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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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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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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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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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These are compelling arguments... :( And here I was thinking of auctioning all my 12V track and trafos to be able to but this stuff in the fall... If they are fake...the person who did this deserves a nice round of applause....and we should all make (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) FTR, as I posted in .trains, I am 100% sure this is a hoax. Read the entire thread here: (URL) Jeff (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Maybe we're spending too much time on the quality of the graphics. Lets look at the sets themselves. Where would those wheels on the 4460 and the gray wheels on the 4432. And the doors and windows on the passenger cars on the 4450? Those are awesome (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Oops! I guess that's it. I was on the main page which apparently list the total together. Sorry! James (who now looks rather silly, bedtime I think...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I'd also have to question the description of set 4479: "Güterwaggons 2 offenen und 2 gedeckte Frachtwaggons mit Lademeistern" My German might be a little rusty, but the plural of open in this particular case is "offene" and not "offenen" I'm still (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) was (...) hoax. (...) It's (...) 4460 (...) on (...) I would really like that train to come out, But we will have to wait for confirmation from Lego if it's true, if it's true were did Paul Rutenberg get the pictures from? -- Michael - - - (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Learn how to cross post, please. I refuted your points, point by point, in .trains. Because I forgot that you can't seem to be bothered to cross post, I didn't cross post my refutation. (URL) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It looks like 4450 and 4460 use the same motor to me. Looks like the new motor has two small wheels and 4 large spoked ones. I did a quick look through the train sets, and unless I missed something, I don't see a white/blue split color train (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) Feel free to call me gullible, but I believe this is real. The layout of the ads are different than what we are used to, but I would attribute that to it being a Deutsche Bahn promotion catalogue, or something to that effect. At least the text (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Try <set:4563> or <set:4551> both of which command over 100 to over 200 each on the aftermarket. I am looking forward to having that part available in larger quantities. I've seen at least one MOC streetcar use this part We need to hear the (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Frank, I don't remember ever having seen a 48x48 (or 50x50) baseplate in anything other than all gray. The only exception to this (AFAIK) was a 50x50 1970 Samsonite only LEGO green plate with a curvy "T" shaped roadway on it. Since this (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) I'm thinking 4460 uses steel rimmed (powered) and 4450 uses plastic rimmed (unpowered) with the motor unit in the tender. That looks like a glint of steel on the tender wheels. That's good news because it means we get a new size wheel for (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | JUST ADDED to FS/T page: CASTLE WALLS/CORNERS
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I've just put 14 walls and 17 corners up for sale at my FS/T page, (URL) Soon to come: log walls and bricks from Wild West sets. (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) nice models. if they had been taken in prototype format, not mocked up onto pages, I almost could have fallen for it. :-) There are many specific flaws in the design of the pages. LEGO has style guidlines. - The name SYSTEM would have to (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) It _is_ a bit strange that the red 4460 has metal rims on all the wheels, though. Surely, only two pairs are powered. On the other hand, mixing metal and non-metal rims on one engine would probably look daft. Fredrik (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: UK Shopping Update
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(...) Isn't that kind of what you just did? You had your reasons for doing it, and that's fine, but I'm not sure I follow the logic here. What's the difference among: - keeping something to yourself exclusively - telling a close circle of friends - (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Why aren't the 'leak police' all over this one like a rash? Tom? regards lawrence (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
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(...) Hmm, interesting, can one come up with a single car? One thing I immediately wondered is if the clearance specs define a maximum distance between wheelsets (actually between truck pin) and a maximum extension beyond this point, would you get (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) ?? <set:4551> ++Lar (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Primo musical camel...
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...We got a musical camel for our new baby and its prolly one of the most popular things in our house rite now (even the older kids like it) (thanks WAMALUG :-). But we have no idea what the tune it play is :-/ Does anyone out there in lugnetland (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) Image quality is a big part of determining if it is a fake. IMO, at least. For example, is it just a bad scan? What evidence is there for or against this? One piece of evidence is that many of the colors are too universal for it to be a scan. (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Helfire - a microfig scale castle town
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(...) Well, there is another exception of course, but it's rather current... The Soccer baseplate, 48x48 green... This was a flat baseplate, with printing, I don't think it had any unstudded area (i.e. not a custom mold). It could easily have been a (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) familiar: the very top piece looks like a 1x6 black low "fence" piece; the hinge structure looks familiar; but, the method of attaching the 1x6 black low "fence" piece to the "finger" hinges is what I can't readily dicern. (...) Gotta wonder! (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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After having another look, I am not too sure now, I am stuck in-between. You guys are going to have to connive me. If this is the True Lego picture It would be great, but why is there some mistakes in the picture. I now believe that this is a hoax (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | east coast brickfest...
