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| Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:FoCFKn.FLt@lugnet.com... (...) spilling (...) would (...) I am tired of hearing about that coffee incident being a frivolous lawsuit. The lady got $300,000 which was later reduced to $100,000 in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) They will be going on another round of price reductions Wednesday. If they get any cheaper, I will post it (after I clean out all of our stores!) Mike (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) I will make up a web page showing all the data on module construction. For now, here are the hard numbers: 2x4's needed - approx. 7,500 (62.5 Blue Tubs worth) 2x2's needed - approx. 10,000 (50 blue tubs worth) Large Gray Baseplates - 6 Weight (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| I would opt for Fremont over Albany, as it is an hour closer to me each way and I am already driving 3 1/2 - 4 hrs. each way as it is. I cannot yet transport the modules to San Jose for the next Baylug meeting dues to not yet having the racks made (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| John, You can keep the layout at my house. :-) I am surprised nobody has offered a garage for that thing. My car has graciously donated her house for my layout. Mike Poindexter John Gerlach <john.gerlach@bestbu...om.nospam> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Not all of us celebrate it. Those in Arizona don't observe MLK Day. Mike Paul Davidson <tinman@direct.ca> wrote in message news:FoI7qx.GwB@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yes, thanks. (I'm catalogue scanning too, and it's hard work!) Will you also allow Brickshelf to host a copy, out of interest? (...) The US and other catalogues seem to imply the only Model Team-esque sets are the Star Wars Ultimate (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| John2, You may not need to get a couple of million bricks for your 8 wide layout. You can just use mine. It will be built to allow 8 wide trains to run. I fixed the problems with the turns being too sharp and am going to next fix the track point (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| The problem is that the turns are so sharp that the cars clip the corner by as much as 6-8 studs, depending on the length of the car. An extra magnet or two won't help. I put one straight between the curved sections and although it looks a little (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Name the time and I am there. Are we doing the Fukaya room in Fremont again? Perhaps I will have some 8-wide creations I can bring for the train stuff. I suppose that within 2 weeks I will have a nice building area again. Until then, I am (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us.baylug)
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| Nephilim <jthompson@esker.com> wrote in message news:FonA25.6ty@lugnet.com... [snipped] (...) When I had my Transformers toys, I was annoyed that the missiles were so weak, probably for this reason. I opened them up and put pen springs in them. I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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