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I know that some people used to run DCC on some modified train motors, but has this since gone the way of the dinosaur now that we have plastic track? One day in the future, I want to make my home train layout complete with a handheld multifunction (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The newer magnets...
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(...) American trains (my preferred subject to model) don't have buffers. This is the reason I'll be sticking to the old couplers for the foreseeable future. At least until Big Ben Bricks, ME Models, or some one else comes out with a suitable (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Train layouts (Was: LEGO killed the train club)
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(...) Very nice. I agree that the flatness of our layouts is something that needs some work. As we're continually evolving our layout adding more terrain elevation change is one of our next priorities. Cale (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: since the fun has returned to Lugnet.Trains...
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(...) Dave!, DaveE, or Dave K? Inquiring minds want to know... Dave K (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Recreating old sets
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(...) Lasse Vestergård from Byggepladen collects sets older than himself, and as far as I know, he considers it okay to acquire a set piece by piece. Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: since the fun has returned to Lugnet.Trains...
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(...) Gee thanks... I think. (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: since the fun has returned to Lugnet.Trains...
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(...) Nah, "Ben" is the new "Dave"... (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Why, dear LEGO???
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(...) ... (...) A long time ago S@H would sell bundles. The last one I believe was when the EN came out. You could basically get everything you needed (battery, motor, remote, etc.) and the charger wound up being free. They went away when the first (...) (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Benjamin Medinets wrote: ... (...) Eeek, is "Ben" the new "Steve"? (grin) Benn (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The newer magnets...
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(...) That's the biggest problem with the new magnets, the buffers are integrated. It would have been so much more versatile if the cross bar had studs where the buffers go and then the actual round buffer be a separate part, e.g., (URL) (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm bringing sexy back
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Neat... and please do post a copy of your instructions to: (URL) too Benn (...) ... (...) (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO killed the train club
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(...) I'm interested, too far off to forecast, but keep me posted. (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rail in the Sky
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(...) mmm, purdy trestle. Wonder how hard it would be to do the same thing in brown? (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I think your train has a flat, Steve... -Rob (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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The first installment in my new Sava Railways Scenic Tours photo series, "The Texas Brick Railroad": "Rail In The Sky" (URL) Image is a link. --Tony (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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(...) Steve... I thought trains went Choo choo!!! ;) (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.test)
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...is this thing on? Can you hear me back there? Testing 1,2,3, sibilance, sibilance. Hi All! SteveB (13 years ago, 10-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Containers and printing (was Re: I'm bringing sexy back
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(...) <snipped> Hi Larry & Rob, (...) I don't know, i don't have the Maersk train yet. The 20-Foot container is 6 x 14 studs + 1 for the opening doors. The 40-Foot container is 6 x 29 studs + 1 for the opening doors. I only hope now that those (...) (13 years ago, 30-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Train set instructions
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(...) Instructions are still available! They are on Peeron.com now - just look up the set number and they link to the instructions. I have also had great luck finding instructions to current sets through links on Brickset.com. -Matt :) (13 years ago, 10-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO Train set instructions
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A long time ago in a galaxy... well, anyway, I think Brickshelf had set instructions (is that right or was it Peeron?) and before they took them down I grabbed all the ones I knew about that had anything to do with trains. If anyone wants some or (...) (13 years ago, 10-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Flex Track
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(...) We used it extensively in the recent layout by Byggepladen at LEGO Fan Weekend. I am not that fond of it, but we didn't have any incidents, which could be attributed to flex track. I would prefer that we only used it in sections of one or two (...) (13 years ago, 28-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train layouts (Was: LEGO killed the train club)
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(...) Nice. The only thing which disappoints me a little bit with the layout is that it is as flat as Denmark (or maybe even Holland). At the recent LEGO Fan Weekend in Skærbæk, Byggepladen put together a layout with contributions from about 20 (...) (13 years ago, 28-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Texas Sate Railroad Palestine Depot