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...Please forgive the intrusion into the local lists for non-local matters, but I wanted to cross-post this to your respective lists to make sure as many ppl in our region get the news. ...There will be many more announcements of this, but just in (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) There may be one new piece here. Consider a 1x1 plate with 2 fingers on both edges? Plug that into a clip to clip into the bottom of the rail Either that or they borrowed your unsymmetric method and we can't spot it. I would rather they used (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | SOLD!!: CASTLE WALLS/CORNERS
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(...) Wow, already got an offer for them. Joel (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Starship Command Chairs
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(...) too :-) (...) Tho I like how the back is connected to the chair... very slick and techie looking! ...I made a sample chair a few weeks ago that had a hinge piece bringing up a control panel on one side... could be a good compliment to chair 2 (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Shaun, This is Awsome. If I don't get to see this tomorrow I might have to do something drastic :-). I love the details it is a real masterpiece. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) My Creations at: (URL) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) this (...) well. (...) it", but (...) Alright, in front of the engine, there is a angled window. (going from the train door forward) There is the 3 1x1 tile, the 1x2x3 window with the thin slot window, and the angled window in front. Maybe it (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) If this is a prototype, why is it in German? Wouldnt the danish do it in Danish first, or at least english? Why would we see a leak in German first? Any history of sets coming out in Germany before anywhere else? Or German only sets? Also, (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: I'm Falling Apart!
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Use pegs and beams attached vertically. They give a surprising amount of strength to a structure. For more details, see pages 59 through 61 of "Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms," and also page 98 and 99 of the Construtopedia that (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Listen up, people!! This is from "Someone in the know"!! :) (...) I thought they got rid of SYSTEM... Also, the red dot is too large... I'm sure Lego has premade scalable templates for this kind of thing, so there wouldn't be errors... (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: east coast brickfest...
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I would like to come up, have to clear it with the family and make sure the wife hasn't schedule something else for us to do.. ha!! It would be fun to meet some of the other groups. james Stephen F Roberts wrote in message ... (...) but I wanted (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: What 15 LEGO Pieces are still made today?
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Gloria and Mark, you are correct-omundo!!!! Yes the 2x2, 2x3, 2x4, 2x8 and 2x10 bricks have tubes underneath now (since '58). Th 2x8, 4x8, and 6x8 plates now have round (instead of square) undersides. The 1x2, 1x6 and 1x8 bricks now have posts (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Doesn't this fall under "emotional abuse" on the part of the hoaxer? Thank goodness he or she didn't release a castle. I would have to jump out of a window. -- pn (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) I don't have a crocodile, but I can tell you that the type of frame without the actual Lego Train type window glass, (I have to word it just right so Larry wont be confused,) is available in #5958, Mummy's Tomb. It's red, just as shown in the (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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Larry, (...) this (...) each on (...) larger (...) That's right, I was just trying to see if it was a new part or not. It is one of those, darn, I missed it sets. (...) a (...) Todd (...) Indeed. I think Todd is sleeping right now, isn't he? I (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Blood Stone Castle completed!
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(...) I've been quiet these past few weeks (Gall durn busy work! We lost an employee!) but I just have to say I am thouroughly impressed. This is truly a masterful work. I can't begin to guess how many dragon master sets you have to be able to do (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) is (...) Trains are designed in Germany. 3225 was. If this is for real, it is somehow connected with a DB (Deutsches Bahn, the German nationalized railways) promotion. (...) These are all the same question. (...) Yes. 3225 recently. most of (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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< cross posted to Dear-LEGO > Dear Brad, (...) is (...) Well, if it is fake or not, it sure has attracted many people, and I hope TLC sees this. This is what we would really like to see in train sets. Sets like these have the possibilities and parts (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) is (...) In my opinion, yes. In 1981, I eleven years old on a Europe trip with my family. We were in Germany, soon to travel to Denmark to visit LEGOLAND, Billund. In Germany, my family went to a toy shop where I saw the 7820 red Mail Waggon. (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Ny svensk LEGO-sida!
