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TLG made 30 years or so worth of Euro style trains, time for the Americans to get a little attention. This set rocks! Looks spot on for the real thing, rivet counters be damned. :) Must...buy...more...TRAINS!!!1 -Stefan- (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm starting to worry we need a preNMRA assembly to get everything set up. Back to the free space question :( Calum PS-I fixed my TGV, I think it'll smooth over bumps better now. (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'll give you the buffers, but I don't see that the wheelsets are particularly European, in what way do you mean? Tim (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yes, they were formerly know as "Trailer Train" (switching to TTX in 1991). The "X" is commonly used in the rail industry to indicate the word "transportation". HTH, JOHN (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (for those that don't get the reference, TT is one of the "Classic" scales in Model Railroading, along with: - N 1:160 - HO 1:87 - S 1:64 - O 1:48 Out of those 5, it's probably the least popular or least well represented by manufacturers. In (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Please no! No more American proto....I'm sick of it. The Santa Fe and BNSF locomotives are cool, don't get me wrong. They're the most detailed and realistic Lego Trains ever made. They also represent a commitment to the train line beyond the (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was actually looking for a reefer (or even a boxcar or anything) with a big Stars and Stripes on the side, I'm sure I've seen one somewhere (might even have been a loco) Anyone know where to find it? And appologies for the above (slaps self (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh, please. Yeah, it is "American themed" all right-- with euro-style buffers and euro-style wheels. And didn't the last "American themed" loco (the BNSF) come with a brand new train element-- a modern, European buffer? I'll trade you. Let TLG (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) While I like it (and had to go and investigate the Lowell Sphere which is a rather neat construct), I was a little disappointed it was the new Marvin. Still that leaves room for others to try the old one... Danny (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) And here I was all set to start pushing for more European designs, but if you really want the reefer instead... :) Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Team (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "TTX Company provides railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry." From (URL) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Its like 1:120 scale modeling, but with stronger frames and chunky tires Oh no, thats BMX ;-) Tim (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) Also, I took a photo of the set up I did for the pictures of Marvin. Relatively simple, I think. (URL) Hosted on Flickr> -Lenny (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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(...) This one (URL) ? ;-) Tim (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Call me ignorant, but what the heck is this "TTX", anyway? A kind of track gauge? Wondering, Christian Treczoks (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all Well Tuesday night here and the end of another year at the train show for us. What a weekend!! they just seem to get better each year (that is what the public tell us ) Hopefully Aaron will upload some pictures soon as I am hopeless at it. (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Richard is working the next button issue and will have it fixed within the next day or two. The search function is something that will be happening in the next week, so expect something to show pretty soon! Joe (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Dealing with a mall can be tricky. Often they are owned by companies that have several malls in an area. They often only accept larger deals, in which a chain has to commit to put a store/play area in EACH of those malls. Also, having a Lego (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) Wow! Great! Another American themed addition to trains. That should go down well with all those USofAFOLs. Let's put some flags out to celebrate. British flag, no, French, German, no good. Oh, no, that one's Australian... European... Oh (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Thanks Philo, I have passed this on to the webmaster (Richard Morton) to fix (that may be a minor problem, but not to those who are on the next page). The search function will take a little time to do. Once I get in touch with Richard, I will (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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