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| (...) If you thought you needed my approval, consider it given, but I don't think you need it. I didn't use a normal train plate. I put the 9V motor as low as I could in the design--I actually built the "fuel tanks" around it so it kept the center (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pics of my "Auto Hopper" unloading hopper car
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| (...) slider in the bottom. The slider protrudes slightly on either side, so you push it up against a pair of posts either side of the track to force it open. Unfortunately, I had to keep the hatch small enough to pour through 9V track, and it only (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ....new train sets have arrived....!!
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| "James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:GAnBD9.D3M@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) and (...) an (...) I (...) The only 9V sets I am missing are the new train station (4556) and the new freight station (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Actually, flywheel is perfectly practical. Sentinel (once again!) made a loco that was powered by, IIRC, 2 2 ton flywheels, and it was reasonably capable (but expensive). I tend to think that a flywheel drive system is more practical for bus (...) (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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| (...) This engine is a super job well done. I have a couple spare 9V train motors on sale if you need them (email me for details). As for the prototype BR52? This was known as the 'Kriegslok', or 'War Emergency Engine'. Built on the direct orders of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I have heard that it will come out late this month or possibly early September. I find that odd, but that's how it's gonna be. I can't complain about the late release date either. It will give me extra time to save up enough cash to buy both (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| sorry for that attention getter, but two train sets came in the mail that I aquired via E-bay. They were the Freight Rail Runner and Metroliner. This in my first Metroliner (didn't get a chance to buy it when it came out because my family and I (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | EJLTC meeting
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| Hello train guys !! We EJLTC had a regular meeting at Odaiba city in Tokyo. Please take a look at here: (URL) you must check this out: (URL) steamer has 9V train motor on its tender, but a low speed Technic 9V motor connected to the train motor (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Having just received my first 12v train set I'm sort of train voltage complete, well not quite, while I have about 80% of the special parts from 7710, I can't really consider myself as having a push train. I do have 95%+ complete 7722 and a formerly (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm kinda sorta train voltage complete
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| (...) It isn't that hard to run 12V stuff using a 7864 transformer. All you need (besides the 7864) is a 110V->220V stepup transformer, which would run you $20-30. The 7864 has the advantage of being able to run accessories without having everything (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| (...) Ahh, but then I'd have to get a 7864... The only other 12V accessories I have are lamps. I did notice one thing, not sure if anyone else has actually tried (surely someone must have). The extra wheels to turn the 12V train motor into a 6 wheel (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hi, I bought a 9V trainmotor on ebay, but the seller now claims it is an older model and uses the 12V midrail to get its power, except it runs on 9V instead of 12V. Can this be true? Or am I fooled/tricked? Jeroen (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: what is the rarest train set?
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| (...) If you're talking about the 9V series only, then the Metroliner set is by far the most sought after set and commands the highest price. The 4551 Crocodile engine comes as a close second. -Harvey (23 years ago, 15-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I tried that, and almost couldn't get the wheels back out. I don't know what those side holes on the 9v motor are really designed for, but it's not the 12v motor wheels. (Nor do they seem to be designed for the deisel-ish wheel covers. The (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) The most expensive train set ever has been the 7750 MISB: it went for over 4000 DM (1800 .. 1900 $) 4 weeks ago. In my opinion these are rare sets of each series: blue: 113, 115, 118, 119, 164, 166, 167, 183, 722 grey: 7720, 7727, 7730, 7740, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Americanized Emerald Night Full Train MOD/MOCs
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| (...) Some of the modifications I made was to fix some of the friction issues on the front and back trucks of the engine. When powered by the drive wheels with a Power Functions XL motor they are not that big of an issue. When the whole engine is (...) (13 years ago, 27-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| Nice model and excellent attention to part availability (often overlooked). Have you thought about the soccer bues for white windows? I didn't do a windows count on the real vs model but I assume they are the same??? Sometimes selective scaling can (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hmm - still have my doubts about this. The train motors are expensive enough. Can you imagine how much TLC would charge for digital controlled versions? If you look at the photos on S@H again you'll see some show a 9V motor fitted. I presume (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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