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Som jag sade för månader sedan, så finns det en del svenskar på Lugnet som inte hittat till loc.se. På .robotics hittade jag idag en länk till en ny svensk lego-sida, lego.arnesson.nu. Den handlar om Mindstorms och är väldigt intressant. Märkligt (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) It's also a promotion for the Verkhers- und Technikmuseum in Berlin (if it is real, that is). There is a reference to a contest on the first scan. It should be easy to ask either of them to verify if it is real. Of course, if this is still a (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Could this in itself be a problem that Lego wouldnt not want to encourage? i.e the sets are too German. By that I mean too localised (nothing specific against the Germans I would like to point out). If lego want to sell sets on the world stage (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) and I set the FUT there too. (...) Indeed. These sets get a number of things right: More subdued colors (lots of dark grey, brown, tan and green), more realism, less juniorization, additional options for power, more use of train windows, and (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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| | Re: How many bricks in a kilo (or pound)?
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Well, to answer my own question, I looked at ebay auctions where folks were selling lego "by the pound" and adding the pieces. One pound is somewhere between 200 to 300 pieces (with an obvious variation between one by one rounds and small (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm curious about clearance issues with the automated points. Would the undercarriage of "normal" train cars strike against the dark gray block if going through the curvey-curve section of the points? later, James Mathis (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> (...) AND, we'll spend a *LOT* of money on new LEGO Train sets... If these sets are real, I'm thinking I need multiple copies of each of them - and I'm sure the rest of the GMLTC thinks the same way! (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: LEGO CREATOR V2
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(...) That sounds great. I just got the first Lego creator and I'm somewhat disappointed with the inability to turn bricks at certain axis and controlling the minifig through the environment. BTW, has anyone figured out how to pilot a flying vehicle (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.games.lego.creator, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not currently interested in them, but I would guess that you could find, without looking too hard, people who will pay $5.00 each for complete BF figs with shield/helmet/weapon, if they are in good condition. Without the helmet/weapon, I (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) I see your point but I would point out the following items to ponder: - Germany has the highest per capita brick consumption with 95+% or some such households with kids having TLC products. - Germany is a large market (almost 1/2 the US size), (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) I don't agree one bit. While I might not know what UK train rolling stock looks like, (but I do,) that would not deter me one bit. For any new train enthusiest in Lego Train, anything you can get your hands on is a good thing. (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Correre, ragazzi.....
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(...) CAZZAROLA! (scusate il turpiloquio!) I treni dei miei sogni ! Il ritorno di porte e finestrini per treni....il Rheingold!....il vagone postale....le ruote grandi con bielle!...i binari dritti da 4 e da 8!....la stazione......la loco a (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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Here's the third message in my review of the "Line in the Sand" thread. This message covers my review from message #28 to message #40 in the thread (sorted by thread-view, not chronology). That's (URL) for the start, and (URL) for the finish. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Sets available for trade only
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I have the following sets available for trade only, my interests are older town and space, and I only need the 4551Crocodile Engine to complete my 9V Train collection. I will consider any Pirate and Castle that I do not yet have, email me if any of (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Does anyone care to guestimate how much these sets might cost? I'm thinking I need multiple copies of each set! JohnG, GMLTC (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Last day for one Zany Brainy coupon
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Today is the last day for one Zany Brainy coupon ZBCOOL for $10 off $25. There is another one ZBEVER that may last longer. The 6089 Ninja Stone Tower Bridge and 5533 Model Team Red Fury (8880 supercar wheels) are on sale for $24.99 which is one (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego sources in Canada
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(...) sets and parts in Canada. I want to buy several parts such as pneumatics and (...) Rob, As a fellow Canadian Lego fan I must say I empathasize with you. Canada seems to be a 'backwater' when it comes to Lego (compared to the U.S.). For (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow. There's got to be a better way to increase your hit count on a free web page than posting hoax train pictures. Nice models, though. Ed (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I did some guessing already, and I didn't like what I got. All guesses in USD 4438/39 (the switches) 40-50 each 4479 (freight wagons) 80 4465 (short track) depends on the number in the box, if it's 1 1/2 and 2 1/4 I gues 5 bucks 4460 (red (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Biggest LEGO Maniacs (was: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..)
