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(...) <snip> (...) OK, my German s frightful...but here is a very loose traslation of the IMHO most important paragraph (top left) on this page: (URL) and ride the new Lego Digital Train! Now begins a new railroading fun with digitally controlled (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Jeff, (...) feel (...) You know, I was thinking the same thing to some extent, the pictures, the font, who knows? I was wondering, though, did you ever see the part in this set before: (URL) red part, the 3x3 wall part, with the window in it. I (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Infrared? Could this possibly work with the RCX?? :-b... (drooling!!) JohnG, GMTLC (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi everybody, please read the message below I rarely watch this group But i am amazed by the pictures, but the following things puzzle me 1. Since when those DB stickers come back? I thought they belong to the 12V not to 9V 2. Look at 4450 Right at (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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The National Post (www.nationalpost.ca or .com??) had an article yesterday about robotics for the Mars missions and fitting insects with sensors, etc. I was an interesting read...I'm not sure if the article would be on the web but it was in the (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Wow! For anyone who does not read lugnet.trains, and is wondering what this is all about (like I was) try here for the original link that apparently started this thread: (URL) God, these are some of the most beautiful Lego sets I've ever laid eyes (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes... "engines", but not motors. That is, you'll have to find a hollow space in your engine body somewhere for the DCC receiver module (that gray thing in the picture with the power truck, Nr. 4468) and then replace your current power truck (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) I'm going to hope that it is real... I'm thinking these aren't the final versions of the pictures, that this is being used to test layout, colors, whatever. Yes, the picture quality is lower than what we're used to, but I've seen prototype (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I'm not sure what you mean by "3x3 wall part, with the window in it", but all windows have appeared in other sets. Jeff (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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What Irony! The four thousandth post in .castle is about.... trains. And possibly hoax trains at that. Sorry to burst your bubble there Shiri! James (still laughing about life...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi everybody, please read the message below I rarely watch this group But i am amazed by the pictures, but the following things puzzle me 1. Since when those DB stickers come back? I thought they belong to the 12V not to 9V 2. Look at 4450 Right at (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general) !
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| | MISB 6559 Deep Sea Bounty (1997) Lego Divers
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MISB 6559 Deep Sea Bounty (1997) Lego Divers (URL) have other auctions too: (URL) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: How does one become a "Guild of Bricksmiths(tm)" member?
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(...) We'll take it under advisement. Right now the process is by invite only, although I can see it ought to be a discussion topic on our internal list. Being a Guild member is a heavy burden and confers no special discounts. ++Lar (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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Awe man, good call! Yep, forget it. It is a hoax (April fools joke, as someone pointed out). And it's probably one of the best I've seen. The telltale sign for me is that you can see the around the edges of the text and models, where the images were (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I was thinking this, too. Lego now uses the "<-o->" symbol. Not to mention that the stickers are poorly applied, and Lego doesn't even use stickers for the door symbols anymore (I think, they didn't with 4558). (...) Right, too much (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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"Mark Koesel" <koesel@umich.edu> wrote in message news:FsAI3M.ECG@lugnet.com... (...) fooled this year! :) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Too many things point to it being a hoax, IMO. Also, While the quality is low, whoever made it, tried to make it as real as possible. The Train Logo is way too clear, while the Lego Logo is way too fuzzy... Jeff (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) THis is a needless comment. If your message is worthy of reading it will be read without the prefacatory fluff. (...) Stickers can be reprinted. (...) No idea what you're getting on about here. (...) Parts can be reprinted. Parts can be (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | I'm Falling Apart!
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Hi. Does anyone have an idea for keeping the lego pieces together without glueing them for good? Some of my designs fall apart where there are only a few "holes and stems" holding them together. Thanks. (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: four thousand and one
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(...) Huh?? Lugnet lists it as "3943" We've still got another day or two to go... Jeff P.S. Are you looking at the combined castle and castle.org.cw list? (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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