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(...) Ted, Once again, you come through in spades! You always seem to have the answers I'm looking for. Do you have a Brickshelf folder or image gallery on the web where I can find a bunch of close-up pictures of your truss bridges? I want to get a (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I understand. The standards on LUGNET have sunk to the point where just about *anyone* can post. I mean just *imagine* getting something as basic as that wrong... sheesh... (...) Funny, my students in my 100-level astronomy class said (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(...) How about some anecdotal pictures? This cable stayed bridge spans 192 studs and this arched truss bridge spans 288: (URL) This over truss bridge spans 192 studs: (URL) This under truss spans 192 studs and passed the 16 pound bowling ball in (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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"Dave Sterling smsrallysport.com>" <dave@ <spamsucks> wrote in message news:Jv2A1L.BAr@lugnet.com... (...) If you use a tensioned string support system underneath, you can go long distances with few parts. -Rob (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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Stacy and I are designing a small layout for Brickworld this year and we want/need to have a bridge in the layout. We've been working to design the layout using banquet tables (so I don't have to bring my own tables), yet we still want an open space (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) That was MORE than two cents worth, Chris! Excellent work! Especially the bethgon, which is a former project of mine:-) And if I might add to you and others who have posted in this thread: please start your own threads with new MOCs and (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) seen the whole thing. In reading through it, I recalled reading it when it was fresh but lost interest when some yahoo screwed up the 3-4-5 right triangle angle measures... I'll admit right here that I know nothing of these M and Q and A (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's OK, you must have missed the original thread I introduced this on, where I directly blamed you for my obsession: (URL) I guess I'll go back to building sets straight out of the (...) Well, that's almost all I did. It's just the box (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ... snip ... Hello there fellow lurkers Now, I'll accept that I have been particularly lax in posting my achievements over the latter half of the last year, and John's message was just the kick up the a## I needed to stop lurking about and get (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Brian, for providing once again that sick, humbling feeling that I'm now feeling. <sigh> I guess I'll go back to building sets straight out of the box according to the directions ... Rafe (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, I saw that and had to link to this: (URL) instinct, slightly more primitive implementation :). (18 years ago, 21-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben, I was very happy to see your post when I checked today, after six months of being swamped with work and having too little time for this hobby. Thanks a lot for your high quality information! I can calm your purist sense by saying that my (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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I never saw any pics of these online, and I never got around to posting any myself, but better late than never, so (URL) here> they are. I will always have fond memories of a handful of us trainheads driving around one July night in Detroit while (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) My PC broke and I have no internet from home (only my mobile phone) so I can only respond from work which I don't like doing too much. (...) No that's just laziness (although I did sneak in the one train). -- snipped IRL ;) -- (...) Thanks (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sounds like your looking to build a B unit. (URL) "A "B" unit, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive unit (generally a diesel locomotive) which does not have a driving cab, or crew compartment, and must therefore be controlled from another, (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I am going to be building a diesel locomotive that has no control cab (since the control cab is in my "track inspection car" that I made) and want ideas (pictures of prototypes, pictures of other models etc). The main things I have decided so far (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the replies. I am about to upgrade, if you can call it that, my old 4.5v set. At least now, I have an idea of what I can and cannot do. (18 years ago, 20-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The Big Boy I created sits on 7 pieces of track. (URL) L.Andrew Reynolds GtwLUG, St Louis (18 years ago, 18-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Wayne, I ma not positive what parts you are looking for but you are correct the R/C parts do not show up on the www.LEGO.COM site as separate items. I phoned customer service and confirmed that you can purchase the items separately instead of (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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SCLTC finsishes it's sixth winter show at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum this weekend. An initial batch of photos have been posted on the club (URL) website>. (4 URLs) -Ted Michon Southern California LEGO Train Club (18 years ago, 18-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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