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| | | I haven't noticed this one yet (but someone has to have discovered it before me), has anyone else noticed that the 3.5x4x5 rectangular doors (which hang on the 1x1x2 brick) work in the sliding door rails? I'm going to build a box car using these. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Box Cars —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | I took me forever to figure out what you were talking about! I am interested in seeing the results. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Simon Robinson
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| | | | | | Err - I still haven't figured this out. 3.5 x 4 x 5 sounds like a huge brick. The nearest doors I can think of are 1x4x5. ???...??? (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Thomas P. Rafert
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| | | | | | | It's the black door that comes in the Bandit's Secert Hideout (URL) sure it comes in some other sets but that's the first one I thought of. It also comes in pink in a paradisa set Cabana Beach (URL) I think a blue one in the Guarded Inn. What other (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | | | | (URL) is the door he's talking about sometimes called a barn door, or ridged door.. They come in red, blue, yellow, white, black... and I'm sure I'm missing a few colors.. And that's a great idea Frank :) I also like the clear door idea :) I'm sure (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | | | (...) i also have seen clear, red and white in various town sets. (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Michael Ulring
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| | | | | | | I'm pretty sure he's talking about these doors, they fit on the 1x1x2 bricks used to hand doors and shutters. (...) before (...) box (...) as (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) Oops, that's what I get for posting in a bit of a rush... Mookie and others identified the correct door. 6769 Fort Legoredo has a couple in black. Now if only I could find more sets with the rails (I used the 4 8 long rails from my two copies (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Thomas P. Rafert
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| | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes: (some snippage) (...) Copied from (URL) X 8 Plate with runner slot on side for large doors Seen in at least 20 sets: Red 8 in 4563 Euro Freight Line 4 in 720 Building Set 2 in 4555 Freight Loading Station 2 in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Box Cars —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | (...) what colors have these doors come in? (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Christopher Tracey
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| | | | | | (...) they also came in clear. i don't know what set (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Christian Holtje
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| | | | | | (...) Colors I have seen: Brown, Black, Red, Yellow, Clear, Blue, Pink(!), Original Gray (not the darker gray) and (I think) Clear Yellow. I would suspect that newer sets have beige, etc. The clears that I have come from 588 Police Station (or it's (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | (...) These two parts: 1x2: (2 URLs) at: (URL) to have it all in one place, the door: (URL) Frank Filz ---...--- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —John Neal
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| | | | | | | The Doctor What wrote: The Doctor What: Need I say more? (URL) docwhat@gerf.org (finger docwhat@gerf.org for PGP key) (...) Yo, Doc, do you have a name, or just parents with a weird sense of humor? <read: this ain't RTL> -John (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | (...) i have not seen the yellow,brown or grey. which sets did they come in? (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | The yellow ones came from set (URL) Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Thomas P. Rafert
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| | | | | | Copied from (URL) Door for 1 X 1 X 2 shutter piece Seen in at least 10 sets: Red 4 in 374 Fire Station White 2 in 361 Garage 2 in 730 Building Set Blue 2 in 6379 Riding Stable Black 2 in 6769 Fort Legoredo 1 in 6761 Bandit's Secret Hideout Clear 4 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Doors (Was Box Cars) —Tamyra Teed
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| | | | | | There's also a 1 black in 6062 Battering Ram 2 blue in 6355 Derby Trotter 2 red in 1592 Town Square 1 pink in 6419 Rolling Acres Ranch 1 black in 6080 Kings Castle There's some white ones in a train set that I can't remember the number or name of (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Doors (Was Box Cars) —Alan Demlow
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| | | | | | | | Re: Doors (Was Box Cars) —Michael Ulring
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| | | | | | Add 2 yellow doors from 722, also an old Universal set. See (URL) for pic. (...) Alan (...) improvise (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Doors (Was Box Cars) —Michel Magnan
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| | | | | | Updated the list to include the swinging doors in the two train sets 7730 and 7820 Red 4 in 374 Fire Station 2 in 1592 Town Square 4 in 7820 Mail Van White 2 in 361 Garage 2 in 730 Building Set 4 in 7730 Goods Train Blue 2 in 6379 Riding Stable 2 in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Doors (Was Box Cars) —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | | (...) someone mentioned brown and grey? which sets for those? (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Doors (Was Box Cars) —Thomas P. Rafert
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| | | | | | Looks like we have a few more to add, some mentioned by others and I "found" a few more. Added below ... (please correct if wrong) If anyone knows of any other colors or sets, please list. Thanks alot. Now how many parts/sets do we have left to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Box Cars —Thomas P. Rafert
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| | | | I built a box car awhile back using those doors, never scanned the car although. I don't think I still have it together. :-( I'm sure I wasn't the first, but when I showed another PNLTC member he hadn't seen that door used that way before. There are (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Will Hess
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| | | | | (...) the (...) used (...) of (...) I'd imagine that the 1x4x5 window panes would work well in these as sliding glass doors. Will (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Box Cars —John Neal
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| | | | I have a few of those doors on boxcars, but not used in the sliding capacity. Used as regular doors, they for me make good reefer doors. --John (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Thomas P. Rafert
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| | | | That's how I was going to use the doors in the first place but then decided to try them in the rails. I've got to take some time to build some freight cars. Lately I've been busy building scenery and a couple of new diesels, but first I need to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Box Cars —John Neal
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| | | | The idea has possibilities, as all of my box car sliding doors are gray:-p (except a red one borrowed from the 7722) Yo, Tom- when you do get around to building freight, why not try living dangerously and spend some time on the 8 wide side. As Cat (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Box Cars —Thomas P. Rafert
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| | | | 8 wide !!! The idea has crossed my mind, do I dare crossover? Could I ever go back? Heck, I suppose anything is possible, I dare to build mountain and landscape(1) with ... BURPs. :-) I must admit although, it is fun to try to stay within 6 wide, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Box Cars —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Never know until you try;-) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | I hereby do admit that 8 wide CAN look good. John showed me a boxcar he has been working on, it has a FRED in the end, integrated grab iron ladders, sliding doors, separated roofwalk, and a whole bunch of other details. It looked really good. It (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —John Neal
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| | | | Very gracious of you to say so, Lar. Thank you...I think. All of this talk about the dark side makes me feel like Darth Wider or a Girth Maul;-) BTW Lar, what is keeping your pants up these days? You left your suspenders on my train layout! {:^D I'm (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | I never thought I'd live long enough to hear that. But the other thing I wonder if I'll ever see is John's site displaying the said boxcar. ;-) -Tom McD. when replying, most postmen will not deliver to a house with a spamcake guarding the porch. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —John Neal
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| | | | | | Touché. Et tu, spamtus? -John (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | If it makes it into any GMLTC pix I'll see it :-) (I'm just jealous cuz I haven't seen it yet :-) -Tom McD. when replying, spamcake can absorb up to 47 times its weight in excess stomach acid. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —Paul Foster
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| | | | | | At John's rate of web progress, we will never see any pictures of his stuff. John, you take some pictures and send them to me, I'll post them for you. Got your slides developed yet? Paul (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Technically those are braces (they have buttonholes instead of clips). Better mail them to me or no macaroni. :-) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) I just caught those, guess I didn't brace myself very well, did I? (...) We won't go into why that was but suffice it to say it had to do with tiles. And bathrooms. (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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