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As no one else has posted as of yet, here's a brief report on the NMRA's 2008 National Train Show held earlier this month: Location: Hall D, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California Dates: Exhibition July 18-20, 2008 Space allocation: 65 x 70 (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX) !
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| | Re: VW Beetle set (10187) now with power functions!
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(...) Hi ROSCO, How did I miss this? Despite the price, I'll include a couple in my next order from shop at home and then I'll be able to hide the receiver! Thank you for the tip and nice comments. Greetings, David (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | New Pneumatic Component Set from LEGO Education
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Hope that I'm not bringing up old news here, but I noticed that LEGO Education is offering a new set of pneumatic components for pre-order. I was a little surprised to see this, since I thought that pneumatics had been all but retired in favor of (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: TLG wants your input on the CITY line
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(...) No problem at all! I'm glad to see that others have some of the same ideas. Thanks for sharing them, Scott (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 8-Wide Rutland Gondola
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(...) Yeah. The blue pins bother me, but they don't stand out as much when the car is on a layout. I do think I might try finding a handful of the dark bley technic half pins that came with the Batboat set though. They'll still be seen, but they (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Video I-pod Next
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(...) Mi è piaciuto molto lo "stile" del video, con testo del programma e istruzioni di montaggio...notevole ! Dino Baldi (quello che è ancora in attesa) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: 8-Wide Rutland Gondola
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Looks Great ! Shame about those blue technic pins though... Steve (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Superscooper!
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It's been a few years since I posted anything of note here on LUGNET, so it feels good to be back. I saw one of these on TV and the idea of a plane that could scoop up water and dump it on a wildfire kind of appealed to me. So did the idea of using (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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| | Bricksmith 2.0: Mousing Around
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(2 URLs) Bricksmith 2.0> adds the following features: Use the mouse to drag parts within the model, and into the model from the Part Browser Global color list is read from ldconfig.ldr Anti-aliased drawing (much prettier) Lines are drawn with a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX) !
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) Yes. I tend to think of 'minifig scale' as anything built to fit minifigs, rather than an exact ratio. It's all an approximation with lego. (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) Just call 'em a city o' midgets and go with 1:60. ROSCO (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | RE: Some More NMRA 2008 Photos
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And there are some more here too... (URL) Hope you enjoy em! Ray Silva socalray@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Egli Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 7:53 PM To: (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Some More NMRA 2008 Photos
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I figured since Ted got the ball rolling posting event pics, might as well follow- (URL) One thing I did NOT do that I should have was a daily screening of photos taken and I wound up missing some great MOC photos in the process. Next time... What (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: Dalylight Train, Southern Pacific Coast
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I was able to see these in person at this year's NMRA show and they are as described, and then some. A real sight to see. Thanks for bringing them to the show Mat. Ray Silva socalray@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 700 series Box Cars
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(...) Okay, Cale, you simply must be stopped. You are making the rest of us look like hacks. Wouldn't a little dark ages feel good right now? Say for the next eight years so that we could catch up to you? Seriously though, very nice detailing, all (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Dalylight train, Southern Pacific Coast
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(...) ... (...) Very nice, it is great to see the old consists alive again in Lego and the Daylights were just crying to be done. The lettering looks great and I can't wait to see how your GS4 turns out. So how did you manage to get the (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: TLG wants your input on the CITY line
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Name of Theme: Crime solvers Short description of Theme: An extension of the "Law & Order" TV series. Crime solving through all the phases. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) SWAT - mean guys in green armor to break into a bad dudes (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: SCLTC photos from NMRA 2008
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(...) ... (...) With the scarcity of NMRA 08 photos I was starting to wonder if anyone in California owned a camera (grin). Very nice stuff, it would have been great to see it in person. The viaduct, roundhouse, tunnel are all great. Someone even (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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| | Re: TLG wants your input on the CITY line
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(...) I didn't mean to steal this idea in my own post, this is a much better description. (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: TLG wants your input on the CITY line
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Name of Theme: A green world Short description of Theme: Demonstrate good ways of living to reduce carbon foot print. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Recycling plant - show how items are sorted and recreated 2) Power Plant - (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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