’ll see:-)
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I loved Mr. Rogers as a kid and it was mostly due to Trolley and the Land of
Make Believe. This is a very nicely done model, as usual. I’m curious as to
how the Mindstorms work on this. (Yes, I know, Ross will have to answer that
one). Any movies of it in action?
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Thanks. I think I can field the RCX question-- there are 2 light sensors
pointing down on the track. They will see a white plate laid down on each end
of the track which will tell them to cut power and reverse. You’ll have to wait
for our upcoming show in mid-March for vids-- didn’t take any and it’s packed
away.
Speaking of Trolley, I’m working as we speak on a complete overhaul of my little
Trolley, based on what I learned from my intense scrutiny of the proto to build
the 12 wide version. There are some nice parts available now that weren’t when
I first built her, and this new version is a KILLER MOC™! :-)
But I am 2 if not 3 BL orders away from completion....
JOHN
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| (...) And so it begins.....You'll have to change your corner store to the 12 wide Emporium. I loved Mr. Rogers as a kid and it was mostly due to Trolley and the Land of Make Believe. This is a very nicely done model, as usual. I'm curious as to how (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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