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| | | I have put together a look layout look for several of my train creations. I have tried to pair my model made of LEGO bricks with photos of their real-life counterparts. I welcome any comments and criticisms regarding organization, presentation, (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —John R. Clark
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| | | | | Regarding the site layout: very clean, although thumbnails'd be cool from the TOC page. Also if possible, perhaps the navigation links in the show could be moved to the upper left, so it's not necessary to scroll each slide to reach them. Regarding (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —James Mathis
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| | | | | | | (...) I have no idea at this time how to insert thumbnails on the TOC page, especially using the simple "save as html" function within MS PowerPoint. Perhaps I can edit the html file and achieve this addition of thumbnails on the TOC page. I'll try. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —John R. Clark
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| | | | | | | | (...) <snip> (...) It's actually a quote from Douglas Adams's _Life, the Universe, and Everything_. An immortal alien is bored by his existence, so decides to insult everyone in the entire galaxy, and to do it alphabetically. The complete quote (as (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Knee-biting Amtrak Cascades (was:Re: New Look for old trains) —James Mathis
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| | | | | | | | (...) knee-biter.[1] (...) Ah, so I should present my train models in alphabetical order. Got it! ;-) (...) I'm glad you got to see it run and discover any and all its flaws. (...) Yes! This is the type of comment I love! Yes: less tall. I totally (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Knee-biting Amtrak Cascades (was:Re: New Look for old trains) —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | | | (...) <snip> knee biting and complimenting (...) If it is too hard to make the coaches much shorter, you could always make the engines taller... <snip> Just jumping in to point out the obvious. Chris (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —James Mathis
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| | | | | | (...) Done. (...) Well, the links aren't "upper left". They are just "left". Is that ok? later, James Mathis (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —John R. Clark
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| | | | | | Wow. MUCH more user-friendly. That is to say, as a user, I now consider your site my friend. Thanks! Rick (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —Holger Matthes
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| | | | | Hi James, well, I were happy to see the presentation some weeks ago! But the html-version is also very nice! Download time - even with my sloooowwww modem - is ok! That'S really a good way to present your MOC's because everybody might see, how close (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —John Neal
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| | | | | This has got to be the most impressive MOC collection of trains in the world, James. You are one prolific dude, dude:-) I like the way you end on 8 wides-- kind of implies an evolution of sorts! <g,d,r> Speaking of the 8 wides, regarding the euro (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —James Mathis
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| | | | | | | (...) wides-- (...) Ending on 8-wides. Well, I guess I was just trying to separate the two scales, 6-wide and 8-wide from one another. But, I guess I really didn't do that since I included the 8-wide EuroTram in the Mix of 6-wide passenger stock. I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | (...) John, Are you saying that stacking 1x2 bricks atop each other to make a wall will imply an offset because the gap between the adjacent bricks suggests a shadow and thus an offset? Chris P.S. I have given up on the whole offset thing (for now). (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) Almost:-) If you use the *tall* 1x2x5 or even better, the 1x3x5, and alternate with the 1x1x5, you avoid the distracting cross lines and the verticals are fairly prominent. I'll see if I can get some pics up of what I am talking about (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | | | (...) Thanks, I am looking forward to seeing the results, but no need to kill yourself on my account. I understand what you mean. Chris (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | What Bulk Parts for Offset? (was:Re: New Look for old trains) —James Mathis
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| | | | | | (...) as I (...) notice (...) of (...) What parts (special, or not) would you need to continue building and exploring constructions that employ the "offset thing"? I use for my box car, even if inappropriately, the following: 1) technic pins with (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What Bulk Parts for Offset? (was:Re: New Look for old trains) —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | | (...) snip older stuff Yep, you got all the ones I am worrying about on your list. The 1x2 center stud tile/plate. (Using a bunch of these to fake a door railing on a box car. I'll be reclaiming them shortly. You need a lot of these when you build (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What Bulk Parts for Offset? (was:Re: New Look for old trains) —Holger Matthes
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| | | | | | Hi all you offset-freaks, I also **love** building offset details! I even used this technic in my pre dark age time! The list James has just writen down is nearly complete: (...) I (...) But I have some more pieces and I would to put some stress on (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: New Look for old trains —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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| | | | James: (...) Play well, Jacob -- No .sig today. (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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