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    I have done the Kadee couplers and am very happy with it.
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    This may be of some help on the electrical connections between cars. http://www.micromark.com/mini-connector-kit-pkg-of-10,8839.html I've been contemplating doing something similar to this for powering multiple locomotives from one IR receiver. Sal WFB, WI
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    Just backed for $260, meant to do it a while ago but never got around to it. I am glad I got in in time. I think this should make a very good start to a better track system than what LEGO currently offers, and may open the door to other after market improvements to the PF system as a whole. Thank you E Models for all you hard work!! Sal WFB, WI
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    I just use a basic HP 3-in-1 Ink-Jet printer from Office Depot for about US$100. It works great once you get the color matching worked out. I use MS paint for images and MS WORD for words and sizing of all decals than print. Here is a sample of the new decal paper and my HP printer.
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    I just print my own. I use Papilio Inkjet Glossy Photo Film, It seems to be pretty close to What LEGO uses. Than, I just create the decals using MS Word. If you are doing just text, that is really simple. Sal WFB, WI.
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    I do almost the exact same thing as Dan-147. Although, I use a washer as the spacer as opposed to the tube, and my 2x3 plate is mounted in the place were the traditional LEGO buffer goes. So it makes it essentially a drop in replacement, but the draft gear box is a little too long on the back end, so I need to cut a notch in the wheel holder. When the NMRA national convention was in town a few years ago, I talked to the Kadee rep. He said, a few years before, some LEGO fans had come to them with the idea of having Kadde produce a coupler for LEGO trains. The rep said Kadee was interested and willing to come up with something, but the LEGO fans seemed to loose interest, and with that Kadee figured there was not much market. It sounded to me like if the idea was presented again, and there was sufficient interest from the community, Kadee might be interested in trying again. It did kinda sound like Kadee wanted the LEGO fans to come up with the design, but that would not be tough. Sal WFB, WI
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    Thanks for the info. Sal WFB, WI
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    No, Crist Clapper, I never did. I never really tried any further. Sal WB, WI
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    I build my own locomotive bases, so I build a hole at one end that allows the wire from the second motor to run through the base at the far end of the locomotive base. It works just like the hole n the middle and allows me to use unmodified motors and no polarity switch. Sal WFB WI
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    I recently ordered and this past weekend built the WV Market. I did not have any issues with the tan axel/technic pin bowing the technic plate at all. While here is Wisconsin, I can't recall any similar winter fair type activities, I do recall as a kid a winter festival with various tents for food and hot chocolate and other various winter activities. I have, though, seen similar winter fairs in T.V. shows and movies to that of the WV Market. All in all, I think it is a nice little set, with some variety. Sal WFB, WI
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    Brickset has most of the box pictures, and I believe the first post of this topic has updated pics too.
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    Here is the LDD file for my Christmas tree extension (it may take a day for it to work because I just uploaded it to Brickshelf). You will still need to build the Christmas tree from the Winter Toy Shop to put on top, and add a longer technic axel to hold it all together. I used the tree stand from the original tree as the base. If you have any questions, let me know. Sal WFB, WI
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    I built the tree from the Winter Toy Shop, and then continued it to make it twice as tall. I used LDD to design the lower portion. Here you can see most of the tree, unfortunately I do not seem to have a good picture of the entire thing, but the top half is the tree form the Winter Toy Shop. If you'd like, I can email you the LDD file for the additional sections of the Winter Toy Shop Tree. Sal WFB, WI
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    Anyone else notice all the hinges on top of the airport fire truck? Looks like one compartment right behind the cab and a double wide compartment at the back, detailed engine perhaps? The police station looks lakota like a correctional facility to me with the stacked jail cells and catwalk. Sal WFB, WI
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    I use the light sword shafts and the longer bars (sometimes cut to size). the only downside it they aren't available in a lot of colors, but for my engines I use white because it fits my paint scheme. Sal WFB, WI
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    it looks like he is holding a camera. To be honest, while I am not really into police sets, they look pretty good. The prisoner transport would make a great armored car, just replace the bars with bricks, looks just like the ones I see all the time transferring money. The police station looks more like a prison to me with the guard tower and catwalk. Sal WFB, WI
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    That oversized 6 or 8 wheel design is very much American. A major American Manufacturer of them is Oshkosh Trucks, located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. While most are yellow or lime green, I have seen some locally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that are red. Even the newer trucks look very much like the European version shown previous. Sal WFB, WI
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    Airports?

    legoboy3998 replied to mapimi's topic in LEGO Town

    Search "klia" and "klia2" on Brickshelf. I always enjoyed following the galleries. They show the building of the airport complete with LEGO construction crews. The only bummer is I don't think the builder ever finished the airport.
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    I'd like to add my thanks and appreciation to all those who work so hard on Railbricks, it is a great resource. To LEGO Guy Bri, Here in the states at least, since winter starts in mid December, a lot of catalogues from the first few months of the year are considered winter catalogues. I believe even LEGO does this, so it is not unusual that they would be listed winter 2011, summer 2011, fall 2011, etc. One suggestion would be to post on the Railbricks site when the magazine goes into the various stages. I realize that may not be very easy if you try to do a lot of the editing as the articles come in. Thanks again for all your work. Sal WFB, WI
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    I realize that. I was simply commenting that police and fire can be in the same building. And for the record the North Shore Fire Department operates its own paramedic ambulances out of their fire stations, as does the city of Milwaukee. In addition there are several "private" ambulance companies as well. I was simply stating that I have never seen a doctors office in a fire station. And as I stated, I realize most countries (and even cities and states) do things different. I wasn't saying it was wrong, just unusual to me, but interesting. I do think it is a great MOC, I especially like all of the apparatus. I recently finshed building several fire trucks, but no stations yet. Sal WFB, WI
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    In the village of Shorewood Wisconsin USA, the Shorewood Police Department andNorth Shore Fire Department share a building (I believe it is the village hall also). In smaller towns like this it is not all that uncommon for the departments to share buildings, or at least be across the street from eachother. In the neighboring village of Whtefish bay Wisconsin, the police department/village hall and fire department are across the street from one another. And in the neighboring city of Glendale Wisconsin, the police and fire departments share a parking lot. Also most of the police cars are parked outside of the above police departments, not inside. More interesting is hat you have the small medical area in your station. Most fire stations don't have any medical facilities. If a firefighter gets injured they are taken to the hospital. Of course different countries maye operate differently.
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    When I finally get to building a layout, I plan on doing the scenery the same way as traditional model railroaders. I recall seeing a LEGO modeler on Brickshelf who did similar.
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    Nah, there has been more than 3. At least two in Light grey, two or three in green, and the latest in dark grey. Sal WFB, WI
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    That shouldn't matter. With D/C motors, the voltage only determines speed. So if you have a motor rated for 12V, running it at 9v would just mean you are running the motor a 3/4 power. I wonder if the 9v LEGO train motors are really 12 motors inside, but are labeled as 9v because of the transformer rating. Sal WFB, WI
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    Just to clarify, (this may matter depending on how tall your engine is). You need to allow for 5 studs of height for the battery box to allow the PF wire to plug in. I found this out whe testing the fit for my Mikado's tender. The plug, IIRC, is 2 1/2 plates high on top of the battery box, and you can not attach plates to the top of it. Sal WFB, WI
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