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| (...) Nah. "Huge" is such a relative term;-) (...) UP had a few turntables that could turn Big Boys; otherwise they would just use wyes. Not sure about modern one, though. JOHN    (18 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX) 
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| (...) Thanks John The only thing I know for certain is that they cost me a lot more than 2 cents! I have built up quite a fleet of some of these cars, I have a sizable unit train of both spine cars (6x3) and bulk carriers (6x2) which are both very (...)   (18 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX) 
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|  |  | Re: Long Span Suspension Bridge? 
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| (...) Here's a 288 stud bridge Bob Kojima built: (URL) next to see a few more pictures. Frank    (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains) 
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| (...) I built one a couple of years ago that spans 128 studs, with two tracks. It's pretty minimal. I used double 1x16 technic bricks to support the deck, then combinations of technic bricks for the trusses. The deck is just strips of 2x16 plates (...)   (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX) 
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| (...) Dave- All our public images are posted on the (URL) SCLTC website>. This (URL) will take you to every photo that contains a bridge. Just click on the ones that interest you for a larger image. I'll gather some photos of the newest bridge and (...)   (18 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX) 
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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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|  |  | Re: Electronic brick (1968) schematics? 
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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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|  |  | New (2007) Thomas Duplo 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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|  |  | Re: Looking for design ideas for my new locomotive 
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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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