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(...) Really nice and inspiring work. Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 28-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Recreating old sets
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Hi all It is funny to think, that as a child there were only a few sets I did not get in certain series which I collected. Now, here they (almost) are: (URL) choose to collect the parts from BL and build the sets rather than buy them ready. It is (...) (13 years ago, 2-Oct-11, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Next Motion Blur Video is online - How to automatize ImageMagick
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Just realised I never sent my response... (...) --SNIP-- Fabulous. If I ever get time to do more 'art' rendering I'll definitely be using this idea. (...) Hehe. Yep :) Glad you got the coverage this excellent animation (and model) deserved. Tim (13 years ago, 6-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Online PAB and Design-by-me needs more parts for Lego Train
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I was using Lego Digital Designer and am disappointed the downhill availabilty of certain important parts to build "buyable" models. I would like to see a return of "warehouse" sliding doors to make box cars. Train-style doors would also be nice as (...) (13 years ago, 6-Oct-11, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Flex Track
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(...) Same here: I do not use plastic track on my combined layout (PF running on 9V track) but even when I did I might not use it, since I stay basically with studs in line with my track. In fact the greatest benefit I see is for kids: in general (...) (13 years ago, 27-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ha ha ha. If I were a rivet counter I wouldn't be building my trains out of LEGO. Cale (13 years ago, 27-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree with Tim. I think flex track can be useful for working out some interesting track geometry but beyond that I don't have any use for it. I think the idea of flex track was great and to be honest the LEGO actually came up with a pretty (...) (13 years ago, 27-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I've never tried it in a layout (I don't have a layout) but I always saw its chief use as being single bits of track here and there to open up the range of shapes in a full layout. Need a tiny bit of straight, use a flex. Need a tiny curve, (...) (13 years ago, 26-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was thinking of using it with foil tape put on top to make a second, larger radius. But I'm hoping that won't be necessary, soon. My biggest complaint is that the trains run very rough over it... every wheelset jounces at every joints which (...) (13 years ago, 26-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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Do any of you like using this flexible track from LEGO? I just can't bring myself to try it. I haven't seen it in person, but from the pictures I've seen it appears to me to be more geared towards kids than rivet counters like Larry and Cale... :P (...) (13 years ago, 26-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Next Motion Blur Video is online - How to automatize ImageMagick
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In lugnet.trains, Timothy Gould wrote: Hello, just a (URL) latest update on motion blur>: All issues regarding fusion of sub-frame-pictures have now been solved. :-) ImageMagick has been the key to solution. I have used the standard windows (...) (13 years ago, 26-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Texas Sate Railroad Palestine Depot
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(...) Thanks much! Looking back I should have built it a lot bigger, but I made some design changes to get it to fit on 3 32x32 baseplates to fit inside the Wye I designed for my future Texas State Railroad diorama. I can't take any credit for the (...) (13 years ago, 25-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Ben! If it wasn't for LDraw I don't think I would have been able to get that roof to work as it does. I plan to do a lot of photography with this one in the future, probably a different shot with each of my TSRR locomotives from (...) (13 years ago, 25-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm bringing sexy back
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(...) Well when you build locomotives in the correct width (that would be 8 wide by the way) it takes time. And you can't rush quality. ; ) Cale (13 years ago, 24-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) So you're dissing him but you are 4 behind on the count? Get building, man. :) (13 years ago, 24-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO (has not!) killed the train club
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(...) Thank you Ben. I have to say that when I started building LEGO steam several years ago your models were one of my big inspirations so you praise means a lot. I agree that combining systems can provide some excellent modeling opportunities. Add (...) (13 years ago, 23-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That's an awesome spread you go there! I really like how its size and shape remind me of how train clubs try to standardize module size and layout of track for uniformity and interconnection. The rounded roof of the main building is probably (...) (13 years ago, 23-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Larry, There has been some discussion in the Ontario LUGS about going to an NMRA Train show again, I assume the Dates for the Train Show would be Aug 2nd - 5th (ish) I will ask around our Lug and see if there is any intrest. Jeff VW (13 years ago, 23-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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