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(...) I doubt we even know the 10 customers (not buy-and-resellers, but people who actually buy and stockpile LEGO). Why? Simple: they're too busy with lego to bother with that waste-of-time known as the internet. Conan fits into this category, (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You're right -- I noticed the background in the main picture is all made out of LEGO. TLC never does that anymore. Highly suspicious. Steve (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) low (...) not. (...) I concurr. (...) ...wasn't there an artist who generated a bit of controversy when he created a mock up of a LEGO set under the theme of a WWII era concentration camp? That was kicked around on r.t.l a couple of years (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Anyone want a 6991
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I have been offered a s/h 6991 as a result of my local paper ad. Anyone interested? No idea what condition or price yet, so LMK what you'd accept. Could be worth it just for the track... Huw (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) What is with the rude comments of late? Someone can't just throw in a little meaningless statement here and there? You do it often enough. I do it, too, and so do most people. (...) Yes, but isn't that a real train company? Wouldn't it have to (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Anyone want a 6991
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(...) Yes, if working. Hard to find the parts if it is not. Dont care about box or instructions though. Nor about the space bits as I would turn it into something to use in town. So as long as the track and engine, chassis and anything that makes it (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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I'm afraid that I must go with the hoax theory. Here's why: 1) This appears to be Paul Rutenberg's first ever Lugnet post, and he has a hotmail address to boot. 2) His homepage (once translated with babelfish) is decidedly non-Lego. There are some (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) is (...) Yet more proof: I had a friend match up the "digital points" to see if they where, in fact, mirrored. And guess what? They were! Feel free to try it yourself... Jeff (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Review of 3401 Shoot 'N Score
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I picked up a copy of 3401 Shoot 'N Score ((URL) this morning at the Zany-Brainy in Raleigh (NC). It is the first Soccer set I have seen from the new range. I have a couple copies of the World Cup promo set which overall I like much better but I (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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Has anyone noticed the new link on the site? (URL) swear that wasn't there this morning :) -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Soccer Sets in the US
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I found 3401 Shoot 'N Score at Zany-Brainy (Raleigh, NC) today. Here are my comments on the set: (URL) woman at ZB did not know when they would get the rest of the line, in fact, she was somewhat surprised that they received these. She also told me (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral) !
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) 4460 (...) on (...) they (...) the (...) Naw. Those are black model team wheel hubs - recently available in Bi-Wing Baron (thanks LFB :-) and the Twisted Time Train - with chromed edges. Ben Fleskes has an engine using these wheels in grey and (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) lol!!! You're right! I would, too, if it was more believable. :) Jeff P.S. We've still got a number of hours before the hoaxer posts his "Gotcha! Happy April Fool's Day" post. And boy is he making a number of people look like fools. ;) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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Yeah and the counter isn't working any more! jt Thomas Main wrote in message <38E4E488.3482DB3D@a...te.edu>... (...) gtfthis (...) feel (...) they (...) it (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What 15 LEGO Pieces are still made today?
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Gary: (...) Yes. (...) :-( It's always something that I have so many of them that I hadn't noticed it yet. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Starship Command Chairs
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Nice thread, and great timing. I'll be working this weekend on the command center for my mountain base. I'll definitely be using the headrest in seat #3, but with armrests more like seat #1. I'm also envisioning a round dias with railing 3/4 the way (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: NC people - Roll Call
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Name: Brent Insko Age: 25 Live: Carrboro Work: grad student at UNC-CH in computer science Interests: Trains, Town, ResQ, Adventurers, Launch Command I had legos as a kid, I still have that collection, mostly classic space sets. Then the dark ages (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: What 15 LEGO Pieces are still made today?
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Alan: (...) Uhmmm. That's what they call a good question. My reasoning was: I have it, I bought some LEGO this month, therefore it is still in production. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) Here's the mirror proof: I took the images of the points from the 'leaked' catalog and cut them out into separate files. I mirrored one of them. I then dropped the red and green components from one and the green and blue from the other. I then (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) I'd also add that German prototypes probably have the most world recognition from a model perspective because of the dominance of the German model railroad industry (for example, most people, myself included, commonly refer to G scale as LGB (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) its (...) Hey...waitaminute!! That sounds awfully familar... (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Now there is an email on the web page! spam@papierkorb.de hmmmm, i don't like the look of this at all dang it! jt (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ooh, good point. That may be the strongest evidence yet of a hoax. There is still one other problem I have, why would someone this capable of model making feel the need to create a hoax to get attention? If these same models had been posted as (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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Well it was there, now it disappeared James J. Trobaugh wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) Nope, because those aren't spoked. However, the could be painte Maxifig wheels... (also found on the "pre-model team" classic cars, in the 390's) Jeff (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) would MOCs get *this* much attention? :) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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(...) What I see are CLEARLY spoked wheels with a single stud hub. (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey, Frank! Check your calender. What's tomorrow again? ;) Jeff P.S. For the Calender Impaired, tomorrow is April 1st. :) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) Dan (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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