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 | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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| (...) (snip) (...) I'm particularly interested in construction details of the hopper car and dumping mechanism. More photos, etc would be greatly appreciated. I've been trying to build a hopper that can be unloaded mechanically, without much success (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level
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| (...) James, I'm in a similar need for split level plates in grey, as I'm woring on a SP 1960 era passenger train. I'm using grey vinyl tape (electrical tape) to cover the sides of a black version. I used yellow tape on a grey 6x28 plate for a ATSF (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: So thats where Lego got the idea from
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| (...) Sorry swami, you missed the joke. :) (1) The idea he's referring to isn't the crocodile, read the second sentence of the referenced caption again. (then consider this site: (URL) it gives another clue...) But I do agree the Croc exists in many (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So thats where Lego got the idea from
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| (...) Hi Tim, Actually, Crocodiles or 'krokodils' have existed in all kinds of forms in the early days of the electrics. The Lugnet train FAQ, with reference to 4551 also says so: (URL) Even a brickshelf search for Crocodile/Krokodil brings up more (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lessons learned in pre-school
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| (...) I noticed this and now have a doubly modified controller. A switch in one end drops the output voltage over the whole range. A switch in the other end engages a full rectifier on the output. These switches are push-type, glued into the base of (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Some pics I found
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| (...) John, If you want to extend it, the CUT LEGO model will handle 6 AND 8-wide trains... Scott Lyttle (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 4.5V/9V silliness
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| I haven't found the train motors to be particularly good generators, but if you have two locos on an unpowered track you can give one loco a good push and the other will lurch forward... and if there's a light on the loco it will illuminate briefly. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Dash-9 Diesel Engine - Version 2
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| Train fans, I upgraded my two Dash 9 engines (C44-9W) to new dark green last mouth and thought I should share some images. It’s basically a re-hash of my first version with some updates like a AC unit on the roof and some other tweak do to new (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Some pics I found
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| In lugnet.trains, James Trobaugh wrote: <snip> (...) Welllll, unfortunately, we aren't bringing that layout to Cincy. I would have to rent a trailer and it would be a logistical nightmare. I have pretty much decided that that layout will be more of (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 8 wheeled steam train with driving rods
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| Mayby not as challenging as the topic title says, but at least I got your attention ;-) I like the way the lego trains were build in the blue track era, but I make no problem with using new parts as well. Having built 4 and 8 wheeled (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Layout Started
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| Whoops. basement4.jpg : Playroom nearing completion. Window trim treatment debate finally settled. -=revise to=- (URL) Overview of the big people's side of the project. This took nearly three years, starting out as a simple request to insulate the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Transformer Power
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| (...) OR.... You can soop it up. OR you can have someone soop it up for you:-) That is just what I did. Jeff Titchenal of the (URL) Southern Pacific LEGO Train Club> (I hope this is okay to plug your stuff, Jeff!) sells modified 3 amp transformers (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND trains
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| On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 06:37:48 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote: [Stuff about the LEGO-purity of LL Miniland trains snipped] (...) For some reason, this discussion made me think of tabloid humor: "Scandal! LegoLand's Dirty Little Secret: (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 12 spoke Train Wheels that were not released
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| (...) Hi Gary, I asked the same question a few times, but got no positive answer so far. Obviously no prototype has ever left the company. (URL) the meantime lots of other riddles are solved. Most of it has found its way on my train homepage. (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 31-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Live Broadcast from NBC11 News
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| Because of delays due to Christmas and BrickShelf moderation, here is the deep link to the news clip: (URL) was a live broadcast on Wednesday, December 22, 2004, on NBC11 News. The broadcast was from the BayLTC Christmas train layout currently on (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.sacbb, lugnet.trains, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: How do I power a long track?
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| (...) [SNIP] (...) Hi Chris, we have used even more than 3 controllers on one long loop at FGLTC shows. The controllers have not even been put to the same speed level. No problems occured, since the LEGO equipment is really sturdy and kid proof. I (...) (20 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How do I power a long track?
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| (...) The GMLTC has this problem in our 'small' (approximately 100 feet of track) loop, because our larger 8-wide trains are heavy and we really work the motors hard. Our solution? Add another speed regulator! We put one at each end of the dogbone, (...) (20 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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