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(...) I have to throw something in here... Tommy probably doesn't realize this (and I'm probably breaking some rule by telling him), but those of us up heah yonder Nawth sometimes use words like "y'all" in a condescending, rednecky way. But for (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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Hello, I had a vacant lot on a rather prominent area of my layout for way to long and finally got the inspiration to fill it last week. (URL) am pleased with the way the building came out. It is inspired by a few buildings I have seen over the past (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Being also a Canadian, I have many of the same gripes as you do towards LEGO. I remember a time not so long ago when the prices for Canadian Shop@Home were given in US$. When the CDN$ started going up, they changed their prices to CDN$ for our (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) <snip> (...) Thank you for making a decision on this. Those 'in the know' have known this was a decision that needed to be made for a while now and I'm pleased that a decision and a course of direction are now set. Over the years I've done a (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Actually... that's kind of a good buisness model I'm told. (...) I did want to mention two points here. First, battery-powered motors don't have to be "underpowered". As an example, the PF XL motor or the NXT motors (several of us have twisted (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Thanks for putting this together. I sat down last night and read it cover to cover. I really enjoyed the articles that discussed building techniques and ideas, and it was fun to see a layout article done Model Railroader style. Looking forward (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) The Medium PF motors is 4 studs wide by 6 studs long, and has a 6x2 plate portion on the bottom (no studs on top). The other motor is called the "XL PF Motor", which would hopefully imply that somebody within LEGO might have been *thinking* (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Absolutely. So does powering the system through the rails, actually - in order to control multiple trains you need carefully isolated sections of track (which LEGO never made in the first place) and rigorous control, as well as booster (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) All I can really say is...WOW! A whole E-Zine dedicated to LEGO Trains! I've been waiting for something like this for a few years now and it's finally a reality. The first issue looks amazing. I have to admit I haven't had a chance to properly (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Well, automated/interactive track-side accessories and innovative track geometries are kind of pointless if I can't pull an actual train. (...) For me, the ability to pull long (10+ cars) heavy trains for at least 6 hours at a time with little (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) It would also be great if "on-track charging" was possible, like the racer track or the strips used to re-charge cars at Legolands (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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In order for any replacement for 9V to be acceptable to me (and to get my money) it must meet the following conditions: 1.Track must be 100% compatible with 9V track (as in, same size, same shape, same studs, same connections between track pieces (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés lundi 1er octobre 2007
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jour. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Annonce Train LEGO 9V ** par Didier ENJARY le 1er (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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farai anche delle foto ovviamente...... ciao Cris (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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The simple fact is that no matter what products are on the shelf or how good (or crap) the design is, trains that get their power from the track (ala 9V) will ALWAYS be more expensive than a matching train that takes battery power (rechargeable or (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Vedo che cita degli olandesi che avevano costruito treni che mi sembrano 12-wide (!) e in scala Technic (!) (URL) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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I have probably said this before but here goes again. I can think of few other sub-cultures that are as educated, creative (in an engineering way), and passionate as the LEGO sub-culture. I have constantly been amazed at the incredibly creative (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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Gianluca Morelli ha scritto: (...) Grande!!! ci voleva un giornale per gli appassionati di treni!! A quando un giornale per gli appassionati di Hary Potter? :-))))) grazie della segnalazione GIuliano (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) Well thank you Lego. This is the final nail in the coffin. Changing the grey's and brown colours, killing the 9v trains. The least you could have done was keep up with the exchange rate on the Canadian dollar. No excuses like "There may be (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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Alright, I think that most of us could buy into a new system of trains, if the right conditions were met. Absolutely must have conditions: 1) Enough torque in each motor to pull at least 10 cars 2) Compact component(s) that do not inhibit creativity (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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