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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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) its (...) Hey...waitaminute!! That sounds awfully familar... (25 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 (25 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 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Well it was there, now it disappeared James J. Trobaugh wrote in message ... (...) (25 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 (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) would MOCs get *this* much attention? :) (25 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. (25 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. :) (25 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 (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Perhaps the person who did all this is convinced that he / she can create models that are on par with or better than "official" releases. All this hubbub would then serve to affirm this persons belief. Awww...that's too psycho-babblish! (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Plus ... a pack with only three track pieces in it? What is this ... "Train Polybags"? (...) Because if it wasn't for those annoying kids they would have gotten away with it! Let's give Jeff his Scooby Snacks:) I think they might have done it (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Boy, I wish that reasoning worked in real life... I've got a lot of elements I only have one or two of which I'd love to be able to get more of... (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I find it quite a bit strange if someone went to _these_lengths_ to make an April fool's joke, and didn't even get the date correct! ;-) True, it may have been April 1st in New Zealand when it was posted, but certainly not in Germany! And why (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Gianluca Morelli" <moebiusring@yahoo.it> wrote in message news:FsApKC.6v2@lugnet.com... (...) Vediamo come va questo... Se è un pesce d'Aprile noi non potremmo che farne una pessima imitazione ;-) Ciao Carlo. (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Biggest LEGO Maniacs (was: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..)
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(...) You're probably right Steve. I first found out about RTL/LUGNET in July 1998, although I have been out of the Dark Ages since June 1979. I also think that there are a lot of European collectors who can't speak English (well), who don't (...) (25 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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In lugnet.trains, Will Hess writes: <snip> (...) I am not an expert on either trains or any of this other stuff, but it looks to me that the spots that look like cuts may be "jaggies" introduced by a scanner. I have seen similar effects produced on (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This could just be the set-up, with the obligatory "April Fool's!" comming tomorrow... Jeff (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Name: Daniel Poole Age: 29 Live: Statesville Work: Iredell County Inspections Department Interests: Collecting anything related to LEGO that interests me. I have been collecting since my first set (#115) in the mid 70's Have not done much since high (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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