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(...) Bummed to hear that. (...) Well you asked, so I'm throwing my two cents in.... Dave, don't do it!!!! Do not pack up anything. I have a few reasons, and if I'm lucky some might actually apply to your situation, while others might not. (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Jonathan- The windows were done by David Michon who also did the turntabe and computed geometries that worked on stud connections for a round structure so large. David was in Chicago over the weekend so he missed the event. We placed a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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Yeah very cool build... Caught my eye earlier on Bricklink. I like the plate layering technique, and that chest piece is just awesome. Cheers Jas (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Grazie della segnalazione (non so come mai ma mi sento tirato in causa ;-) )! Purtroppo i prezzi sono un po' alti per i miei parsimoniosi gusti ;-) e i pezzi interessanti per i miei modelli (come ad esempio plates 1x2, 1x3, 1x4 e 1x6, bricks (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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(...) That's cool, Mathew! I used a similar technique for my steam tractor, but I think yours looks better. Only the boiler on mine is SNOT, although the front axle is studs-down, to allow it to steer. And I used slices of bike inner tube for the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I am definitely looking forward to the F1 racer! Do you know when it will be available in stores and at what price point? If Nathanael designed it I know it is going to be very cool! I was always amazed at the F1 racer he designed out of set 4404. I (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Always liked Monty Python's! That Knight looks really cool! Fantastic use for that useless KK body. And btw that's a MOC. Should we talk about such things on LUGNet? Or are we violating an unwritten law? Think we're just doing what LUGNet once (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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This is pretty neat and spacey. Is the .dat available somewhere from you for download? I'd like to build my own version someday. -Stefan- (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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and now for something completely different... A brickshelf find: Pretty darn cool looking. (URL) The folder is called Knight of stormcloud and the username is cometaki Be sure to click "up" there's some other cool stuff in that folder. Mark Neumann (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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(...) Tim actually wrote this. I've just been compiling our responses. That's a good question.We purchased 20 packs of track at a brick and mortar with the 10% LUG discount several weeks ago.That was still $240 for 160 straights. Would I pay LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks. My main goal for this, other than having a working crane, was to have it fit in nicely with the rest of the train. It's a bit taller than I would have liked, but as my wife pointed out, "It's an old machine. It's supposed to be big." (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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Now that the Thomas Weekend event at LEGOLAND CA is over, thought I'd start posting images of my engines and cars. First up is Trevor the steam traction engine from the Thomas and Friends railway series. It uses old style wheels. With almost the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) The boom hinge is held in place by gravity. The boom itself is on friction pins, so in reality it's held in place by the Hand of God (i.e., if I keep my finger under the boom, it doesn't generally drop anything). I had wanted to put in a worm (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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(...) Hi James, Thanks. LOL I feared I might have had my levels a little off. It's meant to be orange (there is real red on the top). I have to say a lot of credit goes to Soren for the containers. The train is just a prop for it. Tim (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Round house, not hose. Got it. Jonathan (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) That round hose IS very nice. Love the windows. Also, I like the use of green click hinges on the trees. Great work! Jonathan (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) (snip) (...) That is really nice! A great original-looking loc to go with those spacey containers. I love it! I really like the red/gray two-tone look and bulging engineer cabs. later, James Mathis (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) In which case it might be interesting to answer: How much more would you (or your club) be willing to pay for 9V track and accessories? ROSCO (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The resolution argument actually doesn't hold up. When I added printing support to LDView in Windows, I made it generate an image using tiling that was at the printer's resolution (or maybe I maxed out at 300DPI; that was four years ago, so I (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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(...) One more. Tim from RichLUG wrote: (...) No and no (at least not right away). We only do about 3-4 public appearances each year. Amoung our group, we have a significant amount of track, motors and controllers - enough to continue to run large (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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