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Mayor Quimby Mobilizes Town Guard, Calls Emergency Session of Members Storm Watch 2000 (GMLTC Press, Legopolis) Meteorologists at the national weather service have declared Legopolis to be smack within the predicted landfall of Hurricane Neal, now (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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(...) But that means you cant do any small layout by leaving away some middle sections, right? Or do you have some kind of big plates to be put under the lower modules? Are the points of giving track from one edge of a module to the next always the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) (or (...) Thanks Larry for your answer to poor foreigner without knowledge of inches.... Next question: is there already a standard for Lego train modules, accepted by most train clubs? Or is there no compability between any of them? Regards, (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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(...) 14 tables, each 40" x 65" (128 studs x 208 studs). Total layout dimensions should be 672 studs x 1040 studs. Low end will have tracks at 8 (10?) bricks above the baseplate, high end will have tracks at 20 bricks above the baseplate. Tentative (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism? (was:Re:infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NCQ and RCX)
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(...) non (...) the 32x32 baseplate is a nominal 10 inches square... So that means that a 45 x 60 inch module is essentially 3x4 of the monster 48 stud square baseplates. (or 4.5 x 6 of the more normal sized ones) I dunno about 40 x 65 inch (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism? (was:Re:infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NCQ and RCX)
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(...) next (...) the (...) pics (...) soon) to (...) rolling (...) I have no idea, what Lego will bring out. But I can't imagine it will be 8 wide... (...) based on (...) level, (...) Would someone please give me the size in studs: I have no feeling (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism
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(...) Other than *constant* whining and harping on the subject for as long as he's been in the GMTLC... <grin> (...) Hurricane = lots of blowing air. See also my previous comments... JohnG (the quietest of the three Johns in the GMLTC!) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | New LEGO train realism? (was:Re:infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NCQ and RCX)
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(...) This sounds almost too good to be true, but it would be very fortuitous for the GMLTC because we have just voted at our last show in La Crosse (went well, pics and mpegs to follow, but not soon as I am leaving on vacation for 2 weeks soon) to (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Pictures of GFLTC at GATS Ft Myers on our stie...
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(...) Here's a few pics of one of my buses: (URL) I am building vehicles, I decided to determine the width by how "big" or "massive" it has to be. Buses are typically large things that need should be much longer than a standard car. A 4-wide twenty (...) (27 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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I thought the way you were mixing 6 wide busses with 4 wide trucks and containers was interesting. It certainly has me thinking about this whole 4, 6, 8-wide thing. Hmmm does that mean I should make my Honda Civic 3 wide since my wife's minivan is 4 (...) (27 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Robin, Thanks, after going to your site I now remember seeing it. Chris (...) (27 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I used stickers on the front nose, but the rest of the stripe is bricks and plates. I just couldn't get the nose right with parts. Not the way most of you would of done it, but it works for me. (...) More pictures of the bus coming soon. I (...) (27 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Chris The blue and red caoch you see is a train I made to look like the classic 12 volt 7740 Electric Inter-city train set, but I didn't have the yellow parts. See (URL) pictures of the Superliner coming soon... Robin W. GFLTC (27 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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I just noticed that a blue and red caoch is hiding in the bottom level of your train station. I cannot find it anywhere else. What is it? A complete train, a coach? By the way, the Super Liner is impressive. It really captures the look of a Super (...) (27 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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Firstly may I congratulate you on quite a brilliant layout, I love the station. I really think that the Amtrak diesel in gats00fm11.jpg (a P42?) is impressive. How did you the continuation of the tricolour lines on to the nose of the locomotive? (...) (27 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | "Site" (was Re: Pictures of GFLTC at GATS Ft Myers on our stie...
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Note, that should be SITE, not Stie. (sounds like Sty as in pig sty, which this site definitely is NOT... it's neat) Can't believe I missed this nitpick opportunity at first. FUT o-t.pun :-) ++Lar (27 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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Very nice Amtrak Superliner train set. The custom striping on the locomotive cab blends very well in the photograph. I like the lower nose/coupler on the loco, too. Nice work! Love the tall Superliner coaches, as well. That is a handsome train set. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NGLTC at NMRA show pics up on the web site
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thanks for the reminder. Make it four, then... (...) (27 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NGLTC at NMRA show pics up on the web site
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You can visit the pics directly at (URL) and bypass the rest of the site and the frames. (...) -- ---...--- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) (27 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) All the LEGO Trains and etc. at the Ft. Myers show are my own, the other club members didn't make the trip. The station is a three sided model not much to the other side (all the picture are from the front of the display). I'll get more (...) (27 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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